Lips Of Faith - Peach Porch Lounger
New Belgium Brewing Company

Lips Of Faith - Peach Porch LoungerLips Of Faith - Peach Porch Lounger
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From:
New Belgium Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
9.4%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.49 | pDev: 16.05%
Reviews:
88
Ratings:
374
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 30, 2021
Added:
Aug 29, 2012
Wants:
  19
Gots:
  31
This beer has peach juice, molasses, hominy grits, lemon peel, pale and biscuit malts, and some Brettanomyces.
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Ratings by argock:
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Reviewed by argock from Virginia

3.62/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 22 oz brown bomber into a clear glass snifter. No freshness date. Purchased at Wine Warehouse (Charlottesville, VA) a few months ago and refrigerated since purchase.

A: Hazy orange with short rapidly dissipating 1/2-finger off-white head with no real lacing.

S: Aroma is intensely fruity with a lot of overripe peach aroma. The light Brett earthiness is a nice complement to the fruity-peachy qualities. The hopping is minimal. Yeast esters are not really evident due to the level of fruit.

T: Not a bad tasting beer but not a saison in too many senses. It is enjoyable enough with a lot of intense peach cobbler type sweetness, with the peach fruitiness and brown sugary sweetness combining pretty well but borders on cloying. The Brett accents are nice and keep it from being runaway sweet by adding some earthy character. The maltiness is not really too much else and hops are a nonfactor. Yeast esters are mainly fruity but also background.

M: Pretty heavy, and I am not sure why they felt they had to go to 9.4% on this guy. More in the typical saison/fruit beer range of 6.5% would have left a less syrupy, cloying beer with a little more drinkability. As this one is, it is pretty heavy and the sweetness weighs on you after a while.

O: Not a bad beer but I would probably pass on buying more owing to the intense sweetness without a whole lot else modulating it except for a light dose of Brett earthiness. Decreasing this into a more drinkable body and ABV would be welcome and make this more in the mold of a saison.
Jul 06, 2013
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio

3.98/5  rDev +14%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look - really nice orange reddish tan
Smell - peach tart slight lemon
Taste - peach lemon slight tartness and sweetness
Feel - medium body with a fizz but slight cream
Overall - better than expected
Jun 30, 2021
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.92/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
From old, undated notes; had this on draft.

Murky dark yellow; dandelion.

No head; minimal lacing.

Smells of a fruit forward sour; citrus.

Fairly thin mouthfeel.

Peach & cherry upfront; grapefruit bite on the lips.

Tasty.
Jul 11, 2019
 
Rated: 3.82 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Nov 06, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
1. From tasting notes – had on tap at the Bryant Lake Bowl. Hazy gold with a thin white foam collar. A touch of funk on the nose with peach and other fruit. Palate is peachy and funky. Medium body with a wild yeast texture. Decent but not their best work.
Jun 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by nathanmiller from New York

Mar 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4.08 by ddfromdc

Jan 12, 2015
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Reviewed by Cyberkedi from Georgia

3.55/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Yeasty, malty aroma has a definite, if not overpowering, note of peach. Pours a lovely clear amber with a fairly thick and fine-bubbled cream head. Strongly yeasty flavor has subtle malty and peach notes with hints of citrus and - banana? Smooth, just slightly slimy texture has an OK amount of fizz. Sit back and enjoy a mouth full of the classic South!
Jan 07, 2015
 
Rated: 2.75 by Domvan from Texas

Dec 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.32 by mgi020 from New York

Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 2.8 by Westyn from Texas

Nov 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by newbeeraday from Pennsylvania

Nov 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

Nov 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.2 by Torey from North Dakota

Nov 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by chossboss from Oregon

Nov 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by spycow from Illinois

Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by wethorseblanket from California

Oct 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by fossage78 from Massachusetts

Sep 29, 2014
 
 
Rated: 2.4 by thelargeone from North Dakota

Sep 23, 2014
Lips Of Faith - Peach Porch Lounger from New Belgium Brewing Company
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 374 ratings