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Lips Of Faith - Peach Porch Lounger
New Belgium Brewing Company
- From:
- New Belgium Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- 9.4%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.49 | pDev: 16.05%
- Reviews:
- 88
- Ratings:
- 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:
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
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, 2013A: 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.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
3.98/5 rDev +14%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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, 2021Smell - peach tart slight lemon
Taste - peach lemon slight tartness and sweetness
Feel - medium body with a fizz but slight cream
Overall - better than expected
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.92/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
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, 2019Murky 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.
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
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, 2015Reviewed by Cyberkedi from Georgia
3.55/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
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
Lips Of Faith - Peach Porch Lounger from New Belgium Brewing Company
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
374 ratings
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