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Lips Of Faith - Paardebloem
New Belgium Brewing Company
- From:
- New Belgium Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.58 | pDev: 12.85%
- Reviews:
- 69
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 02, 2018
- Added:
- May 23, 2013
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 18
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Ratings by MattyG85:
Reviewed by MattyG85 from Minnesota
4.16/5 rDev +16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 22 oz. bottle into a New Belgium Globe glass. Bottle says enjoy by May of 2014.
Appearance: Pours a hazy golden orange with a moderate amount of bubbles. Solid two fingers of off white head that recede into a thin patchy layer. Leaves a lot of creamy lacing on the glass.
Smell: A juicy, sweet, tart, and fairly funky Belgian tinged aroma. Very fruity and juicy upfront with a big scent of peach. Also some fruit hints of apple, white grapes, pear, and a little citrus orange. Belgian yeast with hints of funk and some clove and white pepper spicing. Floral and grassy hints from the dandelion greens. Slight hints of wood. Pale malt with hints of wheat, grains, cracker, and biscuit. A pretty interesting and nice aroma.
Taste: Like it smells, a juicy, tart, and sweet fruit driven taste with some nice notes of funky spice and flowers. Big taste of peach fruit upfront along with some fruit notes of white grapes, apple, pear, and orange. Kind of wine like. Belgian yeast provides some notes of funk. Spice notes of white pepper and clove. Noticeable floral notes which must come from the dandelion greens. Soft bready malt background with notes of grains, wheat, biscuit, and cracker. Light presence of wood. A pretty good taste.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a medium to high level of carbonation. Juicy, tart, and somewhat syrupy. Finishes fairly dry. Alcohol heat is minimal.
Overall: This came out pretty good. Sweet but far from cloying. Nice wine like fruit notes with some funky yeast and an interesting kick from the greens.
Jul 12, 2013Appearance: Pours a hazy golden orange with a moderate amount of bubbles. Solid two fingers of off white head that recede into a thin patchy layer. Leaves a lot of creamy lacing on the glass.
Smell: A juicy, sweet, tart, and fairly funky Belgian tinged aroma. Very fruity and juicy upfront with a big scent of peach. Also some fruit hints of apple, white grapes, pear, and a little citrus orange. Belgian yeast with hints of funk and some clove and white pepper spicing. Floral and grassy hints from the dandelion greens. Slight hints of wood. Pale malt with hints of wheat, grains, cracker, and biscuit. A pretty interesting and nice aroma.
Taste: Like it smells, a juicy, tart, and sweet fruit driven taste with some nice notes of funky spice and flowers. Big taste of peach fruit upfront along with some fruit notes of white grapes, apple, pear, and orange. Kind of wine like. Belgian yeast provides some notes of funk. Spice notes of white pepper and clove. Noticeable floral notes which must come from the dandelion greens. Soft bready malt background with notes of grains, wheat, biscuit, and cracker. Light presence of wood. A pretty good taste.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a medium to high level of carbonation. Juicy, tart, and somewhat syrupy. Finishes fairly dry. Alcohol heat is minimal.
Overall: This came out pretty good. Sweet but far from cloying. Nice wine like fruit notes with some funky yeast and an interesting kick from the greens.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.44/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Broke this one out around the pool yesterday. Cleaning out the cellar, found this, said oh shit,lets drink my man.
Pours a kind of cloudy yellow, white head 1/3". Aroma of floral arrangement, wood, stone fruit.
Taste actually hid the alcohol and didn't have a ton of belgian yeast. Nice. The juice wasn't sweet, the wood blend was minimal, the floral impact was solid. Kinda creamy barely tart mouthfeel presence. Decent but would not bang again.
Sep 06, 2016Pours a kind of cloudy yellow, white head 1/3". Aroma of floral arrangement, wood, stone fruit.
Taste actually hid the alcohol and didn't have a ton of belgian yeast. Nice. The juice wasn't sweet, the wood blend was minimal, the floral impact was solid. Kinda creamy barely tart mouthfeel presence. Decent but would not bang again.
Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado
3.29/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
December 7th, 2013 - Served at Livewire, I sat down with the collaboration Paardebloem, where even amongst the busy scents of the bar, I catch heavy whiffs of sweet cereal, Captain Crunch, and sweet carrots. The palate is on the lighter side, and brings some floral touches and an herbal finish. The sugars are more roasted carrot and ham in nature, and the overall effect of the flavor is sweet and sticky, maybe too much so. But it fits the bill for a bar filled with dim colored lights and loud music, itself sweet and loud.
Oct 17, 2015Reviewed by brewdlyhooked13 from Ohio
3.97/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.97/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Peach comes thru readily amidst a faint but pleasant backdrop of wood . This one really benefits from some warming time, the beers at 60-62. Light alcohol nip, well-hidden at 9%.
Subtle but enjoyable flavors, a summer delight.
Jul 13, 2015Subtle but enjoyable flavors, a summer delight.
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From tasting notes. Had on tap at the Bryant Lake Bowl. L: Hazy peach color with a very fine 1” cream colored persistent foam collar that hugs the side of the glass. S: has a peachy nose with some spice and white bread. T: A mix of peach, plum, spice and bread flavors with a balancing mild bitter finish. F: Creamy medium body and above average soft carbonation. O: Very nice. Too bad they stopped making this.
Jun 26, 2015Reviewed by cheers_chick from California
3.95/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Dandelion right off the nose and boy does it taste just as soft and sweet. Highly drinkable, with rounded notes of peach and fresh greens. Mine sat in the bottle awhile so I think some of Pale hops were more subdued but regardless I could have drank the entire 22oz easily... and had another. Deceivingly smooth at 9%. Sad it was limited release.
Apr 06, 2015Reviewed by Keemohoppy from Colorado
3.47/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
The barrel aged impact is surprisingly overwhelming, giving the description. Overall, the beer does have a light, blooming feel. I struggled with the whole bomber and probably would have been content with 6-10oz. Nevertheless, it was a unique blend of ingredients, which combined with the aging, produced a above average result.
Mar 07, 2015Reviewed by Csikic93 from Virginia
2.91/5 rDev -18.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.91/5 rDev -18.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
I couldn't give this an honest review. The bar I go to had one left and it had been sitting in the fridge for months and was old. By time I drank it it tasted like lawn clippings.
Mar 01, 2015Rated by TonyLema1 from South Carolina
2.85/5 rDev -20.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.85/5 rDev -20.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Way too tart for my tastes...
Jan 18, 2015
Lips Of Faith - Paardebloem from New Belgium Brewing Company
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
398 ratings
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