What's good from New Belgium?

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  1. loki993

    loki993 Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2009 Michigan

    I've had Fat Tire probably once in my life and for the life of me I cant remember it. The prices on the bombers seem really cheap to me. Is there anything I should be looking to try from them?

    How much of the Lips of Faith, if any, is running around? Any of the Tart Lychee by any chance?
     
    #1 loki993, Aug 29, 2012
  2. steebo777

    steebo777 Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2009 Michigan

    Really depends where you are located that can answer what is available.

    As for what is good and what isn't, BA has a great user review tool here that can give you a solid idea of the best stuff.
     
    #2 steebo777, Aug 29, 2012
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  3. loki993

    loki993 Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2009 Michigan

    I work in Pontiac and I live in Holly.

    I know I checked, I guess I was just looking for some opinions.
     
    #3 loki993, Aug 29, 2012
  4. NSaad23

    NSaad23 Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2011 Michigan

    #4 NSaad23, Aug 29, 2012
  5. NSaad23

    NSaad23 Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2011 Michigan

    My local Kroger in Grand Blanc had Fat Tire, Ranger IPA, Trippel & Red Hoptober.
     
    #5 NSaad23, Aug 29, 2012
  6. Zaphog

    Zaphog Grand Pooh-Bah (4,676) Sep 23, 2011 Michigan
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    New Belgium just hit MI on Monday and so far all that is available is Fat Tire, Shift, Trippel, Ranger, Red Hoptober and Lips of Faith- Super IPA (collab w/ Alpine). Everything is only available in bombers so far except Shift which comes in 4 packs of pint cans.

    Lips of Faith- Super IPA is very good IMO, Ranger is quite good also, Shift is a solid pale lager, Fat Tire is an average amber ale I guess and I'm going to give the Trippel and Red Hoptober a shot tonight.
     
    #6 Zaphog, Aug 29, 2012
  7. raymo55

    raymo55 Initiate (0) Oct 3, 2011 Michigan

    There is Lips of Faith Super India Pale Ale (Alpine Collab)at the Mega-Bev in Battle Creek
     
    #7 raymo55, Aug 29, 2012
  8. loki993

    loki993 Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2009 Michigan

    I think the super IPA is definitely my speed. The Trippel is also pretty highly rated on here so I think Ill give that a try too.
     
    #8 loki993, Aug 29, 2012
  9. chrisbokmuller

    chrisbokmuller Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2011 Michigan

    I don't know if it's in stores or not, but the website from Clubhouse BFD in Rochester has Biere De Mars listed as available as well.
     
    #9 chrisbokmuller, Aug 29, 2012
  10. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    Honestly, La Folie and Shift. Everything else is average. Havent had Super IPA yet.

    La Folie is 14.99 down here in NC, but I hear thats on par in most places. On draft it was around $7, but Ive only seen that twice.

    EDIT Red Hoptober and Hoptober were pretty solid.
     
    #10 VncentLIFE, Aug 29, 2012
  11. bryanole27

    bryanole27 Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2011 North Carolina

    La Folie is awesome, I enjoyed Trippel, and Ranger in cans is real tasty. I can say I have never had a New Belgium i DIDN'T like. At the worst, you get average.
     
    #11 bryanole27, Aug 29, 2012
  12. loki993

    loki993 Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2009 Michigan

    Yeah I saw the stuff at Clubhouse, I got them on FB and I think I saw some places are getting them tomorrow.
     
    #12 loki993, Aug 29, 2012
  13. JohnB87

    JohnB87 Zealot (673) Mar 14, 2011 Michigan

    My friend from Colorado brought me back some La Folie, Brett Beer, and Biere De Mars. Honestly, I don't think that I would regularly buy Brett Beer or Biere De Mars. Having said that, La Folie is great, as is Tart Lychee.
     
    #13 JohnB87, Aug 29, 2012
  14. Zaphog

    Zaphog Grand Pooh-Bah (4,676) Sep 23, 2011 Michigan
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    La Folie is damn good; it hasn't hit MI yet though.
     
    #14 Zaphog, Aug 29, 2012
  15. kzoobrew

    kzoobrew Initiate (0) May 8, 2006 Michigan

    Ranger is solid, nice canned option to have in Michigan. I do not go crazy about a lot of their regular line up but it is worth checking out at the very least.

    Lips of Faith series is where my money will be spent, the series is by far where they do there best work.

    With all this talk about La Folie, I guess I have to be the guys to disagree. I cannot drink the beer without picking up some tomatoey, ketchupy flavor. Everything else is there to make it a great beer but this one little flavor stands out to me and I cannot get past it. It is just not for me.
     
    #15 kzoobrew, Aug 29, 2012
  16. CSQ1111

    CSQ1111 Zealot (688) Jan 10, 2010 Kentucky

    The Lips of Faith Le Teroir was my gateway into sours and I must say it was quite delicious.
     
    #16 CSQ1111, Aug 29, 2012
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  17. Ryan2BSU

    Ryan2BSU Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2012 Indiana

    I tried the tripel and red hoptober last weekend and I thought they were both pretty good. Nothing mind blowing but good none the less.
     
    #17 Ryan2BSU, Aug 29, 2012
  18. DaveLikesAle

    DaveLikesAle Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2006 Ohio

    1554
     
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  19. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    thats my go to beer down here at Ale House in Durham. I cant stand Ranger, and Fat Tire is either awesome or very very bad.
     
    #19 VncentLIFE, Aug 30, 2012
  20. steebo777

    steebo777 Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2009 Michigan

    Sorry man, didn't know you were in Mich. Ranger and Super IPA are definitely the best of the bunch right now.
     
    #20 steebo777, Aug 30, 2012
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