Lips Of Faith - Le Terroir - New Belgium Brewing

Butzen

Colorado

4.47/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This beer pours a somewhat hazy golden-straw color, with not much head to speak of. It has a nice, bright hop aroma mixed in with some stale, grassy funk. The dry hopping is really a genius application for a sour beer, since it adds a beautiful hop aroma and some desirable hop flavors without increasing the beer’s bitterness.

As far as the sourness, Le Terroir is just slightly sour, with tart peach and mango flavors on top of a light, inoffensive malt background. I tend to like a lot of sourness, but this beer is subtle, balanced and clean, and I like it a lot, as Forrest Gump would say. Le Terroir is cleansing and refreshing, with a light mouthfeel and a mild effervescent burn on the palate. Drinking it will inevitably lead to some tasty Amarillo hop burps, which make burping fun again (you know, if it’s lost its sheen).

Le Terroir is one of the most accessible sour beers I’ve had, and it’s a wonderful place to start for those interested in exploring the wonders of mouth-puckering brews. It’s not mind-blowing (i.e., it’s not La Folie, from the same brewery), but it’s an interesting and solid brew. As is often the case, it’s tempting to drink Le Terroir right out of the fridge (because it’s really good that way), but it really fills out – gets a little softer, a little more sour, a little more funky-smelling – with 20 or 30 minutes at room temp.

Read the full review at http://vittlesandbrews.blogspot.com

Serving type: bottle

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