Lips Of Faith - Grand Cru Abbey Ale - New Belgium Brewing

mjurney

Texas

3.95/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance:
Amber-brownish color, thick looking. Lots of small bubbles. Thick off-white color head.

Aroma:
Lots of fruits.. Black cherries and ripe plum. Some sweet malts. Touch of spice, nutmeg.

Taste:
Fruity-malty up front along with slight dry tartness in the finish. Juicy fruit character, I'm getting cherries and plums, maybe some raisins. Malt is very creamy, bready, sweet caramel. Spice is not as strong as Chimay Blue, but it's very mild, I'm getting some hint of nutmeg and cloves. Full bodied, creamy texture. Light on the carbonation.

Finish:
Tart, slight dry, yeasty finish. Slight alcohol warmth.

Overall:
It's really good for its style, but not the best I had.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2011 02:29:47 | More by mjurney

csfcmitchell

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

05-23-2013 15:56:52 | More by csfcmitchell

mrwelk

North Dakota

4.5/5  rDev +12.8%

05-15-2013 01:38:22 | More by mrwelk

jacewg

District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

05-09-2013 21:10:37 | More by jacewg

Lynn

Ohio

4/5  rDev +0.3%

05-08-2013 12:06:11 | More by Lynn

lernerlift

Kansas

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

05-05-2013 22:13:21 | More by lernerlift

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.31/5  rDev -17%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Bottle: Poured a clear brown color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of dry caramel malt with a bready yeast is interesting. Taste is dominated by dry caramel malt notes with very subtle residual sugar notes and some bready notes. Body is about average with good carbonation and light warming alcohol can be detected. I am not sure where all those high ratings are coming from. I was expecting more complexity from the yeast ester which I could find here and I thought the beer was too dry for the style.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 19:13:17 | More by Phyl21ca

Dactrius

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +0.3%

03-24-2013 17:33:09 | More by Dactrius

Cyclone8

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -6%

03-16-2013 13:19:45 | More by Cyclone8

koes0024

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +0.3%

02-24-2013 01:41:58 | More by koes0024

Haybeerman

Colorado

4/5  rDev +0.3%

02-06-2013 23:29:50 | More by Haybeerman

drummermattie02

Texas

3/5  rDev -24.8%

02-04-2013 22:21:15 | More by drummermattie02

jsanford

Georgia

3/5  rDev -24.8%

01-30-2013 03:05:12 | More by jsanford

harrymel

Washington

3/5  rDev -24.8%

01-28-2013 03:53:40 | More by harrymel

MordorMongo

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -6%

01-14-2013 16:58:14 | More by MordorMongo

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

01-13-2013 21:19:03 | More by spycow

lookrider

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +0.3%

01-09-2013 17:43:42 | More by lookrider

Pecan

California

3.5/5  rDev -12.3%

12-31-2012 06:01:15 | More by Pecan

Tamarack22

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

12-15-2012 02:43:20 | More by Tamarack22

Boilerfood

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

12-14-2012 06:24:18 | More by Boilerfood

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev +0.3%

11-22-2012 23:32:55 | More by t0rin0

irishgreensoda

Washington

3/5  rDev -24.8%

11-20-2012 22:38:52 | More by irishgreensoda

TerryB

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +6.5%

11-17-2012 16:31:13 | More by TerryB

fishguyac

Washington

4/5  rDev +0.3%

11-08-2012 20:38:14 | More by fishguyac

roblund

California

4/5  rDev +0.3%

11-08-2012 17:26:42 | More by roblund