Lips Of Faith - Tart Lychee - New Belgium Brewing

merc7186

New York

3.71/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Bomber into snifter glass.

A: Hazy Golden Straw Hue, Passes Some Light, White Head Ring, Some Lacing

S: Grassy, Hay, Yeast

T: Apple, Apricots, Mild Hay

M: Average Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Mildly Bitter, Mildly Sweet

Overall, a pretty nice balance of sweetness and sourness for this beer...good not great.

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2013 04:31:04 | More by merc7186

twiggamortis420

Texas

3.68/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

22 oz bomber pours a hazed gold color with a fluffy white head. Decent retention and lacing.

Nose is quite sour, exciting! Definitely get some light lychee syrup aroma and the cinnamon is there too. Clever, this one is.

Ehhh, this one doesnt come together quite right on the flavor. It is nowhere near as sour as it smelled and the cinnamon and sourness clash, for me at least. An odd tart, back-of-the-throat fruitiness comes out as well that I am not a big fan of. It's not too bad, but after the mouth-watering aroma I am let down. If they could have bumped up the sour power and just left the cinnamon off altogether, I think we'd have something.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 22:45:29 | More by twiggamortis420

RayOhioFelton

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

06-15-2013 01:41:43 | More by RayOhioFelton

brentk56

North Carolina

3.79/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Appearance: Pours a very hazy honey color with a somewhat modest head that leaves quite a pattern behind

Smell: Lactic and fruity, with pear, lychee and cinnamon components - slightly sweet, slightly tart and tingly from the cinnamon spice

Taste: Woody, with tart fruit flavors up front; pear, melon, lychee and a bit of citrus pith; by mid-palate, the cinnamon develops (particularly as the beer warms); the finish is dry, oaky and Bretty

Mouthfeel: Medium body with crisp carbonation

Overall: A very interesting experiment - glad I tasted it but not sure I would seek it out again; the combination of flavors just isn't doing it for me

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 21:39:25 | More by brentk56

millerbuffoon

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +0.5%

06-09-2013 18:47:10 | More by millerbuffoon

Beerdudenumberone

Indiana

4/5  rDev +0.5%

06-08-2013 14:01:37 | More by Beerdudenumberone

bahnfire

Vermont

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

06-07-2013 01:55:39 | More by bahnfire

Ant4711

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

06-06-2013 15:45:47 | More by Ant4711

Rihup

Illinois

4/5  rDev +0.5%

06-03-2013 02:36:39 | More by Rihup

Rainier

California

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

06-02-2013 06:23:02 | More by Rainier

thedjbear

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

05-29-2013 05:26:53 | More by thedjbear

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

05-26-2013 19:22:20 | More by mikeincharleston

csfcmitchell

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

05-23-2013 16:04:26 | More by csfcmitchell

KevinGordon

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

05-06-2013 18:12:14 | More by KevinGordon

lernerlift

Kansas

4/5  rDev +0.5%

05-05-2013 22:14:14 | More by lernerlift

djs467

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

04-30-2013 16:23:02 | More by djs467

bsinger45

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

04-29-2013 21:16:05 | More by bsinger45

nrs207

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

04-26-2013 00:15:58 | More by nrs207

alysmith4

District of Columbia

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

04-24-2013 01:14:27 | More by alysmith4

311kevin

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

04-23-2013 00:47:25 | More by 311kevin

iL0VEbeer

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

04-21-2013 16:10:00 | More by iL0VEbeer

JISurfer

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

04-15-2013 02:45:08 | More by JISurfer

vobr0002

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +19.3%

04-07-2013 05:57:29 | More by vobr0002

largadeer

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

04-06-2013 21:53:45 | More by largadeer

FreshHawk

Illinois

3.84/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A - Crisp, light gold color. Good sized, smooth, creamy, tight, white head. Pretty good retention leaving a thin lacing.

S - Fairly tart aroma. Oak and slight funk are the strongest aromas. Fair amount of berry, apple, and lychee on the nose. More tart but a subtle sweetness with that fruity aroma. Hidden, and slightly dull cinnamon spice.

T - Similar to the nose, although the lychee and berry flavors are slightly stronger. Fairly tart and verging on puckering, but there is enough sweetness and fruitiness that it isn't too intense. A nice oak and funk flavor. Not barnyard but more of a clean, tart funk. Notes of apple and tart cherry. Not picking up much cinnamon but there is a hint of a kick on the finish.

M - Medium to light body. Slightly above average carbonation. Slightly juicy and puckering feel.

D - Tartness and funk are very well balanced and integrated. Nice oakiness in the back. Fairly juicy fruit with just a subtle sweetness all make it a fairly easy to sip sour beer. Nothing too extreme or harsh.

Notes: Overall a nice sour, but it's nothing special or all that memorable. It's been about a year since I've had lychee (had it in a homebrew about 8 months ago though I guess) but it was definitely a major component. The tamed and balanced funk and oak took the spotlight though, but I liked that with the fruit notes being complimentary. Easy to drink and nothing extreme. Overall it's decent, but I won't lose any sleep about not having it again.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2013 04:06:35 | More by FreshHawk