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Lips Of Faith - Ooh La La!
New Belgium Brewing Company
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- From:
- New Belgium Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 12.3%
- Reviews:
- 30
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 10, 2014
- Added:
- Feb 26, 2011
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 2
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Ratings by Halcyondays:
Reviewed by Halcyondays from California
3.37/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.37/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
On-tap at Beachwood BBQ,
A: Pours a deep deep red with a small light pink head. Solid head retention, limited lace.
S: Real nice pure raspberry fruit, not Raspberry Tart, but nice.
T: Some good raspberry flavour, but no real malt strucutre, a bit sugary. There are some good points, but I expected more.
M: Medium-bodied, cloying at times, fairly smooth, no acidity. The 8.5% was nowhere to be found, so that's a plus.
O: This is a fruit beer, and an OK one. Actually reminded me of Great Divide's raspberry beer a lot. Needs some balance, I blended it with Petrus Aged Pale to add some acidity and that made it a much more balanced and pleasant drinking experience.
Apr 21, 2011A: Pours a deep deep red with a small light pink head. Solid head retention, limited lace.
S: Real nice pure raspberry fruit, not Raspberry Tart, but nice.
T: Some good raspberry flavour, but no real malt strucutre, a bit sugary. There are some good points, but I expected more.
M: Medium-bodied, cloying at times, fairly smooth, no acidity. The 8.5% was nowhere to be found, so that's a plus.
O: This is a fruit beer, and an OK one. Actually reminded me of Great Divide's raspberry beer a lot. Needs some balance, I blended it with Petrus Aged Pale to add some acidity and that made it a much more balanced and pleasant drinking experience.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.93/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Served in a small nonic, the pour was a deep, dark red color, clear with a tan head that had a tinge of red and leaves behind splotchy, sticky lace.
S - Sour raspberry -- strong enough to mostly mask the malt flavors.
T - Sweet, but not objectionable. As anticipated from the nose, it is quite heavy on raspberry flavor. Minimal sourness, and a light malt background.
M - Near medium body has good feel and medium carbonation. The 8.5% ABV is not obvious.
O: a very good dark fruit beer: easily recommended as a dessert beer.
Mar 12, 2013S - Sour raspberry -- strong enough to mostly mask the malt flavors.
T - Sweet, but not objectionable. As anticipated from the nose, it is quite heavy on raspberry flavor. Minimal sourness, and a light malt background.
M - Near medium body has good feel and medium carbonation. The 8.5% ABV is not obvious.
O: a very good dark fruit beer: easily recommended as a dessert beer.
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.47/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.47/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
was told by the bartender at falling rock that this was like a cherry based la folie, but he was absolutely wrong. its not lactic at all like the la folie, its only moderately sour, and most of that is in the nose from what must be a bit of brett. any sour flavor comes from sour cherry juice, and this felt like a glass of spoiled koolaid to me rather than a special sour beer. if its other fruit than cherries in here, its lost on me. it looked like cough medicine, smelled similar, and finished long and sweet. a glass was more than i cared to drink really. it had a syrupy texture and left the teeth coated with sugar. the cherry seemed artificial and in way way way too heavy of a dose. maybe some age would do this good, but i thought it was a pretty weak effort, especially since the lips of faith beers have all been so incredible lately. this is definitely one to skip unless you like cherry jolly ranchers in your beer.
Jan 13, 2013
Lips Of Faith - Ooh La La! from New Belgium Brewing Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
68 ratings
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