Lips Of Faith - Brett Beer - New Belgium Brewing

tewaris

Minnesota

1.75/5  rDev -47.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1

On tap at Happy Gnome.

Hazy golden colored with a moderate head. Aroma is extremely sweet and quite fruity; perhaps excruciatingly sweet. Generic beer notes abound and nothing else really stands out but the fruitiness.

Tastes underattenuated and just plain messy! A slightly phenolic and very cloying finish. Another good example of why one should either stick to normal ingredients or be absolutely sure before putting the product out. Also, add hops.

I don't really mind the mouthfeel but sweetness kills it. A miserable fail of a beer; there are few "craft" beers that I would turn down and choose an adjunct lager instead. This is one of them.

Serving type: on-tap

07-01-2012 22:49:09 | More by tewaris

Bladezone

District of Columbia

3/5  rDev -9.9%

06-16-2013 02:23:34 | More by Bladezone

Murrhey

Montana

2.74/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75

Poured from a standard pressure-cap bomber into a snifter in high elevation Kalispell, Mont. Reviewed live.

A- One-finger white head with large bubbles and a quickly eroding retention down to a thin base. Cloudy lemon color. Ok looking, not great though.

S- Some funky brett, apricot, candi sugar. Kind of muddled aroma.

T- Slight funk, grassiness, golden malts, some lighter fruits. The Brett is obvious but surprisingly not tart.

M- Biting carbonation with a slight vinous feel at the wet end of it.

O- This beer really missed the mark. Unfortunate. I wish it were sour-er and had an idea of what it wanted to be.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 05:32:31 | More by Murrhey

plato

South Carolina

3/5  rDev -9.9%

06-14-2013 13:48:15 | More by plato

doremite

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -2.4%

06-13-2013 22:51:05 | More by doremite

savagepm

Colorado

3.25/5  rDev -2.4%

06-10-2013 17:03:38 | More by savagepm

tswater

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +12.6%

06-07-2013 20:00:07 | More by tswater

DeutschesBier

Maryland

3/5  rDev -9.9%

06-07-2013 15:23:29 | More by DeutschesBier

ajzy

Wisconsin

2.5/5  rDev -24.9%

06-02-2013 21:40:46 | More by ajzy

metter98

New York

3.43/5  rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

On-tap at Thirsty Monk, Asheville, NC

A: The beer is hazy golden yellow in color. It poured with a finger high white head that has excellent retention properties and consistently left a short head covering the surface and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Faint aromas of pale malts are present in the nose along with some hints of sourness from the brett.
T: The overall taste very much follows the smell and has flavors of pale malts along with hints of funk and sourness from the brett.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer really needs more brett and funk in order to be considered a "Brett Beer".

Serving type: on-tap

05-29-2013 12:50:31 | More by metter98

smithj4

New York

3.75/5  rDev +12.6%

05-29-2013 01:20:50 | More by smithj4

Damian74Shensky

South Carolina

3/5  rDev -9.9%

05-27-2013 19:56:28 | More by Damian74Shensky

Texsuds

Texas

3/5  rDev -9.9%

05-26-2013 21:47:26 | More by Texsuds

dcloeren

Texas

2/5  rDev -39.9%

05-26-2013 16:32:04 | More by dcloeren

csfcmitchell

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -2.4%

05-23-2013 15:55:58 | More by csfcmitchell

Stalgondo

Georgia

4/5  rDev +20.1%

05-19-2013 16:38:34 | More by Stalgondo

Fargrow

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev +5.1%

05-18-2013 19:30:07 | More by Fargrow

MaddDogg84

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +27.6%

05-18-2013 02:34:35 | More by MaddDogg84

Sludgeman

District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev +27.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A bomber. Poured into a small wine glass.

A delicate, complex brew. The aroma itself is complex, hard to describe and worth the purschase.

A - Poured a cloudy straw color, half-finger dense white head, which quickly dissipates.

S – Barnyard funk, grassy, maybe a little litter box, slightly fruity.

T – Medium to low bitterness balanced with light maltiness, some oak, medium dryness.

MF – Some smoothness.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 04:26:18 | More by Sludgeman

MN_Beerticker

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +12.6%

05-16-2013 16:10:56 | More by MN_Beerticker

bismarksays

Iowa

3.75/5  rDev +12.6%

05-16-2013 16:06:27 | More by bismarksays

PsychicBubblegum

California

3/5  rDev -9.9%

05-07-2013 17:46:21 | More by PsychicBubblegum

Tilley4

Tennessee

3.95/5  rDev +18.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

I've had this bottle for quite some time and decided now was as good a time as any to give it a go...

A fairly clear appearance reminds me of a chardonnay actually... A little lighter than gold...

Aromas are interesting here... Lots of funkiness from the Brett... definitely the band aid thing but the aroma is pregnant with this past-its-prime fruit that adds an interesting twist to this. Maybe it's the Soriachi hops? It's like you've taken a beer and thrown it in an old oak barrel, covered it with cheesecloth and let it sit for a month or so...

I actually like what I'm getting from this. Mind you, it isn't earth shattering or anything but I don't think it's quite as bad as some of the other reviews would let on. In the world of Wild Ales, it's definitely not a superstar but it is still a good beer and seems somehow different than others. There's more funky Brett and less sourness than one would find in others... Very earthy and old feeling...

I admit it... I liked this one... I would drink this again if offered... That being said, it's not the best Wild out there, not by a long stretch of the imagination... But it's still a good beer that I enjoyed...

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 12:55:13 | More by Tilley4

djs467

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev +5.1%

04-30-2013 16:15:50 | More by djs467

Googs

New York

3.25/5  rDev -2.4%

04-27-2013 15:10:11 | More by Googs