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Lips Of Faith - Imperial Coffee Chocolate Stout
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pDev: 11.36%
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American Double / Imperial Stout
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elgiacomo
Georgia
3.65
/5
rDev
-7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16oz growler. Served at around 55F.
Pours black with a two finger light brown head that leaves nice sheets of spotty lacing and recedes to a wispy cap and ring.
Aroma is coffee, cocoa powder, roasted malts, nutty, peanut butter. Good to very good strength.
Flavor mirrors the aroma, coffee, cocoa/chocolate, roasted malts, peanut butter, hint of dark fruit, rather sweet, minimal bitterness, mild alcohol.
Mouthfeel is medium-plus bodied, creamy and smooth with soft carbonation.
More about the coffee than chocolate, and picking up a distinct peanut butter character. Kinda makes me think of Terrapin’s Liquid Bliss, yet this doesn’t utilize any peanuts. Pretty good, but not as thick or rich as other Imperial Stouts out there.
Serving type: growler
02-20-2013 04:38:49 |
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Jamesthebrit
Michigan
3.5
/5
rDev
-11.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Thick dark brown almost black. Lacing is kind of weak...
S: Coffee bitterness. That's really about it. It's a nice smell but not very complex. Maybe some vanilla in there as well.
T: Big coffee and chocolate notes. Very nice at first but then they fade to a residual bitterness which is not the most pleasing. The flavors here are little more controlled than in other coffee and chocolate beers I've had but still they hit a little dull.
M: Sits with a pretty good body. Carbonation cuts through quite a bit. Also a dull bitterness is hard to handle...
Overall a slightly above average beer. A little more control that other beers like it but still not the best.
Serving type: growler
11-04-2012 16:07:47 |
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pschul4
Illinois
4.33
/5
rDev
+9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
A - Pours a light black with a 1 inch black head
S - Espresso notes along with a hint of bakers chocolate and some roasty malts
T - The roasty malts take the lead but there is a nice coffee taste along with a nice touch of booze in the back
M - A little thinner than would care for
O - Some thinkness would essentially turn this into FBS. Really good but somewhat light. That said I'd drink this often if given the chance
Serving type: bottle
05-02-2013 01:47:15 |
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feloniousmonk
Minnesota
4.03
/5
rDev
+1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Solid stygian blackness, beneath a gorgeous deep tan head, long lasting, creamy and luscious.
Aroma: chocolate first on the nose, sweetness aplenty, rich and lovely. Mocha delight. The glaze on a scrumptious chocolate donut. Coffee hasn't revealed itself yet. Very pleasing, nonetheless.
Taste: In the mouth, cocoa sensations resonate, with coffee notes rising up to greet them. This is delectable. Now we're dunking that chocolate-dripped cruller into our morning cup joe. Getting the best of all worlds. It's the most intense, the richest, the fullest, or the deepest, but it's tasty and drinkable, beside the high ABV. Fullish body, long, but not overly intense finish.
Alcohol isn't showing just yet, and, as noted before, there's not trace of "imperial stout" flavors, like dark fruits, char, dark rum, molasses, etc. Just chocolate, with coffee beans peeking in at the sides.
Someone asked me if this was a "Belgian-style" stout, and I replied, no, just regular, plus coffee, plus chocolate, plus imperial. But through their name and their past brews, people expect everything NBB makes to have a Belgian bent of some sort. Personally, I'd like to see more of this, especially now that they've embraced their hoppy nature, or formed one, or something.
No, this is not barrel-aged, or vanilla bean infused or whatever other gimmick we need to use these days. It's just a darned good beer. Really nice, and very flavorful.
What's wrong with that, I'd like to know, so here I go…again…
...
Serving type: on-tap
04-27-2013 08:04:55 |
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nickfl
Florida
4.16
/5
rDev
+5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Pours with a small head of off-white foam on top of an opaque black body. The head settles quickly and leaves little lace.
S - Lots of coffee with a touch of chocolate.
T - Espresso and dark bread up front. Some molasses and burnt caramel in the middle and a finish of dark chocolate, more coffee, and just enough bitterness to keep it balanced.
M - Medium-thick body, moderately high carbonation, and a sweet finish.
D - This is somewhere between a robust american stout and a real imperial, but it works nicely. The coffee character is excellent and there is enough chocolate to justify its inclusion in the description as well. Definitely worth a try.
Serving type: bottle
04-19-2013 00:45:25 |
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kylehay2004
Florida
3.86
/5
rDev
-2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A: very thin tan head which doesn't last long on a jet black body.
S: dark chocolate, brown sugar and coffee as advertised.
T: simple but good with chocolate, hints of earthy hops and mild coffee bean bitterness. Alcohol is very well hidden
M: fairly thin light to medium body and moderate to high carbonation.
Overall: it's fairly basic. Not very memorable, not a bad beer. One of e better of the lips of faith series which doesn't say much but is true. Carbonation is higher than I want for a big beer like this.
Serving type: bottle
04-19-2013 00:42:36 |
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BlackBelt5112203
South Carolina
4.06
/5
rDev
+2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
22 oz bottle poured into a snifter at cellar temperature.
L – Deep brown-to-black color with a 2-finger, frothy, bubbly, tan head. Really nice retention and some great patchy lacing.
S – The aroma consists of tons of coffee and a nice amount of cocoa. There are touches of molasses or caramel present, as well.
T – The taste starts off sweet for a second with chocolate and caramel notes and rapidly shifts to a bold and bitter roasted coffee flavor. As roasted bitterness fades, the sweetness becomes apparent again with chocolate and cream taking the forefront. It tastes like a mocha and certainly lives up to its name.
F – Medium-to-full-bodied with good carbonation, a creamy and smooth mouthfeel, and a bittersweet and slightly dry finish. Coffee and chocolate flavors linger for a while. There may be a touch of warmth from the alcohol, but the ABV is hidden very well.
O – This is a nice imperial stout. It’s not overly complex but it is exactly what it says it is – a coffee and chocolate imperial stout. The appearance and mouthfeel are lighter than I’d like to see in an imperial stout (they are at about the halfway point between a porter and a stout), but the aroma and taste are right where they need to be. Another solid contribution to the Lips Of Faith series.
Serving type: bottle
04-15-2013 02:38:25 |
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Pencible
Virginia
4
/5
rDev
+1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: This poured an opaque black with thick tan head.
S: It smelled like rich dark chocolate, with some rotated coffee and cream...not much else.
T: It tasted like sweet dark chocolate and bitter roasted coffee, with cream and earthy pumpernickel. It had a clean and bittersweet aftertaste.
M: It was thick with a little carbonation. Nice full body.
D: This was a nice stout with rich scent and taste and solid body. The finish was smooth and the alcohol was well hidden, so it was easy to drink. No need to age. Fairly simplistic brew, but enjoyable.
Serving type: bottle
04-14-2013 01:20:29 |
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falloutsnow
Illinois
4
/5
rDev
+1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From: Binny's, Schaumburg, IL
Date: None, released late fall 2012
Glass: New Belgium globe glass
New Belgium's Imperial Coffee Chocolae Stout is a good-tasting coffee stout with additional background flavors of roasted malt and chocolate to round out the palate and please most fans of the style. The price, like most 22oz bottles in the series (and in general), is quite high. Thus, while the quality is good, I probably will not pick up another bottle of this due to other 4 and 6-pack stouts that are available and equally good.
Pours a 1.5cm head of khaki-brown foam, made up of scattered, large, glassy bubbles on top with small, densely packed bubbles below. The majority of the foam is made up of these small bubbles, which hang around for a few minutes, slightly above average. The foam falls to a fine cap atop the body, existing as such for the duration of the drink. Lacing is a somewhat dense matrix of small spots and dots of foam. Body is a very dark brown to black, opaque, carbonation slightly visible rising along the sides of the glass. Light brings out a deep, transparent amber color to the edges of the beer.
Aroma of coffee, modest cocoa, light roasted malt, and faint cream. A bit coffee heavy, but still balanced enough to be pleasurable.
Beer is pleasantly sweet, with not as much noticeable coffee as fresh Founders Breakfast Stout, but it is still the dominant flavor amidst the others of roasted barley, chocolate, and rich caramel. Front of palate is of sweetened coffee and roasted malt, which continues into the mid-palate along with additions of sweetened chocolate flavor and a faint bitterness from hops. Back of palate picks up bitter coffee, cocoa, caramel, cinnamon, and slight ethanol. Aftertaste is of sweet coffee with hints of mocha and bitterness from malt and hops.
Medium to medium-heavy bodied, with carbonation of medium-low intensity, resulting in a primarily smooth, slightly foamy mouthfeel. Ethanol tingles slightly on the tongue, and can be mildly felt on the throat and in the nostrils, but the 9% is, overall, hidden very well. Closes dryly, with significant stickiness lingering across the palate.
Serving type: bottle
04-07-2013 23:35:43 |
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srandycarter
California
4.14
/5
rDev
+4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A - Black, creamy head, lots of creamy lace.
S - Predominantly coffee, with a back bone of sweet malt.
T - NICE! Creamy, chocolate coffee flavors, melding nicely together.
M - Very creamy, good carb, good balance, pleasant coating on the palate.
D - Despite the ABV, could have a few.
Serving type: on-tap
03-30-2013 22:33:52 |
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nimrod979
Maryland
3.76
/5
rDev
-5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
22 oz bomber poured into a Goose Island tulip glass.
Appearance: Near opaque black. One and a half finger tan head with pretty nice retention and excellent lacing.
Aroma: Roasted dark malt, dry powdered chocolate, and coffee. Aromas are a tad underwhelming.
Taste: Sweet up front with a dry cocoa powder chocolate flavor, before being balanced out by a more roasty and slightly bitter coffee presence. Alcohol is non-existent. Reminds me of chocolate cake/brownies.
Mouthfeel: Medium full but admittedly thinner than I expected for a 9% Imp. Stout. Soft carbonation. Reminds me of chocolate milk with it's consistency. Finish is quick and slightly bitter.
Decent beer but only a slightly above average.
Serving type: bottle
03-25-2013 23:49:08 |
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ThisWangsChung
Maryland
3.13
/5
rDev
-21%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Portion of a 22 oz bottle poured into a Hunahpu's snifter. From notes.
A: Pours a dark brown color that's seemingly kind of light for the style. The head is a one finger light mocha shade.
S: Some roasted barley influence appears on the nose, backed by light coffee and chocolate. I swear I pick up a bit of oatmeal, too. A bit bland, but decently balanced.
T: The flavor doesn't come off as roasty as I thought it would from the nose. A light mocha character to start becomes a chocolaty finish. Mellow and balanced, almost to a fault.
M: This one feels a bit thin and insubstantial for me. I could use a bit more creaminess here, but it drinks easily.
O: This is decent. Well balanced, but could be great with a few tweaks.
Serving type: bottle
03-24-2013 08:19:15 |
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cvm4
Mississippi
3.93
/5
rDev
-0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A - Pours coffee back with a two finger than head. Body didn't seem to look thick or viscous.
S - Huge notes of expresso & dark chocolate.
T - Black coffee with cocoa nibs. It's a little sweet with dark fruits through the midway and a light bitterness ending.
M - Disappointed here... Body is thin with high carbonation.
O - Great smell & flavors but the thin body makes a great beer somewhat mehhh.
Serving type: bottle
03-23-2013 19:20:12 |
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wethorseblanket
California
3.98
/5
rDev
+0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Pours black with a one inch mocha/tan head with fades to a thin cap and rim leaving rings and spotty lace.
N: Dark chocolate and roasted coffee along with fresh cake batter.
T: Chocolate cake with icing stuffed with roasted coffee. Chocolate dominates the coffee.
M: Semi-full body and moderate carbonation. Roasty and lingering chocolate finish.
O: Just a little bit too thin and watery for me. Smells better than it tastes.
Serving type: bottle
03-16-2013 01:13:39 |
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LiquidAmber
Washington
3.93
/5
rDev
-0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured into an Elysian snifter. Pours a very dark brown, appearing black in the glass. Thin light brown head that dissipates quickly to a thin film and ring around the glass and slippery light lacing. Aroma of dark toasted malt, coffee and chocolate. Flavor dominated by coffee, dark toasted malt with chocolate and a hint of molasses. Finishes with charred coffee, a hint of dark fruit and hop and coffee bitterness. Medium bodied. A unique flavor that has hints of dark fruit around the edges, although the toasted malt and coffee are front and center. ABV well covered. In some respects, not quite as complex as most imperial stouts, but the suggestions of dark fruit esters pull this through and keep it interesting. A nice, different stout in a crowded field of good stouts.
Serving type: bottle
03-15-2013 03:42:51 |
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TMoney2591
Illinois
3.95
/5
rDev
-0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served in a Lagunitas mason jar.
A better companion to a piece of chocolate-frosted yellow cake? Perhaps, but not many. This stuff pours a deep, dark black-brown topped by a finger of sandstone foam. The nose comprises thick coffee, roasted malts, and a hint of dark chocolate powder, though this is clearly subservient to the almighty coffee bean. The taste follows this pattern, but the tyranny is not quite as iron-gripped, the chocolate allowed to propagate certain areas like post-Edict-of-Nantes Huguenots (luckily, no meddling from some self-aggrandizing grandson of the king overturns the gains here). Things flow to a strong finish of chocolate ice cream (the expensive kind, plebs). The body is a straight medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a thickly fluid feel. Overall, a tasty stout, one that delivers pretty much exactly what it promises.
Serving type: bottle
02-22-2013 01:57:45 |
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scottfrie
California
4.09
/5
rDev
+3.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
22oz bottle into NB snifter.
A: Pours near black with three fingers of foamy, dense, light brown head that slowly faded into a thick film leaving a network of lace down the glass.
S: Dominating and rich notes of black coffee, espresso, and coffee ground with just a hint of dark chocolate fudge beneath. Bitter smelling.
T: Coffee is again the most prominent feature, as expected, and is black and bitter. Earthy hops, bitter dark chocolate, bitter coffee and a bit of roast tie everything together. The finish is slightly sweet and sugary, and the aftertaste is full of chocolate, dark fruit, and more bitter coffee. Earthy almost spicy coffee overall.
M: Full body, thick and chewy mouthfeel, fluffy carbonation. Not the thickest beer I’ve had but it has a nice heft to it.
O: An enjoyable coffee stout. Coffee definitely dominates everything and is on the bitter side. If you love coffee you’ll love this, but it lack the depth and complexity of the greats of the style. Worth checking out though. Cheers.
Serving type: bottle
02-21-2013 02:08:06 |
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oberon
North Carolina
3.9
/5
rDev
-1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours jet black with no light getting thru,a one finger beige head atop that lasted for quite awhile.Aromas mainly constited of mocha chocolate and sweet molasses,faint earthiness as it warms.Flavors start out on the sweeter side with chocolate,molasses,and some sweet alcohol,there is a decent enough earthy/roasty finish to keep the sweetness somewhat in check.Not a bad beer but there are better alternatives of the style out there.
Serving type: bottle
02-20-2013 22:04:04 |
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Alieniloquium
Florida
3.36
/5
rDev
-15.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
650 mL bottle poured into a snifter. No bottle date.
Appearance - Black with a nice khaki head. Surface wisps and nice lacing.
Smell - Wow it smells like chocolate from far away. Up close the coffee dominates. It's all coffee and chocolate.
Taste - Lots of coffee. Overwhelms the chocolate, but it's still there. Coffee really overwhelms everything. Kind of a fruity flavor in the finish. Not terribly interesting.
Mouthfeel - Kinda thin. Medium carbonation. A little green in the finish from the coffee.
Overall - Coffee overwhelms all of it. Becomes quite dull after a while.
Serving type: bottle
02-20-2013 03:27:29 |
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Mitchster
Michigan
4
/5
rDev
+1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
$6.99 for a 22oz bottle @ BevCo. Brewed with Pale malt, Midnight wheat, roasted Barley, coffee and chocolate. Hopped with Willamette.
9% ABV per the bottle, 39 IBU's per the website.
Pours out to a clear near black, very dark brown, forming a moderate whipped tan head with excellent retention and lacing. Moderate carbonation, ~2.5 carbs. Not quite as dark as I was expecting for an imperial stout. The nose is heavily infused with coffee, hiding most of the other characteristics...chalk, black walnut, mild roast, faint chocolate, no hops with no off-aromas. The mouthfeel is lightly tart from the coffee, with a medium-large body and some creaminess and a medium finish. The taste is a recap of the aroma...coffee, chalk, black walnut, chocolate in the aftertaste with some faint dark fruits and moderate roasted grain bite and astringency. Hops are herbal in nature with a medium bitterness. VERY chalky. As peculiar as it sounds, there is an interesting tequila bite, and I have no idea where that comes from...like white pepper. I really enjoy Willamette in stouts and porters. As it warms, the coffee takes on even more character and pretty much overpowers the beer, hiding what could have been some wonderful complexity if they would have taken it easy on the coffee.
This is a good beer, but it's a little too one-dimensional, which is a problem I frequently find with coffee stouts. This drinks more like an american stout, not an imperial due to the minimal dark fruits and the hop presence.
Serving type: bottle
02-16-2013 22:41:48 |
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teromous
Virginia
3.7
/5
rDev
-6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A: Dark brown and black body, with a small creamy tan head. Some spots of lacing.
S: I pick up notes of light coffee.
T: Very mellow flavors here. There's coffee and some oak-like woody flavor. The label reads "Imperial Coffee Chocolate Stout." I didn't really pick up any chocolate flavors. There is a roasted quality to the beer that could be chocolate, but when I drink this I don't immediately taste chocolate. It's coffee and more coffee.
M: This beer is light on bitterness. It is fairly smooth. Easy to drink. The body is robust and full.
O: Overall the beer was a nice Imperial Stout. I felt the coffee flavors worked well with it. I would have liked a lot more chocolate flavor. I would recommend it to those who enjoy coffee stouts exclusively. I felt it did have a nice robust flavor and mouthfeel which was enjoyable.
Serving type: bottle
02-16-2013 00:49:35 |
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StoutHunter
Michigan
4.28
/5
rDev
+8.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
I picked up a bottle of New Belgium's Imperial Coffee Chocolate Stout from the Lips of Faith series for $6.99 at The Lager Mill. It's a cold and windy night in Mid Michigan and an Imperial Coffee Chocolate Stout sounds pretty good, this is my first beer from New Belgium's Lips of Faith Series, so lets see how it goes. No visible bottling date, 2012 Vintage. Poured from a brown 22oz bottle into an snifter.
A- The label looks good and it has nice pop art vibe to it. It poured a nice black color that didn't let any light come through with three and a half fingers worth of fluffy dark tan head that left lots of sticky lacing behind. This is a very good looking beer, almost perfect, I have no complaints at all.
S- The aroma starts off with a higher amount of medium sweetness followed by some malts that impart some grainy and roasted malt aromas. Up next comes the coffee and chocolate which show up very nicely and they make for a nice 50/50 blend that has an aroma that's similar to a mocha latte. The aroma is very good and just as advertised, I really enjoy it.
T- The taste seems to be pretty similar to the aroma and it starts off with a slightly higher amount of medium sweetness followed by some malts that impart a grainy and medium roasted malt flavor. Up next comes the coffee and chocolate, the coffee seems to overpower the chocolate slightly but they still show up nicely and still remind me of a mocha latte . On the finish I pick up hardly any alcohol with a lighter medium amount of astringent coffee like bitterness that is just the right amount and it works well with this beer and it had a roasted malt and very coffee like aftertaste. This is a good tasting beer, I enjoyed it a good deal and it was just as advertised.
M- Very smooth, creamy, slightly sticky, medium bodied with a good amount of medium carbonation. The mouthfeel was good and worked well with this beer, but I thought it could be just a little thicker.
Overall I thought this was a pretty good beer and pretty good example of the style, this beer exceeded my expectations and I think it could hold it's own against Founders Breakfast Stout, I really enjoyed this beer. This beer had good drinkability to it, it was very smooth with lots of nice rich flavors to hold my attention, I wouldn't rule out drinking a second bomber of this stuff and that's pretty rare for me with this style, I would love to have a bottle to share around the campfire this summer. What I liked the most about this beer was the appearance and aroma, they were both very good, this is the best looking stout that I've seen in awhile. What I liked the least about this beer was the mouthfeel, it wasn't bad at all, but it think it would be a little better if it was just a little thicker. I would buy this beer again, when FBS dries up this would be a nice alternative and I would recommend this to anyone who likes coffee and chocolate stouts and I thought it was also priced well which was an added bonus. All in all I was very happy with this beer, I didn't know what to expect from the Lips of Faith Series, but this turned out to be a hit and I really enjoyed drinking it. Great Job New Belgium, you can be sure that I will be checking out much more of the Lips of Faith Series.
Serving type: bottle
02-12-2013 04:51:07 |
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chinchill
South Carolina
3.94
/5
rDev
-0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Sampled in back-to-back comparison with a Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Imperial Stout.
Appearance: thick black and completely opaque, even when held to direct sunlight. Large, creamy tan head is
Smell: Big, roasted coffee and malt notes, with some dark chocolate notes.
Taste: Roasted malt and coffee at first then ramps up into a strong, smoky espresso palate. Finishes bitter leaving the aftertaste of expresso.
Mouthfeel: full body with very good carbonation.
Overall: for expresso lovers only.
Serving type: bottle
02-11-2013 01:56:31 |
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Strix
Wisconsin
4.05
/5
rDev
+2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Nice looking, deep black with a chocolate head.
Chocolate and coffee - roasty notes in the nose.
Dark chocolate and coffee the primary flavors, with a milk stout vibe and a bit of a dry finish.
Very smooth mouthfeel.
Wonderful mouthfeel and flavors everybody likes make this quite drinkable, but overall the flavors are muted, and in the genre of big coffee chocolate stouts, sadly this isn't really a standout. Tasty but not remarkable.
Serving type: bottle
02-09-2013 04:12:06 |
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JuicesFlowing
Kansas
4.25
/5
rDev
+7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a balloon glass.
The beer is coffee black with a mocha head that turns to patchy film, light lacing.
The aroma has an arid, chalky cocoa to it, as well as coffee grounds, raisins, faint alcohol.
The taste starts out alcoholic then goes to bitter dark chocolate followed with a really good coffee grind bitterness. The coffee is really in this taste. The finish is sharp, minty, and dry.
Mouthfeel is dry and medium bodied.
Overall, I enjoyed this a lot, as the coffee and chocolate were brought out well.
Serving type: bottle
02-09-2013 02:27:39 |
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