Style : Sour/Wild Ale
ABV : 7%
A few months back Mike from www.mikelovesbeer.com invited me and a few other beer lovers over to his place for a good old fashion BBQ, and drinks of course. While I was there someone pulled out a bottle of New Belgium Lips of Faith La Folie. I had heard things about New Belgium's Lips of Faith series but never had any of them. Well needless to say I was quite surprised about how good it was. After the BBQ I went home and did a little more research on these Lips of Faith beers. I found out that there are somewhere around 25 beers from the Lips of Faith series. I decided the only way to make an accurate assumption about these beers is to try them all, hell or high water.
This one was another beer I picked up while in California. The pour was golden with slight brownish tints. A thin bubbly head, with very little lacing. The aroma had hints of citrus and sour zest but nothing that made me jump out of my seat. The flavor was also a little bland with a little bit of sour funk and citrus notes. The flavors were actually a little bit bitter on the back end and things just seemed a little off balance.
I don't know how many of you out there have had this beer, but for me the flavors just seemed a little too inconsistent and arbitrary. Not only do I love stouts, but I'm also slowly becoming a sour head, so I guess I really love a super sour beer. This one just didn't have enough sour funk to impress me.
Grade C+
I was really excited to try this one when we were going out to Colorado because I had loved the Lips of Faith stuff before and I love Berliner Weisses.
ReplyDeleteBut upon having it I was disappointed. It wasn't nearly as tart as I hoped and it was actually boozy in taste.
@ Mike. I feel ya. I was disappointed to say the least
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