New Belgium Lips of Faith Vrienden

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

A good example of a Wild Ale. Enough funk and tartness to keep you puckered up for a good while. A nice rust coloured pour with a thin head, emitting notes of yeast, funk, and tart fruit. Flavour has a definite yeastiness to it. Very enjoyable in my opinion.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

surprisingly low funk level given that it has both brett and lacto, and has been sitting letting those bad boys do their thing for quite some. but, it wasn;t too funky, and not sour at all. medium bodied amber in color. smells floral and sweet pear. similar flavor with a touch of dry funk in the finish. refreshing, but not quite ehat i'm looking for in a wild ale.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Bomber. A dark amber body that approaches copper with a thin off white head. The nose is sweet with pears and a floral quality. There is also some hint of apple cider vinegar. The taste is sweet like ginger bread with some slight funk coming through in the finish. There is also some spice with that ginger type quality. The body is highly carbonated. This is funky, but not tart. Nicely done and not over the top.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

A unique beer to say the least. Pleasent, floral, herbally- all the kinds of things you would expect from this interesting beer. Aroma slightly tart, fizzy and just a touch of tang again in the finish. Otherwise smooth, crisp tasting and very fresh.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

Pours golden orange with a thick white head that sticks around and provides nice lacing. The aroma and taste are similar in that there is the sweet fruitiness, along with some sweet but the lack of funkiness or brett was a little disappointing, not a bad beer but I wanted more sour and funkiness.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Sampled on 1/1/2011. This sour ale pours a medium orange gold color from a 22oz bottle. Medium sized white foamy head, with nice lacing and good retention. The aroma is fruity, tart and slightly funky. A medium bodied sour/wild ale. The malts are fruity, tart and slightly funky. The hops are herbal. There are some herbal notes from the endive and floral notes from the hibiscus as well. Good carbonation. There is a touch of funky and tartness and the brett is mostly evident in the finish. I wonder if some bottle aging will increase the tart/funk. I think I will put some away and find out… A very drinkable wild ale. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly tart with a touch of endive at the finish.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Aroma is strong, malty and crisp with a firm overtone of apple, rather like a cider. It pours a clear orange amber with a frothy, fine-bubbled off-white head. Sour apple dominates the flavor, which has a firm tone of malt and hints of pear and honey. Flavor is smooth and just a little fizzy, leaving behind a cider-like apple finish and a subtle tingle.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Had at Flying Saucer, for Tap Nite: .. Pours a dark amber .. . great foam, some strong lacing .. . very light funk with some flowers and very light spice .. . refreshing and subtle .. . enjoyable.. Is that what she said? She's a rascal.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

22oz bottle. Pours a clear golden orange with a medium frothy white head that goes to a thin film that leaves some lacing.

The aroma is some sweet doughy malt and floral spices with a bit of brett.

The flavor is sweet fruity malts followed by some brett some spices and a little tart tangy fruits and a medium bitterness in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with smooth slightly sharp carbonation.

Overall, it's pretty similar to NB Imperial Berliner Weisse. Not too complex and lightly sour. I think it has a bit more Brett and some different spices (hibiscus?) that I wasn't sure I cared for as much.