New Belgium Biere De Mars

Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: Bière de Garde
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

650 ml bottle from Freddy. This is a lips of faith bottling. Pours a translucent copper color with a medium white head that soon recedes to a 1/8 inch and holds. The aroma is very saison-like with musty fruits, spices and Belgian yeasts. The flavor is complex with funky yeast, cinnamon, clove, hay and mixed fruits. The mouthfeel is full and malty smooth with a bit of an acidic quality. The finish is long and dry with lingering cinnamon spice. Overall: Very nice but not great, to acidic for me..

22 oz bottle courtesy of Binnys South Loop and shared with a couple friends. Pours a well carbonated sunshine amber, decent white head that laces pretty well, fairly lively carbonated body. Aromas throw a combo of belgian yeast, a touch of spice, vanilla and honey. Initial is a bit floral, a bit funky but that doesn’t play a huge role. Vanilla, honey, belgian yeasty spice.. Flowers. Light, a touch of cinnamon, clove. Finishes dry, lightly bitter. Underlying sweetness and spice sticks to the palate. A decent effort, just a strange mishmash of styles for me.

Glad this one’s back. Had draft and bottle. Very similar. Pour is cloudy golden color with small white head. Aroma is hay, chamomile, clover, mild spice, wheat-like aromas, and a hint of malt. Flavor is hay, malt, spice, clove, and some earthiness. I remember it differently, but it was still enjoyable.

On tap at Austin Saucer on July 11, 2009. A nearly translucent honey orange-brown color... quite an interesting color. Extremely silky mouthfeel to this one. Aroma is sour, with vanilla and grains and roasted nuts. Light anise flavor. A little syrupy. A great balance of some neat ingredients.

22oz bottle. Kind of a dark gold pour with a nice white head. Sweet, somewhat spicy aroma, a little peppery as well. Not a whole lot of flavor realy, trying to get some discernable flavor,but can’t put my finger on anything, let down.

Orange/yellow pour, smallish white head. Spicy nose, cloves and cinnamon. Mouthfeel is soft, no single flavor dominates, but there is a pronounced spicy forefront partnered with the soft malts. The finish is long and slightly sweet, and more spice. Hops come in well towards the end, and are very subtle.

Nice foam, leaving nice lacing on glass. Beautiful orange body with average carbonation in the bottom of the glass. Slight spicy aroma. Some brews have their spices kick you in the face. This one’s spice is mild, among flavors of mango. (2009 Lips of Faith version)

Pours orange with a thin head. Aroma has a little bit of the sour beer smell, some spices. Flavor is good, spices come through a little bit more and decent malt. Decent beer, I should have picked up the La Folie next to it instead, but I wanted to give this one a try.