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New Belgium Lips of Faith (Dark Kriek)

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1933.48/5.03.46/5.0Spring8%95Flute
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For many years we’ve celebrated Valentine’s Day at New Belgium Brewing by creating a special small batch beer for our family and friends. These beers tend to be a little funky, fruitful and straight from the heart. This year we decided to share the love. New Belgium Brewing’s Dark Kriek is a limited edition Belgian kriek or cherry beer. Much darker than a traditional kriek with a dash of sour cherry up front, our Dark Kriek is actually a blend of two beers. We start with a light, dry, tannic beer aged two years in oak barrels and combine this with a heavier, dark ale and cherries to create one smooth cherry blast of love.
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 dwyerpg (2537), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Apr 28, 2009  
This has a great red-pink color, strong cherry aroma, and is overall a great-tasting beer. Maybe a bit light in the flavor thickness, but it made for a great fruit drink to go with the meal we were having. Pricey, but tasty.


 mrhoppy (214), Santa Clara, California, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Apr 29, 2009  
My second style is Sour beers. Man when I popped this open and got a whiff of this baby it put a smile on my face. So balanced, so drinkable, sooo good and yet it is a real animal. It can draw rookies in and satisfy veterans. Delicious!


 SudsMcDuff (1693), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Feb 19, 2009  
wonderful cherry and slight wood aromas ... dark ruby red ... nice dose of sourness, has a real belgian aire to it .. stupidly easy to drink .. nice nice flavours! ...


 RCL (1480), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Oct 15, 2009  
This beer is spectacular. Like blend of imperial porter and kriek. Rich, chocolate covered cherries aroma. The flavor is lightly sweet with a lightly tart finish. Rich and elegant.


 mattmc1973 (305), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 21, 2009  
Bomber, poured into a flute glass. Dark ruby/brown with thin beige head. Aroma of dark cherries, wood, and caramel malt. Taste is tart dark cherry juice and sweet caramel malt. A nice balance of sweet and light sour. Light/medium mouthfeel, very crisp and carbonation, and quenching. Very good beer, I dig this one!


 kenb (1100), Oregon, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
Sep 19, 2009  
22 oz bottle via Hagen. Pours a semi clear reddish brown with a small beige head. Nose is sour fruit, obviously cherries. Taste starts with the sour cherries and other fruit...even green grapes i think. Then some sweetness, sort of a nice balanced sweet n sour tart thing going on, but the sour definately wins. I think i get some hazlnut and even some mild chocolate and vanilla underneath. Perhaps some wood as well. Body is medium, carbonation is full. I actually quite like this. It is unique and not so sour that the sourness is overwhelming. Balanced quite nicely, this is a winner. ABV is well well hidden, this is chuggable stuff, gotta be careful here lol!


 darkguardian (506), Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/517/20
Mar 11, 2009  
22oz at our monday tasting. Having a hard time getting the low rates on this. Its not the most amazing lambic but its definitely better than what I am seeing here. Anyways pours a burnt red. Lovely looking beer. Fizzy quickly collapsing head. Nose is sweet cherry, caramel. Flavor is malty up front with chocolate and caramel notes followed by a straight forward deep cherry flavor. Not cheap extract flavor either. Very jammy/cherry skin like with a slight bit of sourness. Not that sour at all. At our tasting people seemed to like this best. This may age extremely well.


 MeisterBrew (138), Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
Apr 12, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a clear red with a small beige head. Lots of bubbles. Tart cherries and oak dominate the aroma. Flavor starts out malty then ends with a hint of oak and tart cherries. Very nice. I (and suprisingly) my wife really liked this one.



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