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New Belgium Lips of Faith (Dark Kriek) 3.46 196

New Belgium Lips of Faith (Dark Kriek)

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common

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1963.48/5.03.46/5.0Spring8%94.8Flute
Commercial Description:
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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 zach8270 (2129), Henrietta, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/515/20

Nov 4, 2009  
(bottle - 22 oz) Dark brown color with a fluffy tan head. Aroma is dark cherries and caramel malts with a hint of sourness, earthy notes, and wood. Flavor begins with a nice and smooth cherry tartness with a sweet followup that quickly turns into a sour flavor. Sourness lingers for a bit but doesn’t overpower the natural cherry flavor. Big fan.

 smith4498 (919), Miami, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 20, 2009  
Pours reddish brown color with tan head. Aroma of sour cherries and some caramel. Tart cherry flavor with some sourness and oak flavors from the barrels. Medium body with average carbonation and a dry, tart finish.


 radiomgb (2057), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 20, 2009  
Deep dark cherry, lasting creamy off white head, light lacing.
Aroma is of black cherries, oak, wood and earth, only light sourness.
Flavour is lightly sour with some light tartness, cherries, actually more sweet at times, some chocolate.
Sweet/tart mix in the mouth, mod body, high carb.
Finishes sour at first but then the sweetness kicks it, cherries as well.


The sweet/sour mix make this like 2 beers in one bottle. It’s good.

650ml bottle shared by beerhugger, thanks Steve.

Opened on August 18, 2009.

No date.


 kosko20 (313), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 13, 2009  
Pours a dark ruby, no head. Aroma is that of tart cherries, barnyard funk. Flavor is sour and a little sweet. Palate is acidic and carbonated but a little weak for this style. Overall, its alright but not much depth.


 WesKBob (321), Bethany, Oklahoma, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 10, 2009  
Pours a dark ruddy brown. Thin off-white head with light carbonation and minimal lacing. Aroma is sweet cherries and oak. Flavor has hints of caramel malt, vanilla and tart cherries. Cherry flavor was not as strong or as sour as I’d expected, but not unpleasant. Medium mouthfeel and masks the ABV well. Slightly astrngent finish. Not NB’s best work, but nice.


 mattmc1973 (311), 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!


 SledgeJr (2970), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Oct 17, 2009  
In the bomber bottle from Downtown Johnny Brown’s in San Diego. Black with an ivory thick head. Incredible cherries and chocolate, but not all robust: has a delicate belgian medicinal undertone that makes this wildly unique. Stupid delicious.


 RCL (1486), 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.



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