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New Belgium Lips of Faith (Le Fleur Misseur)

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1413.49/5.03.46/5.0Special6.5%91.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Deep burnished gold with a slight haze, Le Fleur Misseur opens with pineapple, clove and honey notes. Dry-hopping produces a flower leaf aroma supported by tones of fresh bread and honey. Le Fleur finishes dry and slightly herbal. Produced for New Belgium coworkers to celebrate our 15th anniversary, Le Fleur has roots in the earliest days of our history. In 1988 founder Jeff Lebesch sat weary on the side of a Belgian road when a young lad passing by picked a delicate yellow flower and offered it to Jeff. “Le Fleur, Misseur?” Jeff misspelled the boy’s comment in his journal as he accepted the offering. A treasured memory, a beer to treasure. Brewed in honor of the New Belgium’s 15th anniversary. It is a tip of the hat to Orval.
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 bhensonb (4287), Woodland, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 5, 2009  
Bottle from Liquor Max in Loveland. Pours hazy gold with a large bubbly white head. Aroma has light funk note over a lot of citrus, floral and breadiness. Medium plus body with firm carbonation. Flavor is estery/yeasty, fruity, and an overall funkiness. Or it could be some herb I’m not familiar with, but funk works for me. Finishes a bit fruitier than it started. Just plain delicious.


 Headbanger (1588), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 3, 2009  
22oz Lips of Faith Bomber 9/3/09 (Sam’s Wine & Spirits-Downers Grove)-Pours a slightly hazy golden with a decent sized white head. Aroma of citrus, yeast , lemon, and herbs. Taste of the same with a bit more yeast, floral, citrus, and hops coming through. This medium bodied brew is quite tasty and well balanced. Good job.


 puzzl (2621), New York, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 3, 2009  
Bomber. Slightly lemony, farty, cheese aroma. Nice, dryish, bitter, lavender flavor, with a bit of chemicals in the finish. An Orval clone, I guess, but not particularly well executed.


 jstraw (767), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
Sep 3, 2009  
Blonde with good, creamy white head / Lovely, perfumey, nose of bread, lemon, violets, and lemongrass / Light to medium body, creamy, with excellent balance and slightly hoppy finish / Mellow, smooth, resinous flavors of lemongrass, pineapple, violets, cloves, marjoram, coriander, and cream / A blonde ale? Outstanding.


 iowaherkeye (1858), Los Angeles, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 31, 2009  
22oz bomber, no date.Clear golden with a one finger off-white head, good retention. Fruity (pineapple), floral, and lightly herbal hoppy nose with some faint lemon and Belgian yeast behind. The flavor had hoppier herbal notes with the florals a little diminished. Not as much pineapple, either. Semi-dry earthy finish with bitterness @ a 3. Light to medium body with light prickly carbonation. Would like to revisit this once the brett kicks in more with the flavor.


 travita (1921), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Aug 31, 2009  
Bottle. Cloudy look with a nice foamy white head. Golden yellow in color. The smell is yeast, citrus, floral, hops, and pear. The taste is yeasty, hops, floral, citrus, and fruits. Ok.


 cprochak (412), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 30, 2009  
On tap at the brewery 7/18/09. Pours a hazy gold with great lacing, little head. Beautiful aromatic blend of floral and citrus hops, with a mild hint of spice. Taste has a touch of sweet and sour, then a blended bitter clean finish. Very smooth and drinkable, though not too complex.


 HonkeyBra (1342), Lemont, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 28, 2009  
Golden pour with quickly diminishing white head. Bretty aroma of citrus, marshmallows, dandelions. Some earth. Flavor is a bit funky, with grass and hay. Some spice, a bit of floral hops. Some herbs in the finish. Pretty nice.



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