Lips of Faith

New Belgium To Ship To The First State

New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) will officially ship to The First State (that’s Delaware if you’re clueless)  in August. The brewery has inked a distribution deal with  N.K.S. Distributors. Official launch in Delaware will be August Continue Reading →

New Belgium Paardebloem Ready to Go

The latest  Lips of Faith beer from New Belgium is a collaboration with Red Rock Brewing called Paardebloem. As you can assume by the picture, this strong ale is brewed with dandelions along with peach juice and grains of paradise.

Using Continue Reading →

New Belgium Lips of Faith Yuzu

Joining New Belgium Brewing’s Lips of Faith Series, Yuzu. The beer features Yuzu, a fruit that looks like an yellow orange originating in China. Flavor of the Yuzu is tart, with some resemblances to Mandarin orange. The base beer for this Continue Reading →

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New Belgium & Cigar City Team Up In New Lips of Faith

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New Belgium Brewing’s highly creative Lips of Faith Series will soon feature the likes of Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL). Both breweries combine elements of their brewing styles, from Belgian ale yeast (NB) to Spanish cedar (CC). This chili in this beer? Well that could go either way. New Belgium just started distributing to Florida in July.

We’re about to light up Florida with this Cigar City Collaborative brew. Our Belgian yeast strain tangos with Anaheim and Marash peppers along with loads of citrusy hops to create an ale full of spices. Aged on Spanish cedar to salute the mutual love of wood.

Style: Chili Beer (w/ Anaheim & Marash Chili. Spanish Cedar Aged)
Availability:
Arrival: TBA

8.5% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Distribution Expansion, New Belgium

New Belgium To Ship To The First State

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New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) will officially ship to The First State (that’s Delaware if you’re clueless)  in August. The brewery has inked a distribution deal with  N.K.S. Distributors. Official launch in Delaware will be August 19, 2013, starting with  22-oz. package along with Fat Tire, Ranger IPA, Rampant Imperial IPA and Trippel. Also expect two different Lips of Faith offerings, and Shift cans. More package and draft editions will follow in October.

Delaware will be the 33rd state on New Belgium’s quest to hit all 50. This year, New Belgium has added Alaska, Louisiana, and Florida (July).

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Belgium, New Releases

New Belgium’s Newest Lips Offering “Pluot” Released

New Belgium Brewing Company  (Ft. Collins, CO) is ready to release Pluot into the Lips of Faith Series. This new beer is brewed with pluot juice, a plum and apricot hybrid to make a semi-sweet ale.

Pluot is light golden, delivering fruity aromas and distinct esters. It is also created with house Belgian ale yeast and brettanomyces, bringing a hint of spice and a malty backbone.

Style:   (w/ Pluot Juice)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft. Now – July, 2013

10% ABV

New Belgium Assistant Brewmaster Grady Hull:  “The Lips of Faith series was created for those wanting to push their palate.”

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Belgium

New Belgium Paardebloem Ready to Go

The latest  Lips of Faith beer from New Belgium is a collaboration with Red Rock Brewing called Paardebloem. As you can assume by the picture, this strong ale is brewed with dandelions along with peach juice and grains of paradise.

Using dandelion greens to bitter a Belgian-style ale blossomed from out brewers collaborating with Red Rock Brewing. This being our sixth interpretation together since 2008. Expect a wonderfully complex ale fermented with wild Belgian yeast and blended with just a touch of w0od-aged beer. Bitterness imparted from dandelion greens and grains of paradise will have you blowing wishes for sips.

Style: Belgian Strong Ale (w/ Peach Juice, Grains of Paradise, Dandelion Greens, Partially Oak Aged)
Availability: 22oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: Coming Soon

9% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, New Belgium

Meet New Belgium Lips of Faith Coconut Curry Hefeweizen

New Belgium Lips of Faith Coconut Curry

If all goes to plan at New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) you should see Coconut Curry Hefeweizen added to the Lips of Faith Series in June, 2013. This homebrew recipe turn turned pro features a list of ingredients making it a perfect addition to the Lips of Faith lineup.

The list of spices in this coconut curry hefeweizen is almost as long as the list of awards bestowed on home brewer, Remin Bonnart. Together we brewed up a traditional German-style wheat beer whose fruity estersand spicy phenols pair perfectly with the spicy and fruity character of curry spices. Pour yourself a plateful.

Style: Hefeweizen (w/ Coconut, Curry)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: TBA

8% ABV 

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, New Belgium

New Belgium Lips of Faith Yuzu

New Belgium Lips of Faith Yuzu

Joining New Belgium Brewing’s Lips of Faith Series, Yuzu. The beer features Yuzu, a fruit that looks like an yellow orange originating in China. Flavor of the Yuzu is tart, with some resemblances to Mandarin orange. The base beer for this Faith offering is a tart berliner weisse, a slightly sour wheat beer.

Who zu Yuzu? It’s a friendly fruit with grapefruit-meets-orange flavor that got involved with the souring side of New Belgium in this bottle conditioned wheat beer. They got on well enough to make this imperial berliner weisse style ale a smooth, delightfully tart sipper with a dry finish. 

Style: Berliner Weisse (w/ Yuzu Fruit)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: TBA

8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Belgium

A Dubbel Entry in New Belgium’s Lips of Faith

Among the most prolific series in the American craft brewing lineup is New Belgium’s Lips of Faith. The series allows the brewers play, experiment, and even collaborate. Say hello to Wild Wild Dubbel. The Colorado style dubbel is brewed with schisandra, medicinal herb used to cure a variety of remedies (including thirst). This isn’t the first time you’ve seen New Belgium use the herb either. It is on shelves now in Springboard.

A Colorado version of the Belgian dubbed, Wild Wild ropes you in with clove and dark fruit aromas. Deeply rich and malty, every sip has a creamy texture true to Belgian tradition before it rides off with hints of black pepper and cinnamon from the addition of schisandra berries.

Style: Dubbel (w/ Schisandra)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: TBA

8% ABV 

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by Reid Ramsay