Lips of Faith

Another New Belgium Lips Of Faith: Billy’s Beer

Billy’s Beer looks like it will be a draft only offering in New Belgium’s Lips Of Faith series.  Brewed with ginger and kiwi.

Style:
Availability: Draft only, as of 6/7/12
Arrival: TBA

9.5% ABV

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New Belgium’s Tart Lychee Hits Shelves

New Belgium’s latest Lips Of Faith offering has hit shelves.  Lychee features cinnamon and some oak aging.  A lychee is a  sub tropical fruit originating in South China.  The fleshy, edible part has the consistency of a grape, and Continue Reading →

Posted in New Belgium, Videos

G Love & New Belgium = Music & Peaches [Video]

New Belgium’s newest Lips Of Faith release Peach Porch Lounger, with the musical sounds of G Love.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Belgium, New Releases

New Belgium & G. Love’s Peach Porch Drops This Month

New Belgium’s Lips of Faith Series grows in August.  Peach Porch Lounger, a musical collaboration between NB and Philadelphia’s G. Love is ready to ship. G-Love, better known as Garrett Dutton, has been home brewing since high school.  Mr. Love is also a big New Belgium fan, reportedly riding a Fat Tire bike to the beach.  The name?  Based off of G. Love’s favorite song — Front Porch Lounger.  The bottle mimics the cover of that album — The Hustle.

Peach Porch Lounger is the lovechild Saison of musician G. Love and New Belgium. The glowing orange beer is a groovy mix of peaches, hominy grits, molasses and lemon peel with pale and biscuit malts. Brettanomyces yeast brings a bold, sweet nose and the beer ends with a dry finish. ABV is 9.4%.

Style: Saison (w/ molasses, lemon peel, peach juice)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: August, 2012

9.4% ABV

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Belgium

New Belgium Transatlantique Kriek Returns Later This Year

Before the end of the year, New Belgium’s Transatlantique Kriek should return to the Lips Of Faith series according to a local NB rep.  The beer is a Belgian-American collaboration with Brouwerij Boon.

Transatlantique is a spontaneously fermented lambic beer made with Polish cherries. Frank Boon created this lambic nearly 2 years ago, and it has been sitting in oak since in Lembeek, Belgium.  Soon, New Belgium will organize shipping and bring it across the Atlantic.  New Belgium’s brewmaster Peter Bouckaert will blend it with a golden lager creating the final product.  If all goes well, it should hit shelves before year’s end.

Style: Kriek (Cherries, Oak Aged)
Hops: Willamette
Malts: Pale, Red Wheat, Carapils, Roasted Barley
Arrival: Late 2012

8% ABV, 8 IBUs (low bitter)

note: The above is tentative.  Subject to change at whim of the brewer, the beer, or the barrel.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Belgium

Another New Belgium Lips Of Faith: Billy’s Beer

Billy’s Beer looks like it will be a draft only offering in New Belgium’s Lips Of Faith series.  Brewed with ginger and kiwi.

Style:
Availability: Draft only, as of 6/7/12
Arrival: TBA

9.5% ABV

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Alpine Beer Company, New Belgium

New Belgium & Alpine Beer Create A Double Collaboration

New Belgium & Alpine Beer Company team up to bring you Super India Pale Ale.  This collaboration is actually in two parts.  One brewed at Alpine in San Diego, and another that is brewed at New Belgium.   In February, Peter Bouckaert from NB travelled to San Diego County to create installment #1, that will arrive first.  (And only where you can find Alpine, which is very close to the brewery.)

The above is the edition to be brewed in Fort Collins.   As hinted to by New Belgium – it’s s going to be an IPA of the real San Diego variety: bold, hoppy, delicious. But this summer is a long time from now and things could change, especially in brain’s of wonderful and creative (and a little crazy).

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Alpine might be small, but their brewing chops are mighty.  We teamed up to create this triple dry-hopped imperial IPA bursting with Columbus, Amarillo, centennial and simcoe hops.  Consider yourself a hero for getting an Alpine beer outside of San Diego.  

Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: TBA

9% ABV

note: The above is tentative.  Subject to change at whim of the brewer, the beer, or the barrel

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Belgium, Videos

New Belgium & G-Love Create Peach Porch Lounger (with Southern Twist)

Anyone else get a little giggly when news of a new Lips Of Faith beer from New Belgium surfaces?  Before you read any further, click play on the video.  Now keep reading.  Peach Porch Lounger is the result of a musical collaboration with G-Love of G-Love and the Special Sauce.  G-Love, better known as Garrett Dutton, has been home brewing since high school.  Mr. Love is also a big New Belgium fan, reportedly riding a Fat Tire bike to the beach.  The name?  Based off of G-Love’s favorite song – Front Porch Lounger.  The bottle mimics the cover of that album – The Hustle.

An afternoon on the stoop, foot stomps a loop. Southern style poured in 2 glasses, time becomes molasses.  Harmony with hominy grits, peel the peaches and throw out the pits, get some action in the bottles with brettanomyces.  Peach Porch Lounger is just for you.

Style:  strong ale?  (w/ molasses, lemon peel, peach juice)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: TBA

9.4% ABV

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The Hustle

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Belgium, New Releases

New Belgium’s Tart Lychee Hits Shelves

New Belgium Tart Lychee BottlesNew Belgium’s latest Lips Of Faith offering has hit shelves.  Lychee features cinnamon and some oak aging.  A lychee is a  sub tropical fruit originating in South China.  The fleshy, edible part has the consistency of a grape, and is tart, acidic, & sweet all at the same time.

To sweet and sour! In celebration of one of the greatest combinations ever.  Lychee fruit brings tropical sweetness to the party hosed by Felix, our golden wood-aged sour beer.  Cinnamon sticks were invited to spice things up and so are you!  Get in on the tasty revelry that is Tart Lychee

Style:  American Wild Ale
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft

7.5% ABV

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Pic via AleYeahBeer

 

 

 

by Reid Ramsay