Comments on: New Belgium Dark Kreik, Biere de Mars bring ‘Lips of Faith’ to bottles http://www.beernews.org/2009/02/new-belgium-dark-kreik-biere-de-mars-bring-lips-of-faith-to-bottles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-belgium-dark-kreik-biere-de-mars-bring-lips-of-faith-to-bottles Craft Beer News Updated Daily Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris B http://www.beernews.org/2009/02/new-belgium-dark-kreik-biere-de-mars-bring-lips-of-faith-to-bottles/comment-page-1/#comment-3690 Chris B Fri, 29 May 2009 05:21:16 +0000 http://beernews.org/?p=4259#comment-3690 I just returned from having a glass of Biere de Mars from the Flying Saucer - Austin. We've seen some of the other "Lips of Faith", but not the Kriek. I have to say, I remember liking it a lot more years ago. Remember more funk and tart, and less sweetness. Besides the change from orange peel to lemon peel, anyone have any more info on the changes since 3 years ago? I've heard they had problems with the yeast(s), so I assume they've modified the beer in that department, but not sure how. That being said, I will certainly be trying it again on draft - this is a very interesting and unique brew - but I really look forward to trying the bottle version, and aging to allow the Brett to intensify and the lemon verbena to subside. Surprisingly, it tastes a lot more similar than I thought it would to the homebrew extract version I made a while back, which I thought had too much lemon verbena (2oz for 5gal batch). I'll be trying that again at some point, but with half the lemon verbena and trying to funk it up a bit this time with some sort of Brett and a pinch of wood. I just returned from having a glass of Biere de Mars from the Flying Saucer – Austin. We’ve seen some of the other “Lips of Faith”, but not the Kriek.

I have to say, I remember liking it a lot more years ago. Remember more funk and tart, and less sweetness. Besides the change from orange peel to lemon peel, anyone have any more info on the changes since 3 years ago? I’ve heard they had problems with the yeast(s), so I assume they’ve modified the beer in that department, but not sure how.

That being said, I will certainly be trying it again on draft – this is a very interesting and unique brew – but I really look forward to trying the bottle version, and aging to allow the Brett to intensify and the lemon verbena to subside. Surprisingly, it tastes a lot more similar than I thought it would to the homebrew extract version I made a while back, which I thought had too much lemon verbena (2oz for 5gal batch). I’ll be trying that again at some point, but with half the lemon verbena and trying to funk it up a bit this time with some sort of Brett and a pinch of wood.

]]> By: duşakabin http://www.beernews.org/2009/02/new-belgium-dark-kreik-biere-de-mars-bring-lips-of-faith-to-bottles/comment-page-1/#comment-2192 duşakabin Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:09:12 +0000 http://beernews.org/?p=4259#comment-2192 thanks you.. thanks you..

]]> By: Chipper Dave http://www.beernews.org/2009/02/new-belgium-dark-kreik-biere-de-mars-bring-lips-of-faith-to-bottles/comment-page-1/#comment-2182 Chipper Dave Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:49:58 +0000 http://beernews.org/?p=4259#comment-2182 I'm looking forward to both of these beers. I must admit, the new labels for these beers are a bit odd and a departure from their regular labels. I guess Lips of Faith is a bit of a departure in of itself. So I suppose it fits the bill. I’m looking forward to both of these beers. I must admit, the new labels for these beers are a bit odd and a departure from their regular labels. I guess Lips of Faith is a bit of a departure in of itself. So I suppose it fits the bill.

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