New Belgium Lips of Faith - Abbey Grand Cru

Product - New Belgium Lips of Faith Abbey Grand Cru
Brewed By: 
New Belgium
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Specifications
Strength (ABV): 
9.5% ABV
Bitterness (IBU): 
20 IBU

Before there was New Belgium Brewing, there was Abbey Ale. It was the first beer of home brewer and New Belgium co-founder, Jeff Lebesch. So the love brews deep for Abbey Grand Cru.

To date, Abbey Ale has garnered no less than 16 medals at the Great American Beer Festival 7 of those being Gold. Take that award-winning recipe, precisely increase the hops, malt and fermentation time, and the result is a Grand Cru worth collecting. And that s exactly what many of us at New Belgium, as well as a growing number of fans, have done.

By saving it for a few years, Abbey Grand Cru will continue to improve and age deliciously. Optimal storage is a cool (40-55°), dark place where the bottles can remain undisturbed. But lest we forget, it is a great beer and great beers deserve to be enjoyed. Best served at cellar temperature in a wide-mouthed glass. Toast to the monk s virtue and have a heavenly experience.

Special Attributes: 
Big Beer (+8.0% ABV)
Availability
Seasonal Availability: 
Limited Release
Cases: 
12pk/22 oz. Bottles

Comments

amazingly different

eiuhurdler's picture

dark chocolate color and taste, with a strong cinnamon spice flavor. Lots of alcohol, very string beer.