New Belgium Lips of Faith Clutch Wood-Aged Imperial Sour Stout
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It started as chance, a sandwich shop encounter between a band and a fan. It ended as the Clutch Collaboration. This pleasing, two-part potion was brewed with chocolate and black malts for a rich and roasty overtone, then fused with a dry, substratum of sour for a bold and audacious flavor. Black as night, this beer is blended at 70% stout, 30% dark sour wood beer for a collaboration that begins with a sour edge and finishes with a big, dark malt character, lingering, sweet on your palate.
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Actually much better than I thought it would be. A smooth chocolate stout flavor evolves into a medium-tart plum vinegar-like sourness. It's a lot less sour than something like a Tart of Darkness, but still decently so. However, the stout and sour flavors remain somewhat separate and don't really meld into a unified entity.