A sour brown ale of the Flanders Red style from New Belgium’s Lips of Faith series, the 2016 edition was aged in French oak for 1-3 years.  The nose is light and musty.  The middle is bright, very tart, and strongly apple flavored.  There’s a bit of vanilla in the finish, presumably from the oak, but the sour apple still dominates.  The body is medium to heavy and the alcohol is a pleasant 7.0% ABV.  It isn’t terribly complex, but it is beautiful in its simplicity.  A sour brown ale of the Flanders Red style from New Belgium’s Lips of Faith series, the 2016 edition was aged in French oak for 1-3 years.  The nose is light and musty.  The middle is bright, very tart, and strongly apple flavored.  There’s a bit of vanilla in the finish, presumably from the oak, but the sour apple still dominates.  The body is medium to heavy and the alcohol is a pleasant 7.0% ABV.  It isn’t terribly complex, but it is beautiful in its simplicity.

I give it a 4.4 out of 5.