Women are from Venus, Biere De Mars

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!  I hope everyone got to spend time with your special loved one.  My special loved one knows the way to my heart is through a beer glass and got me a fine selection of beers to go into that beer glass.  This year the bouquet of beers included a New Belgium Biere De Mars from the Lips of Faith series.  The Lips of Faith series have a distinct screen printed bottle, and I'm starting to see these in more places, like my local Hy-Vee.

22 oz bottle poured into a Boulevard Smokestack fluted tulip. Mild white head that leaves trace lacing on the glass. Color is a hazy orange.  Smell is a mixture of orange peel and spices. Ginger and with dusting of cinnamon. Taste has a burnt orange reduction. The finish has an oaky vanilla.  The bottle says there is an "unidentified flying Brettanomyces" in it, but I don't detect any funk.  That may come out with some aging, but this is good enough fresh.  Mouthfeel is a little thin compared to the taste. That's a little contradicting but that's OK.  Sometimes a little contradiction is good to spice up your life.