New Belgium Lips of Faith Series: Salted Belgian Chocolate Stout

Part of the Joyce Christmas gathering for 2014, my son John brought a bottle of the New Belgium Lips of Faith Series, Salted Belgian Chocolate Stout. It was a nice combination: the sweet smoothness of a typical Belgian, balanced by the silky body brought on by the chocolate. A little lighter than you might expect from a stout, more like a porter; but what's in a name? There's also some coffee notes in the mix, as well as some dark fruit, especially black cherries.