The pour is amber with a HUGE rocky head that lasts forever. High carbonation in the glass. Nose is pine needles, a bit of citrus, cloves, coriander and a bit of sweet malt. Light, bright mouthfeel.
The flavour is hoppy as a west coast IPA should be - pine, grapefruit, etc..which are joined by the Belgian spices of a witbier - cloves, coriander. Sweet malt is in the background. Finish is hoppy and pleasingly bitter.
Rating is 6.75/10 dogs. This is New Belgium's hybrid of West-Coast IPA and Belgian Trappist styles. Before reviewing it, I had a couple of the bottles on previous days. I didn't love it then. I liked it better once I took the time to taste it, smell it, etc. I would probably reach for other New Belgium offerings first, but this is still pretty decent. Very interesting for sure.
What other people think: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/new-belgium-belgo-ipa/125809/
Brewer's website: http://www.newbelgium.com/
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