New beer lifted spirit (4)
I believe the answer is:
elan
'spirit' is the definition.
(I know that elan is a type of spirit)
'new beer lifted' is the wordplay.
'new' becomes 'n' (abbreviation as in New Testament NT).
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'lifted' says the letters should be written in reverse (going up in down clue).
'n'+'ale'='nale'
'nale' reversed gives 'ELAN'.
(Other definitions for elan that I've seen before include "French verve" , "Energetic style - anagram of 3" , "Dash in Paris" , "'Panache, flair (4)'" , "Dashing style" .)