La Folie
New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Rotating|
Score
7.77
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La Folie, French for "the folly," is a beer steeped in New Belgium brewing tradition. This wood-aged, sour brown spends one to three years in big oak barrels known as foeders. And when the beer finally hits the glass, La Folie is sharp and sour, full of green apple, cherry, and plum-skin notes. Pouring a deep mahogany, the mouthfeel will get you puckering while the smooth finish will get you smiling. Not a beer for the timid, La Folie is a sour delight that will turn your tongue on its head. Find out why it's considered one of the best sour beers around.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
375ml bottle. Clear, dark, ruby colour with average, thick, firm, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Vinous, fruity, minimally tannic, woody aroma, notes of blue grapes, morello, dark berries, bramble, blackcurrant, oak, a touch of plum, earthy and spicy undertones. Taste is tart, vinous and slightly earthy fruity, dry, tannic, woody, notes of blue grapes, morello, hints of dark berries, bramble, blackcurrant, some oak, a touch of unripe plum. Quite rich but not complex, a bit monotonous, minimally watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2019
at 21:50
7/10
From backlog. Taster from bottle at bottleshare, Escondido, Ca. (As 2002 Vintage) Brown with beige head. Sour, fruits, berries, barrel, acidic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2019
at 21:39
8/10
Dark brown bod med foam tan head. Tart fruit caramel acetic arma. Funky fruit cherry acetic flav. Med bod mod low carb. 8/4/8/4/15 3.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2019
at 19:34
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours light hazy dark reddish brown with a small offwhite head. Aroma is vinous, vinegar, oak, vanilla, tannic, red berries, balsamic notes. Taste is tannic, oak, red berries, malty, vinegar, balsamic, slightly toasty for some reason.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Fakin, Zagreb. Brown with creamy beige head. Fruity, berries, wood, quite sour, puckering, smooth. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
at
Fakin Craft Bar
on 05 Nov 2019
at 20:28
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
Trying a 2015 aged .....this is absolutely delicious tart and sweet cherries muddled with dark fruits...aged well!
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2019
at 01:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Fakin Zagreb. Almost brown coloured, medium sized beige head, spices, light cherries and wood in the nose. Light acidic and acetic taste with notes of dried fruits, berries and wood. Sourish finish. Quite nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jun 2019
at 22:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Fakin Craft Fest, Zagreb. Ruby red, small lasting tan head. Aroma is dried fruit, dried cherry, earthy funky note, stale bread, light cheese. Fruit jam. Some sweetness, light sourness. Soft. Vinous. Light finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2019
at 21:08
2.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2019
at 22:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Reddish brown color with a sour, dark fruit and woody aroma. Flavor is sour acid, overripe plum or dark fruit with a little wood taste. Nice sour ale.
Tried
on 03 May 2019
at 20:57