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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8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
on tap at brewery in Fort Collins. What an outstanding beer! Thought I'd had before, but this beer was so very good!
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Apr 2019
at 18:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Confirmed 3-13-19 Rerate DIA NB Hub 3-23-16 Previously rated at 4.4
Tried
on 14 Mar 2019
at 01:18
8/10
Great barrel notes and bourbon-like qualities without being overly boozy.
Tried
from Draft
at
Craft Brewed
on 26 Jan 2019
at 09:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle) Reddish brown colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity, slightly sourish nose with cherries, caramel, oak wood, citrus, brown sugar, vanilla and a touch of balsamic vinegar. Fruity, tart taste with notes of caramel, balsamic vinegar, oak wood, green apples, citrus, chocolate, sour cherries, blackberries and a finish with a fresh acidity and low bitterness. Medium body, mainly dry. Really tasty and well balanced, with a fresh acidity and well rounded mouthfeel. Excellent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2019
at 22:05
9/10
Dark delish as hell funky belgiany juice
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2018
at 21:20
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 10
Keg at BeaverFest. Vague vinous aroma. Amber Thin beige head.. Supe sour. Thin. Slick. Average carbonation. Astringent finish. My notes were brief but I scored it 4.5 so must have been impressed!
Tried
on 09 Sep 2018
at 19:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at BeavEx2018, London. Colour is brownish dark red with very small white head. Aromas and flavors: Red berries, dryness, some wood and some sourness.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Sep 2018
at 16:13
10/10
Tried
on 06 Apr 2018
at 21:47
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flaska från SB. Vintage 2017. Mörk kastanjebrun med halvfinger högt smutsbeiget skum. Förvånansvärt stor maltsötma i doften med torkad frukt, fikon, torkade plommon och kola. Även körsbärskärnor och mörka röda bär. Lätt ekig kropp med viss fatkaraktär. Mild och fin. En del maltighet i smaken jämte vinösa och jordiga toner, körsbärskärnor. Även lite citrusvita, citronjuice och beska i avslutningen.
Tried
on 02 Nov 2017
at 13:35