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 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 ounce bottle. (2016 vintage). Pours a ruby red, brown color. Small creamy light tan head. Nose is earthy, leathery with sour plum notes. Big puckering sour fruit notes upfront. Notes of sour apple, sour cherry and oak. As the beer warms, the character becomes smoother and the sour notes are less assertive. The finish is lightly tart with a chewy mouthfeel. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2017
at 21:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft Taproom (Charlottesville) as La Folie (Lips of Faith) (2017). Flavor is tart but smooth lemon, grasses, fruit.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Apr 2017
at 06:15
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
650ml bottle. (2016 vintage) Pours a clear deep ruby with some sediment floating around and a medium, short lived, beige head that leaves spotty lacing. Sour aroma of dark malt, prunes, cherry, apple cider vinegar, red wine and oak. Sweet flavour of green apple, cherry, raspberries, vinegar and oak with a dry, sour, acidic finish. Medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. Excellent, the pucker power was over hyped but still very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2017
at 01:07
8/10
Tart, cherry wood dominate the nose. Palate has more of the same, dry and tart with good woody notes. Quaffable!
Tried
on 06 Feb 2017
at 19:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
650 ml bottle shared by Werckmeister, thanks!
Deep ruby body, with a medium, creamy, beige head.
Aroma of overripe fruits, leather, dried fruits, some wood, some cocoa.
Tastes quite similar, with even more leather notes.
Medium, a bit oily mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes moderate sour, leathery, a bit wooden, fruity.
Very nice. Interesting, with lots of leathery notes, that aren’t too intensive though. Drinks quite easy, with a not too strong sourness. Not outstanding, but well drinkable.
Deep ruby body, with a medium, creamy, beige head.
Aroma of overripe fruits, leather, dried fruits, some wood, some cocoa.
Tastes quite similar, with even more leather notes.
Medium, a bit oily mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes moderate sour, leathery, a bit wooden, fruity.
Very nice. Interesting, with lots of leathery notes, that aren’t too intensive though. Drinks quite easy, with a not too strong sourness. Not outstanding, but well drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2017
at 09:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
0,66l bottle at Linz Tasting shared by me from trade with fabiand, bit thanks for this one. Vintage 2015. brown cloudy color, small off-white head. smells of honey, light acidic, bit citric, nutty, marzipan, bit dusty, some fruity notes. nice smell sourness not noticable at all though. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes citric, berry notes, light cherries, resin, bit acidic, lightly vinegarish, some sweetness, bit herbal, rather leathery. finishes light to medium sour with notes of citrus, berry notes and rather leathery. not bad, but lacks a bit balance, did expect a bit more of this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2017
at 08:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
My introduction to the family of New Belgium’s sour beers. Not the expected golden brown nor are there any obvious references to cannibalism. A dramatic clear deep re with a beige head that’s soon a coat. Aroma of prunes, cherries, leather, strawberry vinegar, raw apples. Lowish carbonation. Couldn’t quite decide whether just a little more body would have worked better. Quite sour, noticeably acetic. Faint note of boot polish. Lots of fruit, leather, twigs, cherry stones/ almonds, oak. Perhaps sacrifices refreshment for intrigue a little more than my ideal, but a very fine beer indeed.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Sep 2016
at 08:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours ruby-tinted copper with a small head.Nose shows cherries, strawberry jam, soft balsamic notes and a peppery character.Flavours include nutty and toasty malt, cherries and an assertive acidity.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2016
at 20:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at St. Augustine’s during New Belgium 25th anniversary celebration. Pours a hazy copper with no head. Aroma is cherry notes, slightly woody. Same character sour, tart taste with caramel and bready notes. Pleasant, but I wish it more sweet.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Aug 2016
at 19:45
9/10
Tried
on 04 Jul 2016
at 14:48