La Folie
(has 8 batches)
New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Rotating|
Score
7.78
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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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8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
A friend in San Francisco shipped this over. Poured into a Tulip at fridge temperature.
A - 1 finger off white head. Gone immediately. Dark read to brown appearance.
S - seriously tart. Citrus and berries, wood and Pinot grigio. Cherries
T - insane tartness. Berries, red wine, oak ands some smokiness. Floral
M - 90% bubbles. Light bodies
O - wow. A+
A - 1 finger off white head. Gone immediately. Dark read to brown appearance.
S - seriously tart. Citrus and berries, wood and Pinot grigio. Cherries
T - insane tartness. Berries, red wine, oak ands some smokiness. Floral
M - 90% bubbles. Light bodies
O - wow. A+
Tried
on 17 Mar 2012
at 13:12
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap @ Euclid Halls, Denver. Pours deep ebony with a huge creamy light brown head, leaving nice lacings. Aroma of sweet tart fruit, cherry, peach, raspberry, oak, yeasts. Taste is huge sour fruity, raspberries, cheery, oak, green grapes, light vinegar, tartness. Thin body, soft carbonation, lasting dry sour finish. Lovely beer. 050312
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Mar 2012
at 09:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Toronado SF. It pours deep ruby, with a thin beige head. The nose is malt vinegar, balsamic, tangy cherry, strawberry and wood. The taste is malt vinegar, tart cherry, wood, stewed strawberry, cherry pip, touch of spice and lemony tartness, with a tangy-tart finish. Medium body, moderate carbonation and decent balance. I like it quite a bit, but prefer Rodenbach Grand Cru.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2012
at 05:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, as New Belgium Lips of Faith - La Folie Sour Brown Ale. (bought at Binny’s Beverage Depot - Lincoln Park, Chicago in October 2011) Clear reddish/brown with a minimal white head. Nice sweet aroma with berries, wood, apples and maybe some vanilla. The sourness was soft, but it was there. The taste was good, berries with a pleasant sourness. The finish was dry. Reminded of a Rodenbach. Worth a try.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2011
at 01:48
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22oz bomber from Pinch poured into a snifter. Pours a dark nut brown with a small bit of tan head. Aroma of green apples and alcohol. Taste is heavily sour. Tastes like Granny Smith apples and Warheads candy. Light bodied with a thin texture. Lively carbonation and a long sour finish. Overall, very good for my first sour. Something I would drink again, but next time I would share with a friend.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Oct 2011
at 00:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Yet another delicious sour from New Belgium. La Folie doesn’t attack your tastebuds with Warhead-like aggression; rather, it takes a moment for the sourness to build, slowly growing momentum until the oak-laced finish takes hold. Easy-drinking yet deep, this brew rocks.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2011
at 15:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
3rd March 2011
Bottle shared at ACBS courtesy of Steptin. Cheers James! Clear dark red beer, tiny cream coloured head. Sourish medicinal and Dr Pepper nose. Light dry palate. Taste follows the nose. Very dry finish with a sourish note. Not really my kind of beer but this was alright!
Bottle shared at ACBS courtesy of Steptin. Cheers James! Clear dark red beer, tiny cream coloured head. Sourish medicinal and Dr Pepper nose. Light dry palate. Taste follows the nose. Very dry finish with a sourish note. Not really my kind of beer but this was alright!
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2011
at 09:34
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottled 11/07 sampled 1/09 Received in trade with sfromdawes, thanks for the opportunity. Pours a crystal clear red/amber with a massive bubbly off white head that calms down after a while but never totally leaves. Aroma of tart cherries, acid, a little bit of funk, some spice. I can smell some sweet malt in the background especially as it warms. The taste is quite the puckering experience, sour citrus fruits, a bit of acid, some funk. Body is medium, mouthfeel is sour, carbonation is high. Great sour ale, I’m glad I got the chance to try this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2011
at 16:32