Folly Road 2018

Little Earth Project in Sudbury, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Sour / Wild Beer Regular

Score

7.38

ABV: 5.8%

IBU: 25

Ticks: 15

While the name might give the impression the beer was possibly a mistake, or folly, the name actually originates from a road that runs near to the brewery of the same name. We used a new to us yeast in this batch, Saccharomyces Kudriavzevii, which is isolated from the bark of oak trees, alongside our own mixed culture to enhance the woody characteristics along with a stronger bitterness not often found in our beers due to the use of more of our locally grown hops. The beer was then aged for 5 months in a second use Rioja cask to round it out.

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7.4

allmyvinyl (20966) reviewed Folly Road 2018 from Little Earth Project 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at Indymanbeercon 2022 with Stuu666 and cgarvieuk. Pours hazy amber with a thin white head. Aromas of light sour, caramel. Taste is tangy, lemon sour. Sour finish.

Tried on 30 Sep 2022 at 13:28

jjsint (8566) reviewed Folly Road 2018 from Little Earth Project 3 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Keg tap at the Barley Twist, Nottingham. Reddish golden brown and clear with the tiniest ring of white head. Big notes of oak and sweet spice on the aroma. Tart taste with red wine and foraged berry leading to a softer finish. Light body, heavy carbonation. Nothing shirt of incredible.

Tried from Draft on 25 Feb 2022 at 21:22

wyzzywyz22 (5824) ticked Folly Road 2018 from Little Earth Project 4 years ago

Tried on 28 Feb 2021 at 21:04

McCash (15986) reviewed Folly Road 2018 from Little Earth Project 5 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On keg at Brewdog Lothian Road. Appearance - amber brown. Thin white lacing. Nose - strawberry, black cherry, Parma violets, earthy and sour underlay. Taste - black cherry, blackberry, marzipan and then sour funkiness. Palate - seriously long. Compact body, lean but very gradual taper. Overall - lovely stuff.

Tried from Draft on 03 Oct 2020 at 13:31

cagarvie (39800) ticked Folly Road 2018 from Little Earth Project 5 years ago

keg at brewdog Lothian road... thin white lacing... dey berries fruit nose... soft sharp tart.. almost spucy fruit.. soft jyicy fruirs.. lught drying finish

Tried on 02 Oct 2020 at 11:28

8.2

Holmen2 (8830) reviewed Folly Road 2018 from Little Earth Project 5 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared with JMD on board Fridtjofen 23.03.20. Dark orange. Not much head. Complex aroma and taste of acidity, brett, sour malt, leather, sour citrus and cocktail berries. Good! Dry, acid and astringent mouthfeel.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2020 at 19:29

7.2

Holmen_1 (14481) reviewed Folly Road 2018 from Little Earth Project 5 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Pga Coronakrisen kommer naturligvis Mi2 ikke på tale, men vi greier oss med MobpF (Mandag om bord på Fridtjofen)! 0,33 flaske fra min forrige Londontur, delt med skibsrederen: lett uklar rødgylden med kort skum. Sure røde bær, lime, appelsin, røde cocktailbær og ferske aprikoser. Ganerensende og forfriskende. Ganglag for sjelen!

Tried on 23 Mar 2020 at 19:24

5.9

Taboada (8738) reviewed Folly Road 2018 from Little Earth Project 5 years ago

Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

330mml. bottle. @home, 31/12/2019. [#3.168 Global - #369 England - #1 Little Earth Project (My English Brewery #140)] Murky burgundy colour with almost no head. Aroma is oak barrels, yeast and vinegar. Taste is vinegar, oaky and soft fruity. Medium tart finish. Next one please!

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2019 at 14:46

7.8

danlo (12875) reviewed Folly Road 2018 from Little Earth Project 6 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

330ml bottle from Cheese & Wine Shop, Darlington. Hazy golden brown colour, thin bubble white foam head and aroma of woody oak, yeasty, funk, sour citric rind. Taste is sour, citric rind, woody, oaky, fruity berries, balsamic vinegar, red wine. Slick mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry sour finish with slight biscuity oxidised hint. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2019 at 20:40

Tdtm82 (4812) ticked Folly Road 2018 from Little Earth Project 6 years ago

Tried from Bottle at Hopsters - Felixstowe on 21 Sep 2019 at 18:11