Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Dress Code from Freak Folk Bier 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Brewery draft, 7/14/23. Hazy, pink-violet. Pink head is well retained. Juicy fruits with mellow acidity, almost feels barrel aged in it's mildness. No aggressivity, no punchy lactic. Just mild cultures and then fully macerated fruits. Juicy, dry, fruity, tart, medium bodied. Perfect amount of body and acidity.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Lo-Tech from Freak Folk Bier 2 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Slow pour at the brewery by the lovely Lillian, 7/14/23. Clear, golden, large,well-formed and retained, white head. Herbaceous, spicy, my nose with plentiful, crisp yeast and high attenuation. Pleasing body and quenching bitterness with excellent aromatics and lower carbonation.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Primordia II from Freak Folk Bier 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
750mL bottled 3.29.20, drunk 6/22/23. Bright brass-golden. Large, white head, moderate retention. Lemon, light oak, moderate lactic acid, gentle brett and some crackery, rustic malts. Clean, maybe a hint of acetic. Soft, malty, good attenuation and reasonable depth. Pinch of acetic with stronger lactic and lemony notes. Grainy, rustic, cracker, biscuit, rye-like notes from the malts with soft vanilla and a bit of corn. It thins out and the flavor gets a touch bland on the finish. There's a corn-like character that I don't love. Maybe it's just the mix of grain, or maybe it's light diacetyl. It's a competent, well-aged beer but certainly nothing too exciting or interesting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
375 ml thanks to ClarkVV. Aroma is mostly Elijah Craig with mild earthy malts. Weird thing is in the flavor is a lot of toffee, prune, raisins. Yet, bourbon is hardly here. Almost resembles a regular non- barreled barleywine.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
375 mL bottle drunk 5/27/23. Clear (or maybe not), dark mahogany, dark burgundy. No head. Nose is certainly full of Elijah Craig. Caramel malt, vanilla, heavy bourbon spice and fruitiness. Soft, malty, strong, strong bourbon flavor of fruit, pepper, alcohol and vanilla. Soft, well-attenuated texture. Good richness, but very monotone of caramel, toffee, raisin. Pretty standard barleywine. I don't know, kinda not elevated, just sort of malty-sugary, though certainly not cloying. Lol how did they get so much EC aroma and virtually no flavor or texture of barrel aging.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Primordia III from Freak Folk Bier 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
750ml bottle pours a dark, thick gold with some white head. Apricot and natural wine. Full bodied tart and dry. A lot of malt body but big stone fruit too. 8 3 7 4 13
Iznogud (14627) reviewed Lonesome Hunter from Freak Folk Bier 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle, 750 ml at charity tasting Wien 2022. Shared with Miro B, Werckmeister and others. Cloudy yellow orange with small whit head. Nice funky aroma. Citric, juicy, tropical fruit, quite balanced and vibrant. Medium bodied.
bookman65 (6047) reviewed Double Fantasy from Freak Folk Bier 3 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours a hazy, banana smoothie yellow, with rather smallish head. Aroma is a rather muted combo of citrus and tropical fruits. Flavor is citrus and tropical fruit, some moderate hop bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel.
bookman65 (6047) reviewed Family Man from Freak Folk Bier 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours a hazy, orange-lemon, with smallish head. Aroma is citrus, some tropical fruit, a touch of some sort of spice. Flavor is citrus and tropical fruit, with an almost saison-like pepperiness, some breadiness. Soft mouthfeel. Moderate bitterness in finish.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Double Fantasy from Freak Folk Bier 3 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Canned 1/31/23, drunk 2/23/23. Turbid, bright orange juice. Large, well-retained, off-white, yellow-tinged head. Jam-packed, dense Citra creates really intensified orange juice pulp with almost a melon/mango character to it, as well. Oats and wheat soften things, giving a nutty-to-creamy character. No punch, resin, booze, flaw or weird yeast. Well-attenuated malts, assumedly. Wow. Soft, succulent, juicy with no punchiness or melony twang. No weird yeast, no resin. Really nothing to be displeased with here. Just pure, unadulterated, fresh squeezed orange juice. I guess if I have to give criticism, it could use a touch more bitterness, but it's not lacking and the beer is extremely well-attenuated and has the creamy, soft, dry wheat. No alcohol, flaw. Drinks like rich, creamy, fresh-squeezed OJ. Last sip, after fully warming, had, perhaps, a touch of alcohol sharpness?