Freak Folk Bier
Microbrewery
in
Waterbury,
Vermont,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Freak Folk Bier
Established in 2019
Contact
Description
Mixed culture, Oak fermented Beer. Brewed and blended in Vermont.
Freak Folk Bier has been years in the making. Conceptualized by two professional brewers looking to explore their creative instincts and to escape the monotony of the typical brewery lifestyle and mentality. This is our attempt to have complete control over how our beer is brewed, fermented and presented to our local community. Our goal is to remain a humble little company and to grow organically.
We strive to present world class wild and farmhouse- inspired beer to an ever growing community of beer and wine enthusiasts to share and contemplate.
Admin Note: Freak Folk Bier is brewed at Queen City and then aged in wooden vessels. The brand was started by Queen City's head brewer Lillian MacNamara and Ryan Miller of Kent Falls, Aqua ViTea Kombucha, and many others.
Permanent taproom opened in Waterbury, VT.
Freak Folk Bier has been years in the making. Conceptualized by two professional brewers looking to explore their creative instincts and to escape the monotony of the typical brewery lifestyle and mentality. This is our attempt to have complete control over how our beer is brewed, fermented and presented to our local community. Our goal is to remain a humble little company and to grow organically.
We strive to present world class wild and farmhouse- inspired beer to an ever growing community of beer and wine enthusiasts to share and contemplate.
Admin Note: Freak Folk Bier is brewed at Queen City and then aged in wooden vessels. The brand was started by Queen City's head brewer Lillian MacNamara and Ryan Miller of Kent Falls, Aqua ViTea Kombucha, and many others.
Permanent taproom opened in Waterbury, VT.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 12/27/23, drunk 1/20/24. Moderately hazy, muted brass. Off-white head quickly to ring. Juicy, spicy, woody, rich malts, rich fruity esters and light white wine with lingering mineral. No booze or resin. Sweet and malty, juicy, spicy, with good mineral and tropical fruit. Great maltiness and good attenuation with a kiss of pine. A bit intense with the malt and in your face pine-laced tropical fruits.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jan 2024
at 19:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can pour shared by ClarkVV--thanks! Cloudy dark yellow with thin cap of head fading to a ring and decent lacing. Aroma is strong armpit herb, subtler grape. Taste is strong grape, subtle herb, malt backbone. Smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Prefer the taste to the aroma but good strength to both. Quality.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jan 2024
at 19:07
8/10
12/27/23 aroma is juicy fruit, grapeskin, tangerine. Taste is balanced, smooth soft, lots of juice. Really nice beer. --- Beer merged from original tick of Tarred & Feathered on 20 Jan 2024 at 14:04 - Score: 8.6. Original review text: 12/27/23 aroma is juicy fruit, grapeskin, tangerine. Taste is balanced, smooth soft, lots of juice. Really nice beer.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jan 2024
at 14:04
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Brewery draught, 1/18/24. Turbid bronze-maize-golden. Thin, well-retained, off-white head. Spicy, juicy, dank, green. Estery, fruity yeast and plentiful, honey-like malts. Clean and aromatic. Soft, juicy, spicy, rich and dank with heavy fruit ester and tons of pillowy honey-like malt. Good attenuation and tons of spicy hop.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2024
at 01:20
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
750mL brewed Sep 2019, bottled April 10, 2020, drunk 1/18/24 at the brewery. Clear deep maize-golden. Small, white head, quickly to ring. Really nice funk and poop, softened with time. Juicy acidity, plenty of oak and white wine. Not aggressive. Garden twine, or so the brewer says. For a lambic culture, this is very clean and under control. Juicy, bright, soft, citrus-laced white wine. Good texture with mineral and light salinity. Soft oak, more wine and lip smacking lactic character. Wow this came out really well and seems to have aged insanely well in four years in cold storage.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2024
at 00:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Brewery draught, 1/18/24. Clear golden. Large, creamy, white head. Strong retention. Floral, earthy, spicy, lovely hops, wow. Cracker and biscuit to give a crisp edge, with lager yeast fine sh replete with minerality and lingering soft lime. Juicy, lime-like, malty, rich white bread and light honey with light biscuit and low bitterness. Not quite what I was expecting, and I wish it was more bitter and crisp on the finish. It's like a soft, light, hazy NE pale ale.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2024
at 00:15
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2022 Brewery draught, 1/18/24. Hazy, bright peach, giant, thick, white head. Rich culture with salinity, earth, leather, heavy mineral, tons of biscuit and mellow lactic acidity. Good backing of round oak. Probably suggestive, but it smells like vegetal notes and salinity with plant like character. All of this sounds weird but it's great. Floral, earthy, definitely some plant character. Orange, pepper, soft, well-attenuated malts and fruity Brett and mellow lactic acids. Juicy in the end with light salinity, mineral and earth. Sublime stuff. Good acidity but nothing aggressive whatsoever.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2024
at 00:04
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Dan. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong cocoa, licorice, vanilla, wood, bourbon. Slick body, strong vanilla, cocoa, roast, nice sweetness, light booze, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2024
at 21:39
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2023
at 21:50
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2023
at 15:45