Folkingebrew

Client Brewer in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Associated Venue: Folkingebrew The Pub
Associated Webshop: Just In Beer

Established in 2018

Contact
Foxham 53, Hoogezand, Groningen, 9601 LE, Netherlands
Description
Folkingebrew was founded with the aim of brewing beer that we like to drink ourselves. That is why we make beers with a distinct character in taste, aroma and color.

Because of our passion for good beer, we try to get a little better with every beer and push our boundaries.

Folkinge, the first part of our name, refers to the location where we started brewing: in the 'backyard' of a beer shop on the Folkingestraat in Groningen. Brew refers to the American craft beer culture, where we get our inspiration.

Between 2018-2025 client brewer, became a brewery in 2025 but the large batches, which are canned, are still brewed at Baxbier.

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7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
NEDIPA hopped with Nelson Sauvin, Citra and Mosaic, by what can be considered - to my humble opinion - among the best hazy IPA brewers in the Netherlands today; can shared by Hinke, cheers! Medium sized but quickly thinning and eventually dissolving, snow white head over a hazy apricot blonde robe. Aroma of yellow kiwi (clear Nelson Sauvin), granadilla, ripe pineapple, papaya, brioche dough, honey pomelo, passionfruit, fresh coconut, honeydew. Hop-fruity onset, textbook juiciness of passionfruit, mango and granadilla, softly carbonated with full, fluffy body; smooth doughy maltiness, providing enough body but still entirely submerged in tropical-fruity hoppiness, most prominently guava, honey pomelo and granadilla - but most of all the Nelson Sauvin yellow kiwi, 'refreshed' by the citric edge of Citra and both amplified by the Mosaic. Importantly, the hops also provide a mild 'end' bitter touch which does not disrupt their tropical, sultry, fruit-juicy effects - a balance difficult to achieve - and the alcohol, though silently warming, remains perfectly hidden. Contrary to other reviewers below, I got no hop burn. Ticks all the boxes when it comes to contemporary New England IPA at double strength and to me reconfirms how skilled this Groningen brewery really is at brewing this type of beer. Fully enjoyed - perhaps also because of the beautiful setting of Ghent's new Jam hotel, installed in the northern wing of the old Leopoldskazerne, a reconversed military base on the edge of the inner city.
Tried on 27 Jul 2026 at 23:49

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
0,44 l can. Like pale orange juice with a long lasting nearly two finger head in the glass. Intensive citrus and grape on the nose, some yeast. Taste starts on a more grape and stone fruity side, especially dry mango. Increasing pale malty in the second part. Some pine and resin. Alcoholic to the end. Mid bitterness, below average carbonation.
Tried from Can from Just In Beer on 23 Jul 2026 at 20:25

6.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pinky red colour and small pinky head. Strawberry sweetish aroma. Light-bodied. Strawberry, red currant, light tartness. Ok. ZincFest26.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jul 2026 at 20:58

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Opaque colour and tiny beige head. Strong licorice in the roasted nose. Medium-bodied to full-bodied. Hoppy, burnt coffee, licorice, alcohol. Rough. ZincFest26.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jul 2026 at 20:52

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
ZincFest2026. Thick hazy orange colour wtih no head. Aroma is peach, some pineapple, mango and vanilla with some mild tartness. Flavour is pineapple, some mango, a bit tart fruitiness with some vanilla and quite sweet elements too.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jul 2026 at 18:12

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
ZincFest2026. Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is liquorice, some syrup and mild chocolaty tones to it. Flavour is nutty, some cocoa, vanilla, chocolate and mild syrupy sweetness to it. Quite thick.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jul 2026 at 15:08

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
ZincFest2026. Ambery red colour, small pinkish head. Aroma is cherries, some berries, mild oats, some tartness and a bit strawberries. Flavour is strawberries, some redcurrant, mild cherries, oats and some slight salty tones to it.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jul 2026 at 15:05

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Hazy yellow color and tiny white head. Riped mango in the nose. Medium-bodied. Mango, sweetish fruity flavour. Low bitterness. Ok. ZincFest26.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jul 2026 at 11:34

5.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Murky orange colour. Mango, pineapple and vanilla in the sweetish nose. Full-bodied. Smoothie palate. Pineapple, mango, vanilla, no beer. ZincFest26.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jul 2026 at 11:34

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
ZincFest2026. Hazy yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, herbal and some mild citrusy tones. Flavour is citrus, some mild nectar and a bit herbal tones too.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jul 2026 at 10:11