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New Belgium La Folie 4.01 748

New Belgium La Folie

Percentile
99
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
7484.03/5.04.01/5.06%93.4Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
La Folie Wood-Aged Biere, is our original wood-conditioned beer, resting in French Oak barrels between one and three years before being hand bottled, numbered and corked for your enjoyment. Brewmaster, Peter Bouckaert, came to us from Rodenbach – home of the fabled sour red. Our La Folie emulates the spontaneous fermentation beers of Peter’s beloved Flanders with sour apple notes, a dry effervescence, and earthy undertones.
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 Goodgrief (1161), Middletown, Delaware, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 23, 2008  
May 2007 - Beer pours deep dark caramel color with nice head and lacing. Strong aroma of vinegar and cherries. Rich full flavor, very sour cherry flavor with that horseblanket lambic flavor. I would have thought this was a fruit lambic over a flemish sour. Very strong...but a slow sipper.


wj94 (64), Virginia, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/103/518/20
Feb 18, 2008  
Aroma of strong cherries, oak. Pour is dark brownish/red with a quickly-fading head. Tastes much like I expected - very tart/sour bite that really attacks your taste buds (in a good way), highly carbonated, somewhat sweet with a sour finish. I like this one


jessbnjess (15), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Feb 13, 2008  
Bottle shared by maxxdaddy during the Giants superbowl win! Poured dark amber with a lot of beige head. Aroma is sour (just as I expected and hoped for) with a little bit of vinegar. The flavor was also sour and fruity with a hint of cherries. Very glad I’ve had the chance to enjoy the regular La Folie and the 10th Anniversary edition now.


 mtoast (313), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/54/103/512/20
Feb 10, 2008  
75cL bottle courtesy of Lukin013 at Pittsburgh gathering on 1/27/08. Deep amber color, not much foam. Big woody aroma, lots of oak and tart cherries. Flavor is hugely sour, borderline vinegar sour, almost masks the rest of the flavor. Almost one dimensional.


 gotbeach (138), San Diego, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Feb 9, 2008  
07Bottle@Dr.Bills Cloudy yellow pour with a small thin head. Sour, tart cherry aroma. Tasted sour, fruity, and tart, yet very refreshing. High carb. This beer comes alive on your tongue with friut, and has a great aftertaste. Very tasty. Also tasted single barrel 10 special blend which was only slightly better.


 railcat1 (582), Orlando, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Feb 8, 2008  
This was a very sour but enjoyable beer.This is my other favorite style besides IPS,it had a brown color and very sweet and sour,enjoyable and would drimk again.CHEERS!


 ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 7, 2008  
Bottle from Toronado. Cloudy reddish brown, moderate head, good lacing and retention. Aroma is sour cherries, wood, vanilla, acidic, you know the drill. Medium bodied, moderate to high acidity, moderate sweetness. Enjoyable and straightforward sour. Not as sour as some of the reviews have made me believe, but it’s still fairly sour.


 bikesandbeers (468), Los Angeles, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 6, 2008  
on tap at the Liar’s Club, Alpine, CA. Pourews a amber-red without much head/ very sour vinous nose. flavor was sour with hints of fig, cherry and grape, tart finish. vrery yummy, but i couldn’t drink too much.



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