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New Belgium La Folie

New Belgium La Folie

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A Sour Ale brewed by
New Belgium Brewing Company

Fort Collins, Colorado USA

bottled
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5034.03/5.04.02/5.06%88.5 Snifter P  Stats

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This is New Belgium Brewing's interpretation of a traditional Belgian Sour Brown. This unique beer has been peacefully aging in oaken barrels for several years. When you uncork La Folie, it is best to let it breathe before drinking. This will not only improve the bouquet, but also increase the beer's temperature, providing a more complex taste and body.

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 stefanje (544), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20

Jun 13, 2008    Updated: Jun 19, 2008
750 ml bottle courtesy of Dr Bill at BA Speedway line tasting. Poured a cloudy dark amber color with a small white head. Big nose with lots of tart fruits and a bit of funk. The flavor was overtly sour with many complex fruits surfacing, cherries, grapes, persimmons and apples. Very yummy. The mouthfeel was silky smooth. The finish was long and sour. Overall: A great sour. Highly recommended.

 oberabcbbsok (679), Hoboken, Belgium
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Aug 28, 2008  
Had it on bottle at Cheecky Monk at Denver. A nice and good tasting sour beer. A good and very complex beer. Colorado has a lot of good breweries


 kappldav123 (973), Markkleeberg, Germany
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 28, 2008  
The bottle looks really good, the beer in the glass also. Much foam, but disappears fast. Starts modest sourish, becomes increasingly sourish in the end. Very scratchy. Nice experience!


 riversideAK (1570), Shoreline, Washington, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 12, 2008  
Reddish brown pour with a nice head. Aroma is tart and citric with a touch of metallic funk. A touch of sweetness up front followed by a ton of tart fruit, oak, funky yeast, cherries, lemon, vinaigrette. FInishes tart and dry and I thought it was pretty quenching. Best beer these guys make without a doubt. This might be a tad overlooked even at a 4.03 because it does not carry the hype that all these new special release beers have, but I think this is fantastic.


brokephibroke (37), , Colorado, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Aug 10, 2008  
Pours multiple hughs of red in the proper glass - from brick to cherry. Small white head. Aroma of sour cherry and Russian vodka and apple cider vinegar and subttle smoky oak. It’s sour, but I taste the rind of brie and cooked Traverse City sour cherries. I am glad I have access to this!


 jgentgesdo (536), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/104/516/20
Aug 8, 2008  
Pours slightly hazy red/whisky with a small tan head. Nose is sour cherries, vinegar, malt. Flavor of sour cherries, camembert, apple cider vinegar at the end. Slightly chalky aftertaste. Om nom nom




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