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New Belgium La Folie

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7354.03/5.04.02/5.06%93.9Snifter, 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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 MaltOMeal (652), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
May 30, 2009  
750ml bottle. Pours a dark brown with tan bubbles that dissipated quickly. Nose is of sour cherries, oak and sour apples. Taste is the same sour cherries, sour apples and oak. Very tasty. Mouthfeel was mouth-puckering sour with some sweetness. This had previously been offered at a local tasting, but I passed then because I had this puppy at home. Had this whole bottle myself and loved it very much. Will have to get again. Best thing I’ve had from New Belgium, by far.


ldg1413 (13), USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/510/104/518/20
May 27, 2009  
Discovered this beaut on the NB tour. I had never tried a Sour, but now I’m hooked. A bit pricey and it’s getting trendy, but I still keep a bottle on hand at all times. Perfect tartness. Woodsy.


BeerBaby (62), , Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/519/20
May 27, 2009  
Light tan head, light, fizzy body, clear amber color. Smell of cloves, slight sour smell. Tart with aged barrel taste.


 ScottyP (314), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/515/20
May 25, 2009  
Pours a muddy brown with white head. Aroma of cherry, vinegar, oakyness, apple. Very sour taste, but a nice malty, woody finish that neutralizes the tartness. Unlike any sour I’ve tried. Excellent


 tokyogoat (507), San Diego, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/517/20
May 23, 2009  
Poured a lucid brown, with a cola like head. Medium carbonation, nose is strong of dark belgian candi sugar and tart cherries. Taste is light, not big, cherries, nice vinegar and woodiness.


 danielcurtis81 (884), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/517/20
May 21, 2009  
Draft at Downtown Johnny Browns. Pours a deep strawberry red. Noise is faint sour cherry. Flavors of sour cherry, oak, mild sour, and a nice earthy tone. Nicely carbonated. Very nice but I was expecting more intense flavor and complexity.


 BgThang (118), Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
May 14, 2009  
When I first tried this, and the second and the third time they were great. I get this on draught just about everytime I go in to the bar here in austin. The bottle I opened up last week was aged about 7 months. Damn it was very sour. I couldn’t finish it myself. Anyways, overall this is a fine beer. If you like sours then this is your bag. The taste was that of lemons, cherries, sour apples. Good stuff


clcontact (18), South Dakota, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/53/103/510/20
May 10, 2009  
This beer is sour, as good appearance, aroma was good, but it was to the point of almost being un-drinkable. For the price and quantity I cannot recommend it.



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