hopIQ found 10 beers that share New Belgium La Folie's sour and tart character. Aged in oak barrels for 1–3 years. America's benchmark Flanders Red — tart, vinous and complex with cherry, plum and balsamic vinegar. 'La Folie' means 'the folly' — it was considered madness to make in Colorado when New Belgium launched it in 1997. Now a craft classic.
Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.
Same oak notes and dark fruit notes as New Belgium, adds chocolate notes, a notch softer.
Structure: Very close — a touch less body, a touch less bitterness.
Structure: a notch softer
Shares fruit notes and oak notes with New Belgium; adds nutty notes, sweeter.
Structure: Very close — a touch more sweetness, a touch more body.
Structure: sweeter, a touch fuller
Alongside New Belgium on oak notes and dark fruit notes: adds caramel notes, drops fruit notes.
Structure: Very close — a touch less sweetness, a touch less body.
Structure: very close
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