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Folk'd Up

Quidi Vidi Brewing Company
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🌍 Canada · Pale Ale · One of 155 Pale Ales in hopIQ

Brewed each year for the folk festival in St. John's. It pours gold-amber with a slight haze under a full off-white head. Stone fruit and pine lead the aroma, with citrus and floral highlights alongside them. The first sip brings a grainy malt character that carries those same hop notes, then moves into a gently grassy bitterness that lingers. The body is medium-light and the finish smooth.

ABV
5%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter28 IBU
Resinous hop bitterness
SRM
golden8
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How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Where this beer sits· Four axes, the same for every beer in hopIQ.
Body
Medium body.
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
Dry finish.
drysweet
Bitterness
Moderate bitterness.
mildbitter
Texture
Crisp mouthfeel.
crispcreamy

Even from Body through Texture, the taste structure is evenly distributed.

Harmony over emphasis — the beer is built for each note to sit at the same volume.

Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Pale Ale.
Hop character
piney
citrusy
grassy
floral
hoppy
Malt character
malty
Fermentation & yeast
clean

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Folk'd Up

Appearance

Folk'd Up presents a gold-amber hue with a subtle haze that catches light pleasantly. The off-white head builds generously and clings to the glass with fine Schaumkleiden, suggesting good carbonation and malt structure. The overall clarity sits between translucent and slightly opaque, characteristic of an unfiltered pale ale.

gold-amberslight hazepersistent headwell-carbonated

Aroma

The nose leads with forward pine and stone fruit notes—peach and apricot emerge clearly—followed by a delicate floral undertone. Citrus brightness weaves through the middle, while a grainy, warm Malz character anchors the profile without dominating. The overall impression is crisp and inviting, with noble hop character taking precedence.

pineystone fruitfloral notescitrus lift

Taste

The palate opens with a clean, grainy Malz sweetness that quickly transitions into grassy, piney hop bitterness. This bitterness is gentle rather than aggressive, lingering through the mid-palate with a persistent herbal quality. The medium-light body carries all these notes with balance, never feeling thin or over-extracted.

malty entrygrassy bitternessherbal finishbalanced

Finish

The finish is smooth and dry, with the gently grassy bitterness receding to a clean, refreshing aftertaste. No harshness or astringency remains—just a lingering sense of herbs and grain that invites the next sip.

smoothdryrefreshing
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
82
Taste
80
Appearance
75
Finish
77
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Folk'd Up

Serve at 7–10°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Cold enough to sharpen the hop aroma without numbing the palate. Around 7–9°C keeps the citrus and pine vivid without losing bitterness definition.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Drink fresh — hop aroma fades fast. Best within 3 months of canning or bottling.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Folk'd Up

About Pale Ale

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Pale Ale?

India Pale Ales are hop-forward ales with ABV typically 5.5–7.5% and IBU 40–70+. Bold citrus, pine or tropical aromas alongside firm bitterness and a clean dry finish.

Finding a similar Pale Ale

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same piney, grassy, citrusy character as Folk'd Up will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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