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La Folie is a special brew put out by New Belgium Brewery that pays homage to the Beglian brew Rodenbach Flemish Red Ale.

The sour beer is produced in 3000 bottle lots (bottled and corked in champagne bottles) after undergoing one to three years aging in wooden barrels and is available only at the brewery. Fame Beer writer Michael Jackson has called it one of the ten best beers he has ever tasted and continues

“The idea was to create an intentionally sour effect, though not as intense as that in the famous Belgian beer, Rodenbach. The finished beer, called La Folie, has a dark pinkish-amber color; a sustained bead; a toffee-like start; then apple and passion fruit notes. The label suggests that the beer be left to breathe for ten minutes. During that period, firmness and acidity seem to come to the fore. Quite sour in finish but a beautifully balanced beer.”

Michael Jackson, Beer Writer

If you ever make it out to the Fort Collins area, do yourself a favor and hit up the brewery tour. The tour itself isn’t as packaged as the Budweiser and Coors tours nearby, but the ample, and free, samplings are highly recommended.