Bottled on 081324 11:16, Drink Aug 30, 24.
Belgian-Style Blonde Ale at 5.65% ABV.
Brewer’s note on beer label: This Belgian-inspired Blonde Ale is brewed with Fonio, an ancient West African super grain which requires no fertilizers or insecticides, needs very little water, and grows in some of the most inhospitable conditions. ‘Brewing for Impact’ is a global collaboration with our friends at Brooklyn Brewery to explore the unique characteristics of Folio in beer, promote the environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture and support smallholder farmers in Africa. Thank you to our friend, Garret Oliver, for inviting us to participate. Cheers, Vinnie & Natalie Cilurzo.
The beer is very pale golden color, mostly transparent. foam is coarse and rich, lacing on glass. The beer smells like champagne, coriander seeds, wet dough, chamomile floral, yeasty, spice and flora noses. The beer tastes light bitter, very dry, not sweet. It’s light body, crispy. The fragrance and aromas are strong. There’s jasmine, citrus flower, apple flower fragrance, banana, fuji apple and Chardonnay grape fruity aromas, coriander seeds, clove and dried citrus peel spices. This Belgian blonde ale is drier than Damination (Belgian golden), more floral, same spices as Jasmine (Saison), and the fruitiness is also strong. I really like this new offering, the Folio is full of flavors as Belgian-style blonde. The green apple and Fuji apple aroma is getting stronger when it warms up, make it even brighter/fruitier. The spice and apple fruity definitely recalls apple cider, but it’s very dry which is not like the farmer’s market apple cider. The aroma also strongly recalls white wine, especially unoaked Chardonnay, the body is low and crisp. Really want to revisit this beer again soon.
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啤酒呈淡淡的金黄色，大部分透明。泡沫粗而丰富，在玻璃杯上呈带状。啤酒闻起来有香槟、芫荽籽、湿面团、洋甘菊花香、酵母、香料和植物的味道。啤酒尝起来有淡淡的苦味，非常干，不甜。酒体轻盈，口感清脆。香气浓郁。有茉莉花、柑橘花、苹果花香、香蕉、富士苹果和霞多丽葡萄果香、芫荽籽、丁香和干柑橘皮香料。这款比利时金色啤酒比 Damination（比利时金色啤酒）更干，花香更浓，香料与 Jasmine（赛松）相同，果味也很强烈。我非常喜欢这款新产品，作为比利时风格的金啤酒，Folio 充满了各种风味。青苹果和富士苹果的香气在升温后变得更加浓郁，使其更加明亮/果香更加浓郁。香料和苹果果香绝对让人想起苹果酒，但它非常干，不像农贸市场的苹果酒。香气还让人联想到白葡萄酒，尤其是未经橡木桶酿造的霞多丽，酒体低而清脆。真的很想尽快再次品尝这款啤酒。