Le Terroir
New Belgium Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

Look - clear copper with non stop bubbles with a nice last white head with a really thick rimming and great lacing
Smell - earthy tart lemon orange
Taste - tart but not overly tart with a citrus lemon orange and still a slight grainy earthy slight floral
Feel - creamy medium full body with a very light carb
Overall - really tasty beer
Overall - really tasty even after being aged

 

 

 

This is a superb beer. Probably the best beer I've ever drank. The balance is perfect with superb complexity and depth. The initial sour notes fade to a rich full sweet centre finishing clean and sour

Deep amber with white film; lemon zest and jasmine nose; lemon sorbet, chalk, cheese rind, tangerine comeback; dry + clean.

4 4.25 4.25 4 4.5

Best match of citrusy sourness + citrussy hops ever. Bright + clean. So sessionable. MOAR!

 

 

While I've had 73 ales in this style, I understate the situation and say that I am no fan for Wilds. Of the first 200 Wilds listed by their number of ratings, I've had 22 and only 1 did I rate above the average.

Le Terroir is the second.

Since I am such a sour-puss, I should like sour ales. Only rarely is that pairing made.

But this review is supposed to be about Le Terroir. It Looks better than the competition who often look confused and few are foamy. Terroir Smells like tart fruit. And it Tastes that way; yet its sweet and sour combo has this rare drying sensation that continues. Best yet, it does not interfere with my meal of soup and spinach. Too many Wilds overpower. Terroir stays within itself and treats food as a friend.

I suppose that comes from hiring Rodenbach's brewmaster and the mark he left.
I've made my micro-review of New Belgium elsewhere and admire the founders who cut their workers into the deal who, in turn, sold the company to a big brand manager. I hope they made the right decision and the creativity of Le Terroir continues.

This is my second addition to purposefully climbing Beer of Fame, now @ 163. A Votre Sante' !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016 vintage

Pours hazy amber orange with a creamy off-white foam head. Smells like dusty floral citrusy hops, wood, some caramelized malt, orange citrus, mango, peach, apricot, pineapple, lychee, grapefruit, lime, lemon, with earthy grassy pine. The taste bursts with acidic tropical citrusy stone fruit flavors, fresh tart peach, apricot, mango, pineapple, lychee, guava, passionfruit, orange citrus, grapefruit, lime pith, lemon, some caramelized malt, clean wood, spice, with dusty floral earthy grassy pine. Feels medium bodied, creamy smooth with moderate carbonation. Overall a nice wood aged dry hopped sour ale.

A: crystal clear; copper in color; less than a 1 finger ivory head that receded quickly to a wispy cap; no lacing;

S: funky lemon and orange;

T: follows the nose up front; a touch more orange in the middle; lemon with a little funk and orange on the finish and through the aftertaste;

M: light to medium bodied; moderate to high carbonation; dry finish;

O: makes you come back for another sip;

 

 

 

 

Big fan of this for the style.
Pours yellows gold with nice white head.
Smell is lemony and a little funk. Maybe some Brett
Flavor is crisp, slightly tart, and the citrus lemony rind. Really delicious and drinkable.
I really enjoyed this beer and would buy again and again.

Dry-hopped with Amarillo and strata for this one.
Amanzingly fruity with pineapple notes all over the place.
The sourness is there but clean and to the point. The fruitiness gains complexity in the flavour profile.
Nice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper and moderately cloudy with lots of fine but will carbonation, and two fingers of yellowish head.

It smells acidic and of dry nectarines, lemons, and pear skin.

Extremely acidic with lemon juice, unsweetened vitamin c and nectarine skins.

Medium acidic, bone dry body with moderate fine bubbled carbonation.

I got this in San Diego California today, May 31, 2019 and I’m drinking it here. I was so good glad to find this one.