New Belgium Le Terroir
Le Terroir is a french term meaning ‘of the earth’ and is frequently used to reference the natural, environmental conditions that affect beer. So it is with our Wood Cellar and the foeders in which Le Terroir is created. These oak barrels combine nature and craftsmanship to age our sour beer in varying temperatures, humidity and vibrations. Coupled with dry-hopping using fruit-forward and experimental hops, Le Terroir is a beer that rewards differently every time you experience it.
3.9
828 reviews
Fort Collins, United States
Community reviews
7Sep2018 Light sour citrus fruits. Hazy, pale gold, small, creamy, white head. Medium sour. More sour citrus fruits, more bitter citrus fruits, orange and lemon peel, soft carbonation, medium bodied. Decent. Keg at BeaverEx18 - Friday session, Canada Water.
Bottle sample at a tasting at Shapiro's Brewery. Thanks Ory. 2016. Clear gold with a white head. Sweet, sugary, candy, complex aroma. Sour, sweet, alcoholic, berries, acidic taste. Medium body, lively fizz, long, sour finish.
Draft at the Falling Rock Tap House, Denver. Excellent hazy sour ale with a fruity taste
Bottle shared by Willrunforbeer. 2013 vintage. Clear in color golden appearance. Aroma is Marion berries, lactic acid, herbal tones. Flavor is not offensive, just a light lactic note, herbal, and an weird unripe fruit hint.
On tap at Beavertown Extravaganza 2018. Hazy amber colour dirty. No head. Some pate. Some funky sourness lemon peach. A bit too acidic for me. OK. Meaty.
Bottle at a tasting at Shapiro brewery. Thanks Ory. Hazy yellow with a thick head.Aroma is fruity, hops, funk, wood. Sweetish-sour, fruity, lemon, citrus, funky, lactic, berries, dry finish.
Medium-bodied, smooth. Very good.
Bottle at Hopyard, may 5th 2017. Hazy orange body with a small white head. Aroma of acidic fruits and spices. Taste is tart and funky, sour fruits, with a fresh zest finish. Dry and crisp long fruity aftertaste. An excellent beer
Flaska från SB. Smak och doft av krusbär, vita vinbär, örter, grapefrukt, stall, citrus, trä, jord med toner av sura äpplen. Fruktig, frisk, funkig, fin syrlighet, lagom sötma och bra beska. Fina smaker i god balans, mycket gott! (Tack LIlja)
Hazy, orange colored, medium-small non lasting off white head. Aroma is peachy, fruity, some lemony notes, citrus hops, medium wild sourness. Taste is medium sweet malt, peach, fruit, moderate+ sourness, wild funk, some lemony and citrus hops, dry finish. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, oily.
(bottle)
Medium head misty orange pour mild carbonation aromas mixed fruit acidic note apples yeast spices note flavours acidic sour tending too sour for me thought I would try this out with all the fruit in it but still too sour for me to take a pity notes of stone fruit and just too acidic and sour
Draft pours hazy amber with a white head. Aroma of yeast, apricots and some vinegar. Taste is tart fruit and earthy
Passion fruit aroma, some tart, balanced
2016. Hazy dark orange. Yeasty aroma with a hint of roasted malts. Sour taste firstly, and then mellows out a lot. Makes it quite addictive. Moderate sour with heaps of malts, very tasty.
Potent, fruity, hi-tech plastic. I mean all of that in a good way .........
12.02.2018, 0,65l bottle (2016 vintage) @ home:
Nice fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head, slightly cloudy. Aroma is slightly dry sour-ish grassy, sorrel, rubber, weeds, oak, grass, berry skin, alcohol, fruit stones, minerals, citrus peel, soda powder, unripe berries. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, soda powder, citrus acid, sorrel, unripe berries, fresh hops, mild vinegar, oak, grass, berry skin, lemon. Medium bitterness, rich and dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice.
On tap at Mugs Ale House, 25th anniversary party. Pours hazy orange with medium white head. Very tart, fruit, apricot, wood, oak. Medium bodied. Complex with level of refreshing, just what I needed after several imperial stouts.
AIBF 2017. Pours cloudy yellow. SLightly funky with grape, wood and green grapes. Soft tartness. Very nice.
Bottle from BBWest in Berkeley. Pours cloudy chunky yellow. Aroma is Belgian funk, wooden, vineous, grapes. Body is medium, softly sour and tart, sweet, grapes, cherry, lots of wood indeed. Candy, with a lively carbonation. Works really well!
On draft at iTap KC
Aroma 8/10: tart, underripe peach is prominent
Appearance 3 /5: hazy orangey yellow with bubbly white head
Palate 4 /5: bubbly initially, tart nm but not overpowering, finishes with a pleasant dryness
Taste 8 /10: tart underripe peach as I mentioned in aroma, is prevalent. Very dry overall, with tart cherry and wild yeast aftertaste.
Overall 17 /20: definitely an American wild. Fruity and tart throughout, but not puckeringly so. For me this is a sipper, but a pleasant one at that.
Final: 4.0
0,75 litre Bottle from Total Wine Laguna Hills. Dark Golden with medium head. Sour, wood. Nice
bottle. incredible, complex Sour Ale. So much going on - like a work of art. awesome beer
bottle - Hazy gold with a small head, tart, fruity aroma. The flavor is tart and full of fruity character and barnyard funk with a hoppy, dry finish. Yeah, it's really good.
Bottle at SBWF. Hazy orange colour, small white head. Tart apricot aroma. Medium-bodied. Tart, mouthpuckering, apricot flavour. Well-brewed simple tart brew.
This is a filler on this until I get to actually rate. This beer is at Costco and I will be trying to purchase it when I can. This fake rating is due to the Ratebeer system putting up bogus ratings.
Opaque orange, with a white head. Green dryhop taste dominates, and tart kicks in after. Free with tour token !
I tend to be VERY wary of dry-hopped sour beers, as the flavors of hops and sourness always clash to my palate. This is an exception. Very dry, tart, some grassy hop notes come through, but not in a way that clashes with the brett and lacto and whatever. Very good beer.
Draft @ NB Asheville- I’m getting big sour stone fruits, peaches, mangos, pine, lemon, and maybe some wood? Finishes dry. Nice!
Pours an amber body with a very thin head. Faint fruity aroma. Taste is full of flowery hops and a subtle sourness.
barnyard, earthy, golden, hazy, white foam, lightly bitter, medium sourness. Quite tasty, a bit of wood & earthiness.
Sour tropical fruit. A little funk. Cloudy yellow orange with sediment and a bright white slowly fading head. Apricot. Tart. Funky. Oaky. Very tart. Very crisp.