Boon Framboise

Brewed by Brouwerij F. Boon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Lembeek, Belgium

Bottle (2003) at home. Clear amber/red - white head. HiIgh fruity, berries, raspberries, light acid, sweetness, mild sourness, very smooth fruity (20% fruit). Very nice and refrehing !!!!

355ml bottle poured in a flute. Boon Framboise pours with a large off-white head and an apple cider-colored body with large pieces of pulp. It has an intense nose of acid, dry wood and raspberries. This promises to be a heartburn in a bottle. It is intensely sour with vinegar bite. After the shock of the first sip the beer settles into a highly carbonated mouth-party of tart raspberries, acid and happy little bubbles. The finish isn’t as dry as I would expect but has an unexpected watermelon exit that leaves your mouth watering for more.

This is a nice framboise. By the looks of the bottle, I think the best buy date is 2008 - I’m not sure how long they project these, but lambics can go awhile, so I figure this one has been around awhile, which is consistent with the beers I’ve been getting in FL. This was the first time I was scared of the sediment in a beer, which came out during the last pour, thick chunky and black! I decanted the better part of my glass into another glass and dumped the rest. Otherwise the beer was good, pouring an orangey red color with a foaming but fast pinkish head. Funky barnyardy, leathery and raspberryish aroma, with a hint of pitty earthiness. Flavor nicely sour, really just about the perfect amount of acidity: hard, but not overly acetic. Complemented, rather than cut, with a sweet raspberry undertone. Drying finish, with lingering woody notes. Light refreshing palate with good carbonation. Good one.

Dark red color with no head. Slight raspberry aroma. Crushingly sour taste with bone dry raspberries. Definitely an example that is lambic first, fruit second.

Wonderful raspberry nose with faint earthiness to it. Slightly sour with lots of raspberry and a decent finish. Nice pink body with massive pinkish head.

Fourth beer during Cellar’s Wine & Spirits Friday beer tasting of "Lawn Mower Beers." Pours a hazy pinkish brown brew with a thick, fizzy pinkish tan head. Minimal lacing. Aroma of earthy dust, raspberries, cask, white pepper and a touch of vinegar. Taste is lambic sour, yeasty, raspberries, very carbonated, and a little syrupy. Finish is dry, bitter and a sour aftertaste.

Brux 07. Wohoo, rating #800. What a beer to celebarte it with! Pours a cloudy dark red with a hint of brown. Smells of raspberries. Bery perfumeis toward the end. Sweet with strong, slightly artificial, aromas of beriies. Medium to full flavored. Small hint of sulphur.

Cloudy Red Color with White Ring. Clean, Carbonated...Nice Fruit Notes..Not Overbearing or Too Sweet. Clean and Light Bitter Dry Aftertaste. Overall a Nice Balanced Fruit Lambic. Defiitly a Better Go Than Lindemans