Liefmans Frambozenbier

Formerly brewed at Liefmans (Moortgat)
Style: Sour Ale
Oudenaarde, Belgium

I’m a big raspberry freak, so I dig this luscious sweet and sour raspberry aroma that drifts across the room. Gorgeous nose. Beautiful dark garnet ruby color that has some duskiness to it with a huge light tan head. Beautiful. Sweet fruity raspberries to start with an ever so slight malty chocolate note in the middle before turning slightly sour and astringent to finish. Nutty, woodsy aftertastes. I thoroughly enjoy this stuff. 2003 bottle.

Big, fat raspberry nose; dark rudy-brown color with a low tight head. Juice-like body then a citrusy puckering effect, though not very sour. One dimensioanl, really, but refreshing. Reminded me of Queque Chose a little.

Cloudy reddish brown, with a large pinkish head. Intense raspberry aroma. Rich raspberry taste; sweet and sour, tart and with a nice mouthfeel. Despite the dominant raspberryness, the quality of the beer is also apparent. Very nice.

Cloudy red-brown with small head. Rich raspberry aroma and flavor. Malty, little oak, tart. Nice soft mouthfeel, full-ish.

Murky brown with red tints, with a quick dissipating head. Bursting with raspberry aroma, hints of cake frosting as well. Falls in the middle of the sweet to sour spectrum for the style. At times somewhat thin and spritzy, acidic, with a perpetually lingering raspberry flavor. Tart with a dry finish. Easy drinking without being artificially sweet.

Dark, reddish purple, no head, aroma of raspberry, flavor sweet and sour raspberry, very refreshing, enjoyable brew.

It's a deliciously raspberry taste on the first sip, but it leads to a deliciously sour taste on subsequent sips. Liefmans has made a fantastic fruit beer. I’ll have it again for sure. Very much like good sours candies.

Sweet pleasant aroma, but this is not a sweet brew. Perfect as an apéritif - made me hungry - fresh and a nice mouth impression. A very good drink before a good meal.