Lindemans Cassis Lambic

Brewed by Brouwerij Lindemans
Style: Lambic - Fruit
St Pieters Leeuw-Vlezenbeek, Belgium

bottle; deep purple with pink head. tart raspberry and presumably black currants, delicate tickle from carbination followed by sweet malt balanced with lots of tart fruit. and finishes with a sour lingering dark berry aftertaste. surprisingly well balanced and delicate tasting lambic.

750ml corked bottle. Purple-black color, with a violet hued head. Sweet and slightly sugary, completely dominated by the natural flavor of black currants. This is pretty much paradise juice. Mild and easy drinking on one level, but completely worth savoring every sip. Excellent.

375ml bottle, pours a rich blackberry-purple with a thin pink head that quickly subsides. Smells candyish, nice heavy fruit aromas dominate, but as it warms the base lambic characteristics show up- some lactic and acetic acids. The flavor doesn’t seem as "synthetic" as does the kriek or frambose, but is a bit more natural. Still just a hair too sweet for my preference, but very good with enough acid to keep the balance leaning to the tart side. I think this is Lindemans best lambic.

Pours an opaque purpose with moderate but long lasting violet head. Super sweet aroma, very fruity. Nice flavour - bitter and sweet notes mix together well. The sweetness borders on the artificial, but otherwise is a fantastic beer.

Bottled 25cl. 3.5 ABV. It pours a beautiful ruby beer with a quick diminishing pink head. Pleasant nose. Blackcurrant dominating. Hints of wood and almonds. Slightly metallic. Sweet taste with a strong acidity. Blackcurrant dominating. Hints of wood. Interesting lacing. Champagne-like mouthfeel. Sour finish with oak showing up.

Bottle. Purple colour with a huge off white head. Powerful sweet cassis aroma and taste. Sweet, but good.

250ml bottle
3.50% ABV
I tried this on May 20, 2008 at "Smokeless Joe’s" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This poured a purplish-black with a whitish head, which quickly faded. The aroma was primarily black currant with sour blueberries and grapes in the mix. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied, and highly carbonated. The flavour was a mix of sour grapes, black currants, and finished off with some hoppy bitterness.

While this is classified as a beer, it was more of a low-alcohol wine experience......but a great experience.

2008-05-10. Dark purple body looks almost black depending on the light, big foamy pink-purple head leaves some lace. (3+) Very fruity aroma, tart cassis. Flavour has more tart fruit than expected but alternates with a sweetness that is sort of sugary. Reminds of of Welches grape juice and certain fruit wines at the same time. (6+) Average palate. Very fruity overall, not terrible but not at all beer-like. Bottle at Volo