Lindemans Framboise

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

A classic. This beer is a great introduction to those girls who’ll tell you there’s never been a beer they’ve liked. They’ll even deny that this is a beer because they like it! This is great to sip after dinner for those that don’t want something with ABV >10%.

Have had quite a few times. A pretty solid lambic with nice sweet and tart raspberry flavors... but I’d rather have NG Raspberry Tart!

Appearance: Pours out a clear, deeply-hued, perhaps artificially-hued, dark reddish-pink body with a tall, foamy, dark pink head that settles out fairly shortly. Smell: Boldly jammy, preserve-laden raspberry nose with a particularly tart, sour fruitiness. Fairly one-dimensional, sure, but at least it prominent and pleasant. Taste: Mixture of Sweet Tarts ground up in a coffee grinder (set for a drip machine) and fruit-flavored Nerds candies. It presents a bright burst of puckering tartness and a roundhouse kick of sharp sweetness. Both malts and hops are a mere afterthought (if even), as this concoction is meant as a conveyance of sweetened raspberry flavoring, and though this would seldom find a home either in my refrigerator or on my table, it would pair reasonably well with some equally sweet, fruity desserts or even a nice chocolate tart. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Some slight stickiness to the overall mouthfeel. Drinkability: Like a child’s chilled juicebox or a late teen’s wine cooler, this pasteurized, non-traditional lambic drinks fairly easily, and is only hampered by the toothsome sweetness and whether or not one likes raspberries. Although, if one were diametrically opposed to the noble raspberry, I wouldn’t fully understand why one would be imbibing this in the first place.

Bottle 370 ml. Age roughly 1 year piror to tasting. Poured cloudy deep ruby with dark purple highlights and a good sized, rocky, violet coloured head which was mostly lasting. Aroma was of fruit acids with freshly crushed raspberries, cranberry juice, lemon juice and light musty/yeasty notes. Flavor was also of tart fruit acids with tart raspberries, sour cherries, light notes of lemon juice, musty/yeast notes and a dry crisp finish. Light bodied with lively carbonation, a dry/tart mouthfeel, lightly syrupy texture and a good length finish. Very well balanced and unbelievably refreshing.

750 ml bottle. From the US (H). Dark ruby red colour with small pink head. Aroma of real fresh raspberries, surprisingly fresh and not overly sweet. Flavour is pure raspberries. Sourish and sugary but also not too sweet. Very enjoyable and low alc %. Nice fruit Lambic.

750mL bottle poured into Chimay glass. Pours deep raspberry red with pink head. Aroma of raspberry, taste is of buckets of fruit. Great.

355 ml Bottle poured into a flute. Pours a beautifully clear red with an average pink, fizzy head that leaves excellent lacing on the glass. Aroma is of pure raspberries. Flavor is a tart raspberry softened by a nice balance of sweetness. Lively carbonation. Dry Finish. Very nice.

Bottle. Red colour with a medium pink head. Aroma and flavour of raspberry and yeast.