Melbourn Brothers Apricot

Brewed by Melbourn Brothers (Samuel Smith)
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Stamford, England

Bottled. Amber colour. Vanilla, apricot juice and almond in aroma. Also, sourish background. Apricot juice dominates flavour, pretty sticky and very much like concentrated juice. Not too beery. Naah...

Pours golden with a sparkling white head. Yeasty, sweet apricot nose. Acidic, sweet, fruity flavour with hints of lime. Sticky mouthfeel. sourish finish. Great bottle though...in this case the outside is better than the inside.

I have had this a couple of times and absolutely love it. I am a sucker for the sweet lambics. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a medium golden color with a medium sized golden head. The aroma was sweet apricot with a sour tang. It smelled more like apricot pits than the fruit. The flavor is strong apricot - thick and super sweet.

Bottle. Yellow/golden colour. Brief, white head. Apricot aroma. Quite sour/acidic flavour. Apricot, obviously. Not as outspoken as the strawberry version. Dryish. Finish has a bitterness of unripe fruits - unpleasant.

Bottle. Slightly sour aroma. Golden colour. Sweet apricot flavour with a hint of sourness. Tastes more like alcopop than beer.

I liked this one a tad less than the strawberry and cherry, but it was very good nonetheless. Hazy dark straw pour with aroma of apricot, peach, some hops. Tastes sweet, with a natural apricot flavor and a smooth, fruity finish. If these were more affordable, I’d buy them by the case.

This was a unmarked bottle. I smelled peach in this golden white headed brew. The taste was sugary and sweet. The finish was smooth but too buttery.

Couleur dorée abrité par de grosses bulles savonneuses. Les arômes nous rappellent clairement celles du fond d’une canne de pêche en conserve, sirop de pêche et poudre de fruits, mêlés à un brin de métal sans pour autant sembler oxydé. Sirop de pêche en bouche, un côté tartrique est aussi au rendez-vous, mais sa présence est rapidement compromise par celle du sucre beaucoup trop dominant. Manque de profondeur et devient rapidement ennuyant.