St. Louis Premium Framboise

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Ingelmunster, Belgium

draft @ rl rl. Bright and fresh raspberries on the aroma. Pours dark pink to red with a light pink head. Sweet raspberry upfront with a slight tartness in the back. A slight (very slight) horse blanket feel in the aftertaste and as it goes down. Definitely dominated by sweet fruit. Give me a Lou Pepe!

Bottle, 25cl. Pink-ruby with a smal creamy pinkish-white head. Strong aroma of sweet fresh ripe raspberries, Taste is way too sweet for me it’s like syrup. More a fruit juice than a beer.

Similar to the Lindamens, the premium framboise goes for the very sweet style. Light sourness and tartness in the finish gives a slight refreshing kick. Very rich raspberry flavor, syrupy, but keeps a fresh raspberry flavor. This was very good for a sweet fruit beer, but I enjoy a bit more sourness in the finish to keep it refreshing.

Draft @ Eulogy. Light reddish color with small head. Sweet aroma of raspberry with a very sweet raspberry taste. Smooth and enjoyable. Definitely the best Framboise I’ve had.

Bottle: Deep red, very dark, moderate pink head, frothy and sticky.   Nose of sweetened Raspberries, a touch musty, and perhaps a bit of barrel.   Sweet up front, very fruity, borderline real/artificial, with a backend that picks up more of a sour touch.   Definitely flavorful from start to finish, soft lingering Raspberry flavor.   Fairly clean, somewhat dry, with perhaps a Raspberry seed aftertaste.   Very enjoyable, even if a bit candyish.

Aroma is a bit soapy, carbonation fizzes the tongue, sweet beery with mild sour notes.

(Bottle 25 cl) Slightly cloudy dark red with a creamy, pink head. Extreme raspberry aroma, but it has a very natural feel to it. Rather light-bodied, very sweet yet balanced due to the acidity in the lambic base. The rapberries also really come through in the flavours making this a fresh and delicious fruit beer. Not chemical or artificial in spite of the added flavourings and colorants. Thanks to Kim N for this - I’m quite impressed that you managed to find me a Belgian I hadn’t tried already, and even on the Danish west coast! Cheers buddy. 030307

Bottle. Pours a nice dark red color with a bit of a pink head. Aroma is that of raspberry syrup. Enjoyable. Flavor is slightly tart, very raspberry and rather sweet. What lambic/sour qualities might be present are over-whelmed by the sugary sweetness.