 Rastacouere (5258), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 25, 2007
Pure raspberry red coloured and fully veiled. Light and natural white head. Purely extracted raspberry, savvy and full of vitality, yet nervously juicy. Growing cherry presence as it warms. Hard to decipher, the wild yeast brings up a cheesy and bready backing, but the main character might be the huge citrus backings: lemony, grapefruity. Elegant to the max. It unveils itself not as perfumey as the original Framboos at this point, but perhaps as vibrant, not as acidic, but more jammy and in its own way, almost as brilliant. Fleshy palate, pie-like, delicate in its character fullness. Champaigny body. Superb and to me easily one of the best new beers of the year.
ironchefscott (226), long beach, California, USA
Aug 14, 2008 my favorite sour with rasberries...bottle shared on the rbsg bus...by me!
sour funky rasberry nose...and tons of complex tart fruit flavors
Miver (376), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 12, 2008 750ml bottle purchased at Ebenezer’s. Poured a bright reddish amber in color with a small pink head. Aroma is very tart with berries, brett, oak, and funky. Taste is extremely tart. Flavors of sour cherries, raspberries, oak, barnyard funk. Finish is dry, and very nice. I really enjoyed this one.
nhorween (502), New York, New York, USA
Aug 12, 2008 750ml, thanks cmubeerman - dated Feb., 14th, 2007. Cloudy pink color with a pinkish head. Aroma is awesome. Super sour and tart, light berry notes, musty, woody, wet hay/wool. Flavor of sweet tarts and sour cherries and raspberries. Finish is almost painful and lemony. Light drinking and superb.
HogTownHarry (3175), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
Aug 12, 2008 Bottle (750ml). Shared with blankboy and garthicus, my bottle thanks to the amazing generosity of Glouglouburp!. Cloudy deep ruby pour with an average-sized frothy head and thick strands of lacing (I drooled looking at it, that’s a 5!). Yummy aroma - look, I don’t have the words to adequately describe this beer, so: sour-lemon-heavy yeast-burnt rubber-sour green fruit .... you know; GOOD! The taste followed right on - more fruit, more funk, dry, pungent, sour - I wanted to just drink it all myself, such a great Lambic. Thick bodied, hugely acidic but still the fruit character held its own - one of the best fruit sours I’ve ever had. Thanks again, Dany!
blankboy (2562), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 11, 2008 Bottle (750ml) shared with HogTownHarry & garthicus -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a lovely cherry red with an average size pinkish-white head. Aroma: Oh yeah! Sweet malt, funky yeast, tart raspberries, light spices, oak and light hops -- just awesome. Flavour follows the aroma -- well balanced tart-ey goodness! Medium bodied. Fantastic stuff, a great example of the style. Thanks for sharing Harry!
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