Boon Framboise

Brewed by Brouwerij F. Boon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Lembeek, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

UPDATED: OCT 6, 2010 2003 bottle, best before January 2009. Almost clear, orangey amber with a lasting white head. Juicy sweet raspberry aroma with a dusty wooden note. Sweet and sour raspberry and malt flavour.
Earlier Rating: 1/31/2009 Total Score: 3.9
EBF 2008, thanks Jacob! Cloudy amber with a small white head. Strong raspberry aroma with some funk. Sweetish and funky berry flavour

Very pretty looking beer, dark opaque strawberry red, I was disappointed that zero head was produced not even a single bubble was floating on top of the beer however there was lots carbonation bubbling up from the bottom of the glass. The aroma was all natural smelling raspberries, very pleasant aroma however it was fairly mild, it could have been more aggressive for my liking. The taste reminded me of sparkling alcohol free fruit juice you give to your little cousins at Christmas. Mostly sour raspberries in the flavor that left a good tart after taste, this could have used more of a beer flavor for me almost no malt or yeast could be detected. Ok tasting, not artificial or insanely sweet but nothing I’ll ever go out of my way to try again."

Sweet, a little bitter, low body. Not as hearty or fulfilling as Lindeman’s Bottle at Total Wine, Ft. Lauderdale.

Bottle 2004 Vintage, have had this bottle a couple of years unsure where I picked it up, possibly Dranken Geers or Noel Cuviers There are times when having the right beer at the right time make for quite an unforgettable experience. I had a moment like this with Westvleteren 12 in The Kulminator a beer that I’d had before many years back but never rated, it really was quite magical in the Kulminator. There was also the mighty Kaggen on New Years Eve a year or two ago, fantastic! It’s quite difficult to see how drinking Boon Framboise Mariage Parfait whilst cooking ’Tagine Bil Kok’ (tagine of lamb with prunes) down the garden by the raspberry canes on a wonderfully sunny Saturday evening in late May could compare to one of those right time, right place moments for a beer, but it did. The pour was a pinky brown, sometimes looking like old blood in a certain light, it was also a little hazy, the head was light pink a and fluffy. The aroma was pure raspberry jam, soft and squidy raspberries abound on the nose, its a fruit laden corker of an aroma. The taste is simply sumptious, its slightly tart at first but it no way is this sharp, its just so well done those ripe raspberries are soft in the mouth carbonation is fantastic. This is just so refreshing, I simply cannot believe how good this beer is and offer some to Loz to try, Loz is equally stunned into silence. The alcohol in this is just right it offers just the right sort of platform for those juicy flavour’s to flood through. I sip again and those raspberries explode on the tongue, I am so chuffed that this is a 750ml bottle. This isn’t too sweet or too sharp it really is just perfect in my eye’s, you can taste those rapberries, seeds spilling over the lip, wonderful stuff, absolutely wonderful. Gotta get some more! A9 A4 F10 P5 Ov19 4.7

2003 vintage consumed in 2009: Poures a golden yellow with a small white head. Nose is big on lemon and citrus. Taste is very dry, lots of citrus, bright flavors, very light on vinegar, nice brett on the back end.

Strong raspberry aroma and flavor.Dark red appearance and a good bit of carbonation.

355ml bottle best before 06.03.2012 enjoyed 5.21.09. Pours a darker reddish/purple with a medium fizzy sudsy pinkish/purple head. Super strong fresh raspberry aroma, tons of sweet tart raspberries, really quite incredible, reminds me of raspberry bushes I had growing up. Flavor follows what the aroma alludes to, fresh pureed raspberries, this is like a raspberry soda, unbelievably not that sour, more of a fruit beer rivaling New Glarus. Sweet fresh raspberry flavor, seeds come to mind, mildly tart and sour, the acidity is really mellow for a lambic and really second fiddle to the sweetness. The sourness is most noticeable in the aftertaste, slightly dry finish. Extremely drinkable due to the light acidity. Some maltiness is noticeable after a while. Strong flavor but somewhat vacant in the finish. Medium bodied, lightly syrupy feeling with no stickiness, dull carbonation. If only there was some acidity to back up that amazing raspberry flavor... Yum!

Although this has been retired, big bottles of this stuff keep popping up in Japanese stores. I bought this one at the SOGO department store in Yokohama. Classy bottle...classy brew. Popped open the cork on this 2004 Lambic and savored the sight of the misty mouth signaling a nice treat. Noticed the colour to be a shimmering bright pink while pouring but once it settled into the glass it transformed into something darker and resembled a deep rouge. The head was amazing...not so much for it’s size, but for it’s colour...a lilac tinted beauty that also reminded me of Sakura blossoms. The smell was of Sakura, too...wildflower, honeysuckle, lemon peel, cherry, also detected some sort of soft cotton candy notes. Taste was mellow and slightly sweet, slightly tart, very low in acidity (probably due to it’s age) and walked the balance between cherry lemonade and a fine champagne.