Boon Framboise

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

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

A clear rosy brown lambic with a thick white head. A pleasant raspberry cream aroma, ice cream. In mouth, raspberry and light menthol, light acidity. Very nice. Born 2002, BB 8 august 2008. Tasted June 2008.

Pours cloudy red with rich white head. Aroma is mustard and raspberry sweetness. Mouthfeel is like champagne. Flavor is raspberry with a bit of sour to keep the fruit from being intolerable. Very good stuff.

BDR, I am so sorry you opened this gem early... on the other hand, I thank you for being in your presence. Murky brown color with a thin head. Aroma of raspberry jam that was made about 30 seconds ago. Strong, very strong raspberry flavor. Incredibly thick. Lightly tart and some wheat. Not sour at all. Delicious.
Earlier Rating: 5/25/2007 Total Score: 3.4
Dark red color with no head. Slight raspberry aroma. Crushingly sour taste with bone dry raspberries. Definitely an example that is lambic first, fruit second.

21/11 0.375 l bottle, vintage 2005, at Hopdevil, Zagreb. It poured red, slightly murky body with some particles floating inside. No real head, just somewhat near glass edges. Nice raspberry aroma, really pleasant and natural, but no beer felt. On the other side, flavor is nice lambic, with raspberry being just a nice background. Sourish, with vinous character and very refreshing. Very pleasant, just like its sweetish finish which is quite long due to typical fizzy carbonation for this style. Very well made fruit lambic!

my head bloody hurts. This is why I generally leave my rarest beers 800 miles away - one bad day and I start sessioning stuff that I’d rather share at a tasting... In any event, a very nice fruit lambic. Not as tart as the regular boon’s but quite nice. In fact, this 2004 bottle had an incredible aroma of fresh raspberry jam with a faint sourness to it. Sweet fresh raspberry jam flavor that was incredible, if sweet.
Earlier Rating: 5/19/2007 Total Score: 3
Wonderful raspberry nose with faint earthiness to it. Slightly sour with lots of raspberry and a decent finish. Nice pink body with massive pinkish head.

(2007, BBE 02.06.2012, tasted 10/2008) Stunning red, practically no head. Smells only of raspberry, quite fresh raspberry, actually. Flavor has raspberry juice all over it, just a little hint of sourness. Not overly sweet.

2005 bottle courtesy of Jerc and Mabel, shared with them. Ruby red / copper, small bubbly head. Fruity aroma, sour, tart. Good taste - more fruitiness, hint of sourness. Refreshing. Simple but good.
Earlier Rating: 7/2/2006 Total Score: 4.2
1997 Vintage, shared with a great crew on Canada Day. Dark brown, still head. Really nice musty berry aroma - amazing. Incredible taste - all musty malt, vinegar, sourness, lots of berries that tasted fresh, not nine years old, Almost of berry seed like bitterness. Lovely linger of berries. Complex, yet instantly drinkable, this has aged very well and was a pleasure to drink.

[1701-20080912] 375mL bottle. Raspberry and cherry notes in the aroma. Murky, dark brown body with a quick foamy white head. Fruity raspberry and berry berry and leaf notes in the flavour. Medium body. Nice and fruity, refreshing.
(w/ jerc, tupalev)