Boon Framboise

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

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

UPDATED: JAN 31, 2008 Update- 95/96 vintage was a bit better but about the same- I got a little more tartness out of the older bottle. - this one shared by BrianK. Thanks. 750 ml bottle 96/97 vintage. Shared with everyone at Spuyten Summer 07. Overlal this one wasnt quite as refined or funky or sour as the Kriek but it was still good. Pours a nice dirty viotel with reddish highlights and a light fizzy head. Aroma is lots of raspberry tarts and jam. red raspberry and herbal notes with some floral hints- some light funky sourness. Funk and sugary raspberry sweetness, not as tart as expected- and dirty wierd funky brett. Light tart finihs. Seemed a bit old and past its prime on the mouthfeel and finish.
Earlier Rating: 8/25/2005 Total Score: 4
Pours a deep amber/light purple with some pink hints and a nice logn lasting white frothy head. Aroma is pure fresh raspberries and sweet. Flavor is also a bit sweet up front with lots of tart raspberries but finishes with a fair amount of sourness which is nice that it isnt too acidic. Nice lively carbonation, and a good mouthfeel.

Bottle. Reddish colour with a big red head. Aroma and flavour of rapsberry with a sourness finish.

July 2006, an aperitif at our garden party, and most were in awe that this was a beer. Bronze with a red hue and a huge head, that is difficult to pour without a lot of foam. The 200 grams of raspberries pr. liter beer really is known in both aroma and flavour. It’s a really nice Framboise with a perfect balance between the sour and the sweet notes, and it’s one of the better, I have tasted.
Earlier Rating: 12/11/2007 Total Score: 3.3
Bronze with a red hue and a huge head. Both aroma and flavour lets you know that this is a lambic, and the balance between the berry sourness and the ditto sweetness is very nice. But I’m so utterly and completely in love with Lindemans Framboise, so it’s difficult for any other Framboise to get the real high scores. 1528

Bottle, caged and corked in green glass. Sweet raspbrery nose. Purple-tinged pink pour with a pink/purple-tinged, beautiful lacing head. Taste is fruity, can almost taste the razz seeds, with a touch of mold and yeasty tang. Stronger, crisper carbonation than the kriek. Light sweetness, nowhere near cloying, with a light acidic sharpness and a touch of wood. Leathery dry aftertaste is nicer than the main course. Medium-fullish body. Well-crafted and well above average, but not superlative.

375 ml bottle, poured into tumbler. Pours red with a finger of whitish-pink head. Odor is of raspberries with a hint of the alcohol. Sweet and tart, tastes just about exactly like raspberries. A nice, sweet refreshing lambic.

375ml. purchased at Whole Foods Vienna, VA. Last brew rating while I’m home in DC for the Turkey Day Holiday. porus red with a thin half finger head. Nose is very sweet and is fully raspberry. Taste is sweet and tart with a little of acidic bitterness. Overall pretty good, little too much bitterness for me.

Bouteille verte de 375 ml, avec bouchon de liège, obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur de framboise fraîche sucrée. Apparence: La couleur est rouge avec beaucoup de dépôt et une moyenne densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux. Saveur: Goût de framboise entière. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement vineuse. Forte effervescence en bouche. Présence d’amertume de framboise en arrière goût. (Rating #1340)

Darker red- brown coloured beer with very little carbonation and a small white head. Fruity, little sour raspberry aroma. medium palate. Finish is fruity, raspberry with a tart-sour touch.