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Brewed by Brouwerij F. Boon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Lembeek, Belgium
Serve in Flute, Tumbler

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 608   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.59   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Traditional Belgian Lambic - 100% Spontaneously fermented ale. Aged 2 years in oak vats. Minimum 200 grams of real raspberries per liter. Brewed in Lembeek, the village that gave Lambic its name.


3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Wim (1975) - Weelde, - NOV 7, 2010
dark red brown coloured body with a little white head a sweet fruity little soury aroma a sweet fruity sour grainy taste with a soury bitter finish

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Martinus (868) - Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS - MAY 27, 2012
Pink labeled bottle, vintage 2008. 6.2% ABV.
Clear, slightly brown red colour, grenadine red. Pinkish head. Aroma of raspberries, very fruity, light candy, lightly tart. Light tart flavour, light acidic, rather sweet, natural raspberries, loads of raspberies. Light astringent raspberry pips, lingering raspberry finish.
Refreshing, delicate, lovely beer for summer evenings.
(From 75cL bottle @ home)

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Camons (2137) - Hasselager, DENMARK - MAY 17, 2012
Bottle @ DØE meeting. Pours reddish brown with a small offwhite head. Aroma of lots of raspberry, little sourness. Taste is rather sweet again with lots of raspberry, little sugar, light sourness. Thin body, lively carbonation, rather dry finish. Sweet, but easy drinking. 160512

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 17/20
DasBierChef (944) - Lucan, Minnesota, USA - MAY 14, 2012
A lot of floaties in my bottle, but still nice. A bit more watery than I was expecting but overall pretty solid.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
gunnar (2634) - Sandnes, NORWAY - MAY 3, 2012
Bottle from Beermerchants.com. Pours clear deep red with a small pinkish head. Inviting aroma of raspberry, sweet and sour. Taste is fruity, dry and sour raspberry, very fresh and easy to like.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
Hirotoma (233) - Bologna, ITALY - MAY 2, 2012
Bo a me non è che sia piaciuta tanto...

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Nisse666 (2179) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - APR 29, 2012
Sample from bottle at Rover cons 2012-04-28 Göteborg Ar: fruity berries, tartness Ap: ruby red thick juice F: wee fizzy, raspberries, wee tartness

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Lilja (179) - Malmö, SWEDEN - APR 15, 2012
UPDATED: MAY 17, 2012 Spontanjäst öl med frisk smak av Hallon. Väldigt god trots att det är på gränsen till för söt. 3,7p Testade även en Vintage Framboise Boon 2004. Frisk vinös, syrlig, välbalanserad med tydlig smak av hallon, vilken lycka. 4,1p

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jnkor (38) - Tampa, Florida, USA - APR 9, 2012
Very nice fruity aroma, but light and inviting. Looks very full, dark red. Very frothy, initially dry and then becoming simply full. Very sour too, but balanced with the sweetness.

3.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Nightsky (51) - Wesley chapel, Florida, USA - APR 9, 2012
Aroma is crisp and sweet, no head when poured. Has a slightly hazy red color. Taste wasn't as exciting as its smell. Very tart at first with a sour finish. Overall it was enjoyable. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
ska (185) - ITALY - APR 2, 2012
37,5cl bottle, hazy red color, minimal white head, cherry and raspberry aroma, citric flavor, light body, finish with cherry notes, I feel more cherries than raspberries


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