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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: 590   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.37   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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Traditional Belgian Lambic - 100% spontaneously fermented ale. Aged 2 years in oak vats, minimum 200 grams of real cherries per liter. Brewed in Lembeek, the village that gave Lambic its name.


3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
tderoeck (1590) - Gent, BELGIUM - MAY 26, 2012
18/V/2012 - 75cl bottle @ Waregemse Bierfanaten bier en chocolade - BB: 6/VII/14 (2012-518)

Clear ruby red to rust brown beer, small beige to red brown head, pretty stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of sweet cherries, cherry candy, some yoghurt, bit metallic. MF: good carbon, light to medium body. Taste: cherry flavoured yoghurt, little bitter, sour lemony touch, butter milk, bit sweet. Aftertaste: yoghurt, little metallic, soft sourness, little sweet, very fruity, cherry flavours.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
tgncc (1913) - Bellmore, New York, USA - MAY 20, 2012
Shared at WTWBA 2012, Brooklyn. The aroma is cherry, tart, sour, wet cardboard. The appearance is red, white head. The flavor is tart cherries, sour, again an off flavor of wet cardboard. This isn’t totally off-putting, though. The finish is remarkably like the flavor, same off flavor. Pretty good overall.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
HenryXXX (60) - British Columbia, CANADA - MAY 16, 2012
Pours a dark ruby red with lite pink head. Smells like sour cherries. The pallets has sweet sour bing cherries. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
RolkaNation (102) - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - MAY 15, 2012
On draft at bar in Bruges. Surprisingly delightful. Liked it better than the Cantillon Kriek. Nice sour notes and bittersweet sour cherry. Fizzy and lively on palate. Great beer to have on a sunny day on a patio.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
DasBierChef (944) - Lucan, Minnesota, USA - MAY 14, 2012
Not a bad kriek, but not superb. Easy drinking yet pungent, overall quite nice.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 9/20
yiannnos (178) - , CYPRUS - MAY 3, 2012
Red colour. Lots of cherry aroma and flavour. A bit sweet but not too much, needs more sourness

0.5
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 1/20
leah2974 (233) - Georgia, USA - MAY 1, 2012
On tap at Leons in Decatur, GA. Bright, open cherry flavor. Complex sweet and sour.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
TheCorkStops (53) - Connecticut, USA - APR 25, 2012
Hands down my favorite of all the fruit lambics I’ve tried. Smells a bit fruity, as it should, but it’s not overly sweet or tart. Super drinkable and well-made!

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Boliv (1045) - New York, USA - APR 16, 2012
750mL corked and caged bottle, best by 04.23.2014. Pours pink, ruby red in the glass, with a 2-finger fluffy pink head. Aromas of sweet cherry, tart fruit, and cherry stones; some funk and barnyard present. The flavor is sweet cherry juice, lightly tart and prickly, and funky. A bit one-dimensional. Medium carbonation and a bit thin. Alright. [992]

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
EdKing (936) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - APR 13, 2012
Bottle in Windsor Castle, Park Rd. Colour is clear pink/red with white head. Nose is lots of sour cherries, some sweet sugary and white wine grape notes. Taste is sour cherries, white sugary, meringue, marzipan. Not too sweet and cloying though and very drinkable.


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