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Hopfenstark Framboise Forte Édition Spéciale (Oak Aged)


Percentile
94
overall
Brewed by Hopfenstark
Style: Fruit Beer

L’Assomption, Canada

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233.74/5.03.53/5.0Special8%98.2Flute
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 presario (2956), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Mar 17, 2009  
Pub. 2007 vintage. No head. Orange-rose colour. Sour scent, strong with no real fruit presence. tasty dry light raspberry. Finish has a building sourness.


 radiomgb (1958), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/515/20
Feb 16, 2009  
Hazy peach in colour with a thin white head, patchy lacing. The aroma is wheaty, light fruit with only some raspberries, some tartness. The flavour is sharp, acidic, light in the raspberries again, some sweetness. Sour mouthfeel, medium/light body, medium/high carbonation. Finishes sharp and acidic before turning sweet.

The aroma makes it seems like you shouldn’t expect much but the flavour and finish make up for that. A bit light on the raspberries though, the result of the oak aging?

Bottle at Mondial 2008, Montreal, Quebec.
Sampled on May 30, 2008.


 tiggmtl (4311), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/101/58/103/514/20
Jan 17, 2009  
Sour aroma is almost lambic-like but there are some sweet vanilla notes and an almost floral. soap-like component. Hazy amber coloured body is topped by a thin, white, large bubbled, fully diminishing head. Tart raspberry flavour with some lactic character. Wheat and raspberries linger in the aftertaste. I’m getting more fruit than funk but the underlying character is certainly Belgian inspired. Medium-light body with moderate unobtrusive carbonation that neither helps nor hinders enjoyment. Tulip glass. Bottle purchased at the brewery Jun-08.


 Lubiere (4491), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Jun 24, 2008  
A pink rosy beer with a thin big bubbled white head. Very nice barnyard and raspberry aroma, strong Brett, and acids. Effervescent and tart in mouth, raspberry meeting Brettanomyces, woody notes and aged cheese. Rich and interesting. Thanks Hopfenstark! Bought at brewery.


 mabel (2590), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Jun 15, 2008  
[1245-20080401] Bottle. Raspberry tart aroma with a funk sourness and mildly sweaty wood. Hazy, light red pink body with no head. Light sour ’funk’ flavour is like fruity raspberry sour juice from a barrel. Medium body, sour. Enjoyable.
(c/o a friend)


 Sammy (3981), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
May 31, 2008  
Limited edition enjoyed at Mondiale 2008. This is the raspberry juiced beer aged for 3 months in oak, . The aroma is of the oak. The woody taste dominates. Much more enjoyable than a fruit beer.


 Pyrozoid (352), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
May 31, 2008  
(Dégusté avec french tickler au mondial) Biere de couleur rose-orangé avec un collet absent ou presque. Forte odeur de framboises, peches, sel, pemplemousse rose. Gout de pemplemousse et sel.


 french tickler (642), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
May 28, 2008  
Bottle @ le mondial

App.: Orange/pink/amber poor with a tiny head, LOTS of sediments.

Aromas: Fresh raspberries, pink grapefruit, salty, cassis and cranberries.

Palate: Acid, bitterness hits you right off the bat, lightly salty, perfectly sweet

Flavors: Raspberries, grapefruit...

Notes: None



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