Liefmans Frambozenbier

Bottle from a tiny little place in St. Micheals, MD. Pours a haxy deep ruby with a nice off white head and plenty of lacing. Aromas of rasberries, blackberries, sour apple, yeast and autumn leaves. Crisp, tart berry flavor along with a healthy dose of yeast. Prickly carbonation that enhances the flavors and aroma. Mildly sour and crisp finish with a restrained sweetness that easily leads to the next sip.

[on tap and Grand Gueule; not sure which of the Liefmans Framboises this one was] Sweet and sour red raspberry aroma. Very dark red, coca-cola colour, with very little white, wisps. Flavour was as predicted by the aroma: sweet and sour with not too potent red raspberry and a sweet, lip-smacking feel leading to malt flavour and a hint of "oud" sourness. This beer would be incredibly good with a bit less sweetness and a lot more sourness. Extremely low carbonation (probably bad bar management) medium body, mouth puckering plus tingly sweetness.

375 ml bottle poured a hazy brown with red highlights and a lasting amber head. Aromas of raspberry and a hint of wheat. Palate was light bodied. Flavors of wheat and raspberry with a lightly tart slightly sweet lingering finish.

Dark, shiney, ruby-red colour with a foamy and rocky pinkish-white head. Candyish raspberry blossoms from the glass with just a hint of must and implying tartness. The first sip is a bit on the sweet side with a mouth-tingling spritziness that doesn’t hinder. The second sip is the same except that the tartness lingers a bit longer and the raspberry comes to fruition. Finishes dry and semi-sweet. A nice, easily drinkable Flemish sour, but I’d like a bit more of the sweetness and a more robust, earthy raspberry fruitiness. Nice however, and one that I’ll drink again.

#100
["Paperbottle" from Vinens Verden]. Thisone I’ve selected to be my beer no. 100, because it’s one of the best fruit sour ales I ever have tasted. Very much a sweet beer, but it’s ok. If you are in the mood of drinking more sour fruit ales, thisone is not your choice. It’s just a real summerbeer for aperitif sessions.

Bottle. Pours ruby red, thin pink head. Aroma is tart raspberry. Flavor is the same and not too sweet. This is very drinkable.

[Sampled at SBF -06] Redish amber. Bubbly head. A lot of sweet raspberries in both aroma and flavour. Some sour notes aswell and some rubber.

(Stockholm Beer Festival 2006) Reddish/amber, white head. Raspberry aroma, oaky notes. Sweetish raspberry flavor, rubber and oak notes.