plovmand (1590), Helsinge, Denmark Dec 11, 2008 Bottle. Dark red body red wine like with a very small head. Blackcurrant all over in aroma. Very rich blackcurrant flavour with some sourness. It lacks carbonation but its very tastefull. heavy (815), Split, Croatia Nov 28, 2008 22/11 0.25 l bottle @ Hopdevil, Zagreb. It poured dark reddish purple body with smaller red head. Nice juicy blackcurrant aroma. Very pleasant flavor, too, maybe too juicy for my taste, but sourish lambic character is notable. Nice long and pleasantly sweetish finish within its fizzy carbonation. Nothing industrial or fake here, which makes it to stand out of the other Lindemans fruit lambics, I’ve tried so far. Good enough to be called a "beer". patrick767 (2016), fort wayne, Indiana, USA Nov 27, 2008 12oz bottle - Pours dark reddish-purple with a thin purple head. It has a good dark berry aroma and also smells of that lambic barnyard funk. It tastes sweet and funky with a little tartness and much more lambic characteristic than several of the other Lindeman’s brews, a combination that to me makes it the best of their fruit lambics It’s medium bodied and very flavorful. Excellent beer. PilsnerPeter (2585), Flushing, New York, USA Nov 18, 2008 Bottle: Pours a nice hazy ruby color with a dense pink head. Coming from Lindemans, and considering it’s one of their Fruit-Lambics, the aroma surprisingly has some Lambic qualities. Musty wild yeast qualities, a touch of barnyard, with a sweet and sour berry presence. It’s nice that the base Lambic peaks through the fruit. Nice rounded feel with a sweet and tart flavor. The sweetness is present with a smooth black berry character, yet it’s balanced by an underlying leathery earthy note and old wood. There’s more fruit flavors later on but they’re tart and cleansing. Not a top example, nor complex, but it’s very tasty and drinkable. A dessert-like Lambic with solid fruit presence. MrManning (1634), London, Ontario, Canada Nov 2, 2008 Bottle at Chaucer’s Pub- Decants a deep purple liquid, sporting a creamy billowing purple head. Lots of retention and lace going on here. The nose was pretty straightforward but enjoyable. Aromas of black currant, concord grapes, berry jam, a smidgen of hops.Tastes of sweet and tart cassis, a bit of yeasty funk, add some hops also. Quite tart and tight on the finish. Good. f351c4v (404), Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA Oct 30, 2008 Pours a dark ruby-red color with a small pink head. Mildly dusty nose, like an old house, berries are there, too. Very sweet, with a great berry flavor. Lots of carbonation here, too. Slightly sour finish; it’s just too sweet for me. badlizard (2325), Berkeley, California, USA Oct 19, 2008 Bottle from Whole foods. Reddish with a pink creamy head. Aroma of cassis, which I really don’t care for, but a nice tangy fruity taste with some slight sourness. TheJollyOne (203), Kofu, Japan Oct 13, 2008 Pours a fizzy indigo head which is quite tall and very slow to diminish. The body has lively bubbles within and is blue nearing purple in colour. The nose is one dimensional, but wonderfuly fruity, honing in on cassis and wild berries. The taste begins sweet, then turns a touch sour with cassis and a hint of lemon. Very nice! The palate is lively and slow to finish. A bit syrupy at times, but a delicious beer all round.
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