Lindemans Framboise

Brewed by Brouwerij Lindemans
Style: Lambic - Fruit
St Pieters Leeuw-Vlezenbeek, Belgium

Date: 05/05/1996
Mode: Bottle
Source: Greens

Cloudy dark red, whispy almost nonexistant head, strong raspberry aroma, high cabonation, tart raspberry flavor with a lingering strong and sweet raspberry aftertaste. Much like a fruit wine or champange.

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Score: **4
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Dark red pour with purple and near black hues, with a brown perimeter and a small light pink head that fades quickly. Seriously dark and appetizing appearance. Raspberry puree confronts the senses in the aroma, like a wall of unstoppable super-fruit. The nose is very sweet and is supplemented by light notes of wild yeast, cereal grain in extreme moderation, sugars and soft medicinal notes(not bothersome). The flavor is very sweet and at points cloying. Raspberry seems somewhat legitimate, sugars propel the reality that is isn’t all real. Acidity is mild to medium, tartness moderate and ever-growing. Finishes sweet and very tart but not really sour. the body is medium and syrupy, well-carbonated and jammy. A good daytime quencher with a sub-airy quality that pokes out to let you know that this isn’t a complete syrupy mess.

Poured into my Lindemans lambic glass. Poured a deep magenta with a pink, persistent head that leaves good lacing. Not much complexity in the taste or the aroma, but it is undeniably flavourful and strong scented. RASPBERRIES, wahoo. Sweet and tart, full-bodied and never cloying. It’s sweetness cuts most of the acidity.

[Sampled with Henrik at Jyske Øldage, 2004 in Kolding.] At the finish we attacked the Lindemans section to catch some fruitbeer after a lot of strong belgians. The all were very good and we defenately agreed that it couldn’t be better. Now three years later, we go for the sips.

A beautiful reddish brown with a nice, thick, persistent head. Aroma is strongly fruity, mainly raspberry, with some spicy hints. Raspberry dominates the sweet malty flavor. Drinking this beer is almost like drinking raspberry-flavored pop, so it could be insidious!

Draught: Sweet aroma. Smelled of raspberries. Poured blood red with a medium-sized magenta head. Flavor was highly sweet. Tastes of raspberry. Medium body. Average texture. Average carbonation. Sweet raspberry finish. Very drinkable.

Pours a Ruby Red (fruit juice) colour with a small white head. Aroma is very rasberry with cranberry overlay. Candy Like aroma. Initial taste is fresh raspberries with tartness in the finish. Some head retention with lasting palate. My first Lambic .. Very tasty...

Had well-chilled at The Abbey in Miami. A gorgeous color sold me right away. Thick, like a glass of crushed berries. Pronounced fruitiness never dies but sustains itself. Exceptionally flavorful but not complex. Not a beer for serious lambic lovers, as it is quite sweet. It’s not too sweet like its Belle Vue counterpart though! Lindeman’s framboise is straightforward and fun beer and an excellent introduction to the style!