St. Louis Framboise

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Ingelmunster, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

On tap. Obviously a lambic, had a sweet raspberry aroma and taste with some tart. Dark red with a light red/white head. Made it about halfway through the drink before it became too sweet.

average fizzy off white head. fair lacing. mostly diminishing. sparkling thin reddish-brown body. aroma: tons of raspberry.if: moderate sweet. ff: moderate sweet and very light bitter; average duration. palate: light body, watery texture, fizzy carbonation and light astringent finish. pedaços framboesa em cima e no fundo, muito saborosa, a la espumante. forte gosto de framboesa, devido aos 25%. quase nao se sente alcool, 20s

Ruby red with light pink head and lace. Tart raspberry and sugar aroma. Flavor mirrors the aroma but with a flat berry finish. Medium bodied with small carbonation.

On Tap at Brasserie Beck, Washington DC; April 2010
Total=4.0, 8/4/8/4/16
Having just finished my meal, and completely unsolicited, the waiter brought me a couple beers to sample that had been pulled from the tap list. This one was actually a great way to end the meal. The raspberry character is dominant, but manages to taste of real, if still sweetened, fruit that is decadent without being heavy. This really can pair quite well with the right, time, place and meal; and this has done just that here, low in alcohol, and a sweetened, big, real fruit flavor that works great as a dessert. Surprisingly I find myself enjoying this much more than I would ever have expected to; I would give this a solid 4.0/4.2 for this particular moment in time.

On Tap at 1702, Tucson, April 2010
Total=3.1, 6/4/6/4/11
The beer arrives from the tap with a hazy plum color and is topped by a wispy, ring of a pale hued head. The aroma smells sweet, with a pulpy raspberry fruitiness, a sort of green raspberry-seed like edge to it and it really just reminds me of smelling a jar of raspberry jam.

The flavor is not as sweet as the aroma suggested, but it is still definitely a sweet beer. Flavors of raspberry jam or sweet raspberry syrup are quite in evidence and this really works as an end of the meal dessert. The raspberry character has a nice pulpy, fleshy, fruit flavor to it and there is even some tannic, astringency here that seems to be derived from seeds or raspberry skin. There is a light, lactic tartness here that is mostly drowned out by the sweetness. The texture has a definite, sugary viscousness to it, though I wouldn’t say this is a heavy beer at all.

This is very quaffable, it is refreshing like a glass of raspberry juice; really juice is what this “beer” is. It is simplistic and even enjoyable if you take it for what it is.

Looks like grape juice. Stale berry floral nose. Liquid fruit juice taste. I normally like these, but wasn’t impressed with this one. Rated 4/18/10

On tap pours pink with a pink head and a big berry aroma. Flavor is much the same with a bit of added tartness and some wheaty notes.

Bottle. Raspberry, citrus and yeast in aroma. Red colour with pink head. Very sweet flavour like a soft drink with some citrus and a slightly dry finish. Far too sweet.

Tap. Ruby pour with pinkish head. Strawberry, rasberry and sweet aroma. Sweet berry, powdery, syrup, and sweet sour finish. Not bad.