Spontanframboos - Mikkeller ApS

oline73

Maryland

4.03/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from the bottle into a Chimay goblet.

The beer pours a cloudy ruby red color with a small layer of off white head that fades away quickly. The color is quite nice. The nose is full of raspberries with some lambic funk and a strong oak presence. The flavor follows from the smell, but the raspberry fades towards the end of the sip leaving you with oak and a lemony tartness. The mouthfeel is on the thick side with lots of smooth carbonation and an extremely dry finish. This is a very nice lambic. My only complaint is that the fruit goes away a bit too quickly.

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2013 04:01:19 | More by oline73

jtladner

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev -2%

05-18-2013 21:54:38 | More by jtladner

JerryM1984

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -2%

05-16-2013 06:38:02 | More by JerryM1984

AleWatcher

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

05-13-2013 16:57:54 | More by AleWatcher

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-13-2013 06:01:06 | More by Bonko_the_sane

Momar42

Maryland

4/5  rDev -2%

05-10-2013 01:13:14 | More by Momar42

tsauce2

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-04-2013 16:05:49 | More by tsauce2

zacheney

Oregon

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

04-27-2013 22:08:05 | More by zacheney

BugattiRoo

Australia

4.75/5  rDev +16.4%

04-25-2013 16:03:07 | More by BugattiRoo

Doodler

Colorado

4/5  rDev -2%

04-25-2013 06:57:23 | More by Doodler

DarthKostrizer

California

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

04-20-2013 05:43:11 | More by DarthKostrizer

dogfishandi

New York

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

12.7 oz green capped bottle at fridge temp poured into a snifter.

Pours out a very deep reddish pink color, pretty much opaque, a nice white, light pink colored head quickly fades to a ring. Lace is real quick to fall back into the beer.

Fresh raspberries blends with a nice rotted wood, lactic funk character

Again, sugary raspberries, raspberry seeds, lemon citrus acidity, some horsey Brett and a touch of lactic funk, maybe even a touch of wine.

Light bodied with a pretty good bright sourness that lingers on the palate.

A really nice framboise, maybe not quite as complex as some of the bigger lambic makers, but still a nice treat. Look forward to trying the other versions.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2013 20:11:21 | More by dogfishandi

Pencible

Virginia

4/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: This poured an opaque cherry red, with quickly dissipating white head.
S: It smelled like very tart raspberry, with some funky oak and acidic metallic hops and wild yeast and candi sugar.
T: It tasted like sweet and tart raspberry, with funky oak and musty vinegar and metallic hops. It had a clean and complex aftertaste that was tart and sour and funky.
M: It was watery with lots of carbonation. Lively body.
D: This was a very nice raspberry lambic. The scent and taste had a great balance of sweet fruit and sour funk. The body was appropriate, but the finish was really intense, so it must be sipped. Could age for a long time, but pretty enjoyable fresh. Sold brew.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2013 01:18:20 | More by Pencible

metter98

New York

4.1/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: The beer is hazy pale red in color. It poured with a thin pink colored head that hardly died down.
S: Strong aromas of funk are present in the nose that are like smelling salts to your nostrils.
T: Like the smell, the taste is both sour and funky and has notes of raspberries without any associated sweetness.
M: It feels light-bodied and rather tart on the palate with a low to moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer has a very bold amount of funk; the nose is akin to a gueuze. I liked this one because the fruit made the taste a little more palatable but wasn't sweet.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 20:12:40 | More by metter98

dbrauneis

New Jersey

4.13/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A: Pours a murky ruby red in color with some amber highlights and minimal amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a half finger tall creamy pinkish white head that redues to a mottled thin film covering the majority of the surface of the beer with a slightly thicker ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate to strong aromas of funkiness along with moderate aromas of tartness, raspberry, and just a hint of oak.

T: This beer is not sweet like many of the others in the fruit lambic style which I really appreciate, there is a light to moderate amount of raspberry with pretty strong flavors of tartness and funkiness. There are some light notes of oak and hints of vanilla as well.

M: Light to medium bodied with moderate to heavy amounts of carbonation. Some moderate amounts of acidic prickliness and just a touch of dryness in the finish.

O: I love how the tart funkiness in the aroma of this beer continues to intensify as the beer warms. I really enjoy the fact that this one is not sweet and has no natural or artificial sweeteners added. This one is kind of intense, similar to a gueze, so if you do not like those you might want to avoid this one. I really enjoyed this one and look forward to trying some of it's sibling offerings.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 20:12:28 | More by dbrauneis

smithj4

New York

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

04-06-2013 20:05:31 | More by smithj4

Twig2848

New York

5/5  rDev +22.5%

04-06-2013 03:24:09 | More by Twig2848

GonzoHomebrewer

Massachusetts

3.88/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pulled the trigger on this as the price wasn't as extravagant as I have seen it; thanks again RSVP in Maine for awesome deals!

A- A very deep, dark ruby red with a small thin pink head, looks good, but we're rating what is supposed to be an attempt at a lambic, so looks way too muddled for a higher rating.

S- Funky fresh overripe raspberry with some lambic funk in the background.

T-Musty funk shines through before the raspberry for me; raspberry isn't quite as bright as it was in the nose. Some weird plastic like funk on the finish is what keeps the taste score from going higher for me

M- a little thin and could use some more carbonation,

O- For the price, even with it being cheaper than usual, I should've just stuck with the go-to Belgians, but it was definitely worth a try. Had the spontankriek and this blew that out of the water. Worth a one time buy

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 02:29:27 | More by GonzoHomebrewer

Burt

Rhode Island

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

03-26-2013 23:53:41 | More by Burt

GuyIncognito

Maine

4.75/5  rDev +16.4%

03-24-2013 13:17:23 | More by GuyIncognito

jefftuck47

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -14.2%

03-23-2013 04:08:59 | More by jefftuck47

kjkinsey

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

03-14-2013 23:58:49 | More by kjkinsey

Texasfan549

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

03-14-2013 23:58:02 | More by Texasfan549

mkennedy119

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2%

03-11-2013 08:04:34 | More by mkennedy119

muskiesman

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

03-09-2013 23:02:04 | More by muskiesman