Spontanframboos - Mikkeller ApS

spoony

Colorado

3.65/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

From notes on October 25, 2012. From a bottle to a tulip.

A-I got a minor gusher on opening, but the head was manageable when I poured-two fingers-and it dropped pretty quickly. The brew was opaque and, surprise, raspberry colored.

S-Strong on the, surprise, raspberry, but also some tart green apple, and a little cereal grain. I also picked up a little grape.

T-Taste mostly follows the smell, i.e., tart raspberry is dominant with some tart apple and maybe pear. Not the most complex, but not unpleasant.

M-Crisp and drinkable with lots of carbonation and a drying finish.

O-Not a bad effort. The beer was not as complex as the best lambics out there, but the fruit flavors were genuine tasting, not artificial as can sometimes be the case with fruit lambics, IMHO. If you dig raspberries, here you go!

Serving type: bottle

11-10-2012 05:24:44 | More by spoony

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