Floris Framboise - Brouwerij Huyghe

blakesell

Ohio

3.45/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from the 11.2 oz bottle into a standard pint glass. Bottle is aged for roughly 2 years from my cellar. Bottom of the bottom has a hearty yeast sediment that was unaffected by my harshest swirlings.

Appearance- Beer pours a light red with a slim pink head that dies quickly to a light murk across the top. Lacing is slim and not too substantial. Beer itself is hazy and likely has a good portion of wheat in it.

Smell- Raspberries is thick in the scent but it smells artificial. It's hard to explain, it has a very nutrasweet smell to it. I assume there is wheat and base malts, but all I can get is the sugary fruit on the nose. No Delerium yeast here.

Taste- Raspberry kool aid and wheaty malts, a very thick corn syrup flavor, some real raspberries as well, not terrible, but not a repeat frambois either.

Mouthfeel- Cloying, acidic, sticky, medium in carbonation and medium full bodied.

Drinkability- Ok for drinking, but this frambois is not one I will revisit, especially considering the price, give me a Delerium Nochtrum instead.

Serving type: bottle

02-21-2009 00:03:03 | More by blakesell

browniewithnuts

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

04-18-2013 19:52:51 | More by browniewithnuts

Ivanhoes_Backpack

New Brunswick (Canada)

3.84/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Picked up 12oz bottle in Maine, cost me $9 after duty. Gotta do what it takes to make the girlfriend happy.

A Dark red, almost purple colour, very little head.

S Ripe raspberries, sour keys, those chewy ribbon sour candies with the sugar coated on it, know what I mean?

T Sweet raspberries giving way to sour raspberries, fruit juice.

M Fizziness, fairly smooth though.

O This is basically a raspberry pop with alcohol in it. But unlike most I don't discount it as beer. I think sweet and sour beers have just as much place in the repetoire as russian imperials or dipa's, some snobs just seem to think they taste too good for it or something. Each their own. I probably would never list a fruit beer as the greatest ever, but I tend to really like them as a treat. She really likes it, so brownie points for that.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 23:59:21 | More by Ivanhoes_Backpack

TimeLincoln

New Brunswick (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

04-04-2013 23:55:19 | More by TimeLincoln

TrevorWGrover

Germany

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

03-09-2013 09:46:04 | More by TrevorWGrover

cliff1066

Virginia

4/5  rDev +7.2%

01-04-2013 06:01:23 | More by cliff1066

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.53/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

330ml bottle. First new instance from this series to show its face in Alberta in quite a while now.

This beer pours a hazy dark maroon hue, with three fingers of puffy, bubbly pink-tinged dirty white head, which leaves some broad arched swaths of lace around the glass as it sinks away.

It smells of less-than-sweet raspberry puree, a prominent Swedish Berry 'fruitiness', some soft pale malt graininess, and very weak drying, earthy hops. The taste is varied sugary black fruit sweetness - 'field berry', 'mixed berry', or what have you, a barely adequate tartness, some overburdened, or underwhelming, sharp wheat notes, and more soft, indistinct drying, uh, hops, I guess.

The bubbles are pretty sedate, and little more, the body a sturdy medium weight, bolstered by that sugar syrup essence endemic to these types of offerings, and smooth by the same measure. It finishes sweet, but not cloyingly so, as the balanced nature of the titular fruit starts to show some support.

We all know what we're getting into with this type of thing - that said, this is one of the better versions from this brewer - the raspberry does vary from candy to the actual fruit in its disposition, which at least provides a nice nostalgic ride from childhood through, um, well a different part of it. Anyways, tasty for what it is, which admittedly has very little to do with 'normal' beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-15-2012 04:35:54 | More by biboergosum

RBorsato

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +27.3%

11-06-2012 20:40:12 | More by RBorsato

st9647v3

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +7.2%

11-04-2012 20:36:58 | More by st9647v3

EricCioe

Montana

2.75/5  rDev -26.3%

10-21-2012 02:51:32 | More by EricCioe

ToppyBeerMaster

3.73/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

dark pink/purple hue, strong grape, sweet, candy, nose, sweet upfront, vineous middle, sweet aftertaste lingers, dessert beer, one beer max.

One of the better Floris fruit beers I have tasted so far. The sweet smell isn't fully transferred into a, as sweet taste which makes the beer more drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2012 18:23:59 | More by ToppyBeerMaster

closisinthehouse

Florida

4/5  rDev +7.2%

04-28-2012 14:52:43 | More by closisinthehouse

CowsCanBark

Pennsylvania

3.73/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from 11.2 oz. bottle into Stella Artois "chalice."

Appearance: Pours a deep, cloudy ruby with a surprisingly retentive light pink head. A surprising amount of pink lacing stays on the glass.

Smell: Raspberry Crystal Light, slight funkiness. Smells really fake.

Taste: That's interesting, and not what I was expecting. Sweet raspberries flood your taste buds first, followed by a distinctive tartness and funky earth tones. Some kind of spice, maybe coriander, is also detected, as well as a yeast-like flavor. A lot more complex than I was initially expecting. Pleasantly surprised.\

Mouthfeel: Light to moderate body and moderate carbonation, slightly dry.

Overall: Surprisingly tasty and much more complex in taste than I was expecting, definitely recommended.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2012 00:45:59 | More by CowsCanBark

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

03-19-2012 00:09:32 | More by TMoney2591

JohnK17

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

03-15-2012 02:55:54 | More by JohnK17

bonbini26

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

01-10-2012 17:47:14 | More by bonbini26

russwbeck

Virginia

2.5/5  rDev -33%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

A: Musty red-brown pour with a small white to light pink, fizzy head.

S: Very raspberry like, certainly not sour. Smells sweet and syrupy.

T: Extremely sweet. All raspberries and other berries dominate the taste. I really don't get anything else.

MF: Syrupy, but no where on the level of Founders Blushing Monk. This pales in comparison to that. Carbonated well.

O: This was a huge miss for me. Just too sweet. Like a child's drink with 3.7% ABV included.

Serving type: bottle

09-30-2011 18:32:05 | More by russwbeck

Nerudamann

Arizona

3.55/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.

Look - dark brown-colored, but with a slight rose-colored hue. About half a finger's worth of pink-colored foam that dissipates slowly.

Smell - very fruity and sweet in smell. It's quite "berry-like", but I don't specifically smell raspberries.

Taste and Mouthfeel - very unique taste. It's very sweet from the off, but has a weird kick in the middle, and then finishes sweet. When the kick first happened, I literally twisted my face to the side a bit. It's not a bad kick though, just a little surprising. Texture is pretty good and well-balanced.

Overall - pretty typical for the most part, but still rather interesting and fun to taste.

Serving type: bottle

07-10-2011 03:43:24 | More by Nerudamann

megahurts4

Louisiana

3.95/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Floris Framboise

Appearance: Cherry red in color, small head, some lacing.

Smell: Raspberry and other berries.

Taste: Raspberry and slight fruit.

Mouthfeel: Medium-light and tart.

Overall: A good framboise. It's very flavorful and pleasant. There is a good amount of carbonation as well.

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2010 03:16:06 | More by megahurts4

MrMcGibblets

Illinois

3.55/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: raspberry colored, dark reddish amber, with a lively champagne-like head.
S: raspberries.
T: fresh raspberries, moderately sweet with a light tart fruity sourness almost balancing it out. the carbonation helps it to not become too cloying despite it's off-dry finish. i like that it isn't reminiscent of cough syrup, as some red fruity beers, and beers in this or similar styles, can be.
M: frothy, lively, bigger-bodied than it's abv would suggest.
D: again, bigger than it's abv would suggest. very one note, but if you like raspberries, a fine note.

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2010 00:27:44 | More by MrMcGibblets

babaracas

Florida

3.4/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours an opaque pinkish red with think pink head, fast fading, spotty lacing. Smell: raspberry, fairly neutral wheat malt, candy sweetness. Taste: very sweet, high fructose cranberry-raspberry juice, mildly vinous. This isn't bad, but it's too sweet for me.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2010 04:36:31 | More by babaracas

Gmann

New York

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a reddish color with a purple hue, with a small light pink head that settled into a light ring. The aroma is of sweet-tart raspberries and muted spices. The raspberry flavor hits right away and delivers a sweet-tart blast which doesn't linger for too long. This is followed by some light coriander spice and wheat malt. The flavor finishes quite clean, no flavors lingering. Light body with fairly soft carbonation; finishes sweet but not cloying. Strong fruit flavors dominate this beer. There is some spice but the raspberries take center stage. A nice change of pace beer but not something I would want to have more than one of in a given night.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2010 01:11:30 | More by Gmann

crossovert

Wisconsin

2.83/5  rDev -24.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5

11.2 oz bottle.

Pours a pinkish red with hues of brown and a pink tinged off-white head that recedes with tons of lacing.

The smell is of raspberry, though not as fresh and full smelling as other Framboise.

This one is very sweet, probably the least natural tasting one I have had. It tastes like sweet raspberries.

I enjoy most other Framboise but this one was noticeably sub-par.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2010 02:06:37 | More by crossovert

ThaCreep

Belgium

1.98/5  rDev -46.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

As usual, the brewery Floris us a very sweet beer that bears no resemblance to a real beer. Body and lacking balance, nose and mouth aggressive fruit syrup and complete absence of elements a beer, that is to say, the presence of hops or malt. Getting closer to a soft-drink very sweet.

To "yelterdow", it isn't fruity Lambic but fruity Witbier.

Serving type: on-tap

03-23-2010 09:35:33 | More by ThaCreep

yelterdow

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Served at cellar temperature in a lambic style stange.

Appearance- A loud *whisssh* is released from the bottle as I pull off the cap. Like a parfait, the color is a deep rosy pink, and the head carries the subtle tonalities of the beer. Nice structure, as the crown isn't going anywhere... it remains a puffy, resilient topper for several minutes. Lacing is mild, yet apparent.

Smell- Concentrated raspberry juice and some spices are the key players, massively fruity and dominant over the hops and malt.

Taste- The fruit juice is so syrupy and heavy, it is difficult to get past the thick middle and especially the medicinal, cloying finish. I could never suggest this beer on its own, whereas I could see it being totally appropriate and enjoyable as a splash in a nice hefeweizen.

Mouthfeel/Drinkability- The carbonation never quite gets up there, it's low to moderate and fizzles away before the swallow. Drinkability only seems feasible to me by incorporating a small amount into a Bavarian wheat beer... it's far too rich on its own.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2010 06:16:09 | More by yelterdow