St. Louis Framboise - Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V.

Frosty80

Michigan

4.83/5  rDev +25.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Color: pours a light, fleshy pink. sits clear, deep ruby with light pink, one-finger head

Smell: initial strong presence of tart raspberries that is cut down quite a bit as a moderate funky character creeps its way in

Taste: pure raspberry explosion with a medium-high tartness that is mellowed out a bit with the moderate funkiness. finish is semi-sweet with light, tart raspberries and a very light graininess

Mouthfeel: light-medium body with high-medium carbonation

Notes: not as tart and defintely funkier than Lindemans. seemingly a little more balanced and easier to drink due the less puckering quality

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2011 23:34:33 | More by Frosty80

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -22.3%

05-18-2013 04:50:44 | More by ejimhof

ajtorres311

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

05-16-2013 18:02:32 | More by ajtorres311

Scott_McCool

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +10.1%

05-08-2013 22:28:27 | More by Scott_McCool

beernads

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -15.8%

05-08-2013 08:13:25 | More by beernads

warnerry

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

05-02-2013 02:40:33 | More by warnerry

M1A2

Ohio

4/5  rDev +3.6%

04-27-2013 12:23:07 | More by M1A2

JMS1512

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +3.6%

04-20-2013 16:30:40 | More by JMS1512

PtypeNtype

Nevada

3.25/5  rDev -15.8%

04-06-2013 05:58:06 | More by PtypeNtype

tectactoe

Michigan

3.9/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

On tap at Hopcat in Grand Rapids. Enjoyed this one alongside a jam-packed quesadilla. It pours a deep ruby color with a slightly pink and purple type of tint to it. Opaque for the most part, although some light beams through the very extremities. The head is soft, foamy, and tinted a vibrant shade of pink as well - quick to fade with no lacing left behind.

St. Louis Framboise has an aroma that is jam packed with fruity goodness, right from the start. Raspberries take the center stage - what a shocker, I know. However there seems to be a solid cherry character on the nose, too, which works quite nicely with the raspberry. Soft and mostly sweet, but it never reaches the level of being sour or tart. It's safe to say that the aroma is a bit of a one-trick pony, but it's still quite nice and certainly refreshing. After all, it achieves what it has set out to achieve, right?

Up front, I get hit with a slight touch of tartness almost immediately, something I wasn't expecting based on the lack of "sourness" detected on the nose. However, the tartness subsides quickly and this beer is pretty far from being sour - it's actually rather sweet. Fruits jump out and run rampant from start to finish; a huge berry bonanza. Raspberries, blackberries, and cherries - juicy, ripe, and delicately sweet. There isn't much to balance the sweetness, however the sweetness really isn't high enough to need balance, so it works just fine. Thin bodied for the most part, slick and wet on the palate with medium-high carbonation and a slight snap on the mouth feel.

Pretty nice and refreshing lambic here. Not much "sour" happening, rather lots of sweetness. Huge raspberry flavor gets coupled nicely with a bit of cherry, too. Pretty similar to Lindeman's Framboise, though it's been quite a while since I've had that one, so I don't know if I can say for sure which one is better. Very close, though, and would both go well with this quesadilla.

Serving type: on-tap

04-02-2013 03:29:14 | More by tectactoe

Lare453

Florida

4/5  rDev +3.6%

03-24-2013 19:28:35 | More by Lare453

spycow

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -15.8%

03-09-2013 22:39:35 | More by spycow

Drew26

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +3.6%

03-05-2013 20:11:41 | More by Drew26

nh2032

New York

4/5  rDev +3.6%

03-03-2013 01:35:01 | More by nh2032

dcbeers

District of Columbia

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

02-27-2013 03:14:35 | More by dcbeers

muskiesman

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

02-24-2013 15:15:27 | More by muskiesman

nitter

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

02-24-2013 04:12:58 | More by nitter

Guzman

New York

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

02-12-2013 03:58:11 | More by Guzman

Pinknuggets

Vermont

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

01-22-2013 05:09:27 | More by Pinknuggets

oldvines

Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.6%

01-07-2013 12:08:07 | More by oldvines

mixed_master7

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

01-03-2013 21:29:42 | More by mixed_master7

Profchaos20

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.6%

01-01-2013 22:08:48 | More by Profchaos20

jmich24

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

12-28-2012 02:54:15 | More by jmich24

RandyKemka

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +16.6%

12-05-2012 03:27:43 | More by RandyKemka

Bitter_Echo

Michigan

4.4/5  rDev +14%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Had this on tap several times, but from memory. Looks really inviting, like I take a 36 oz tankard of this stuff! Smells of bread and ripe raspberries and floral-ness...I'd swim in this stuff. Taste is fruit forward, and lightly sour, but not over the top (although I love this too), and fresh raspberries (duh...) and bread. Mouthfeel is appropriate, carbonation is low, and everything is well balanced and considered. I'd drink this until the end of time.

Serving type: on-tap

11-18-2012 20:37:21 | More by Bitter_Echo