Drie Fonteinen Framboos - Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen

tpd975

Florida

4.68/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Consumed at LCBS 2010 with great ratebeerians and members of BA

Big thanks to henrik for letting me have the pleasure of prying this from his hands.

A: Pours a nice reddish pink with a thin white head. Lite on the retention and a few spots of lace.

S: Subtle yet wonderful aromas. Tart berry and oak. Hints of vinegar as well.

T: Tart raspberry and hints of mulberry. Mild oak with a nice lactic quality. Sour without being too much, a mild vinegar note. No oxidation at all.

M: Nice and crisp, perfect carbonation, with a nice tartness from the middle through the finish.

Those who say this one is past its prime are wrong.

Serving type: bottle

12-07-2010 01:10:36 | More by tpd975

tom10101

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev -11.7%

05-19-2013 16:56:01 | More by tom10101

pperez38

California

4.25/5  rDev -6.2%

05-02-2013 09:52:28 | More by pperez38

mikereaser

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +4.9%

04-15-2013 11:38:05 | More by mikereaser

dsgolovin

California

5/5  rDev +10.4%

04-11-2013 15:05:05 | More by dsgolovin

beernads

Florida

5/5  rDev +10.4%

04-11-2013 07:06:40 | More by beernads

OakedCanuck

Washington

4.5/5  rDev -0.7%

04-09-2013 21:02:14 | More by OakedCanuck

surlytheduff

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -6.2%

04-01-2013 19:00:19 | More by surlytheduff

Greenplastic615

Pennsylvania

4.7/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle (2011 vintage) split four ways, poured into a stem wine glass. Review probably biased positive, given that my thought while having this was 'holy s#!% I'm actually drinking Framboos'.

A - Deep, deep red with a minimal head that quickly settled.

S - Whoa. Raspberries for days. This is maybe the best smelling lambic I've ever had the pleasure of having. Behind the huge raspberry nose, there's some serious tartness and funk. I didn't even have to hold the glass up to my nose to smell this; the aroma just pops and you can get the smell from a foot or two away. Really awesome.

T - Tart raspberries, moderate to light funk, then some more tart raspberry before finishing with some lactic acidity and sour bite. I expected a degree of sweetness in the taste and I really didn't find it. All the sugar must've gotten eaten up by the bugs and converted into dry, tannic, fruity sourness. Yummy.

M - Moderate carbonation with a super dry finish. I really like super-dry sours, and this definitely was one.

O - Very, very good, and definitely lived up to the hype, but not so vastly better than a similarly aged Cantillon LP Framboise that it's worth giving up the farm for. I'm quite happy I was able to try this, but it's not something I'll be seeking out a repeat bottle of, given the cost of acquisition.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2013 19:55:57 | More by Greenplastic615

fbc24

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +4.9%

03-26-2013 00:38:34 | More by fbc24

baybum

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +10.4%

03-23-2013 15:12:02 | More by baybum

Mbrown44

Delaware

5/5  rDev +10.4%

03-23-2013 11:31:57 | More by Mbrown44

phingdong

New Hampshire

4.5/5  rDev -0.7%

03-20-2013 02:40:34 | More by phingdong

rodkin

Missouri

4.65/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Honestly didn't ever think I'd try this. Very lucky to get a bottle at Tørst in New York.

Appearance is a deep reddish pink, minimal head and lacing, slight carbonation.

Smell is huge raspberry jam, tart raspberry, lemon, apple, oak, slight musty funk. Super fruity, great mix of sweet and sour.

Taste is raspberry, oak, lemon, tart apple, wet hay, slight sweetness. Slight puckering tartness, very fruity, but balanced and tart, with moderate funk.

Mouthfeel was very dry, light, tannic, well carbonated.

A really exceptional experience, one I feel lucky to have had. A stunning beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2013 06:06:27 | More by rodkin

infi

New York

4.25/5  rDev -6.2%

03-12-2013 22:37:56 | More by infi

WillCarrera

Illinois

4.84/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

500th review! Hooray! 750 ml bottle, bottled on 2011/05/31. Steve (slander) was very, very generous to split this with me at Tørst. Served in a wine glass.

A- Pours a slightly hazy pinkish raspberry color, produces a thin bubbly white head that lingers around the edge of the glass.

S- The aroma is really amazing, as soon as the bottle opened you could smell it from several feet away. The raspberry notes are great, very juicy and fresh but also with some dryer raspberry skin. The fruit is very prominent but beneath it is a nice oak and sweet vanilla character, as well as lactic acidity and a nice damp, earthy funk.

T- Very tart with a nice lactic acidity and mild hints of acetic. The raspberry flavor is huge and has a nice mix of skin and juicy flesh. Beneath this there's a nice earthy funkiness and oak and vanilla flavors.

M- Medium-bodied, moderate to low carbonation, which works very well actually, the feel is bone dry with a nice tannic feel.

O- This is a really wonderful beer, the flavors are delicious and very complex, it's just damn impressive. Easily amongst the best fruit lambics I've tasted. Now if only I had a few cases of this...

Serving type: bottle

03-12-2013 17:03:41 | More by WillCarrera

SourinQns

New York

5/5  rDev +10.4%

03-09-2013 22:13:11 | More by SourinQns

Rochefort10nh

New Hampshire

4.75/5  rDev +4.9%

02-23-2013 13:15:29 | More by Rochefort10nh

CityofBals

Illinois

5/5  rDev +10.4%

02-05-2013 21:44:21 | More by CityofBals

KickInTheChalice

Illinois

4.7/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75

Poured from a 750 mL caged and corked bottle into a tulip. 2011 vintage. From notes.

Moderately bright, the raspberry brown color has a wispy, off-white cap. This is not heavily carbonated.

The nose is full of juicy ripe raspberries, with a very sour aroma overall. The fruit is just explosive; it smells mostly lactic in nature, and there is not much funk in the nose, probably due to the young age of the beer.

With the first sip my tongue is greeted with the soft, sweetness of ripe summer raspberries. With each passing millisecond, though, the flavor becomes more and more sour, peaking right at the end of the sip. The fruit clearly dominates the flavor, ahead of the funky lambic notes. The sour notes are mostly lactic tartness, although there is some acetic vinegar to it as well.

The early sweetness creates a slightly fuller than medium body, but the light bubbly carbonation and the sour acidity as the sip progresses drag the body to the middle of the spectrum in terms of lambics. The lactic acidity and light tannins create a dry sensation as well.

This is simply an incredible raspberry sour, which I have soft spot for anyway. With more time in the bottle, I am sure some of the fruit will give way to more of the trademark Drie Fonteinen funk. It will be tough for it to improve on how much I like it now, but it should mellow out for sure.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2013 00:21:07 | More by KickInTheChalice

leschkie

California

3.5/5  rDev -22.7%

01-23-2013 22:01:49 | More by leschkie

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

4.26/5  rDev -6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

2011 750ml bottle into a few glasses. MASSIVE thanks go to Stakem for sharing this with us. It’s definitely one of those beers that I never thought I’d get to try. Deep ruby with a thin head of light pink foam. Robust and soapy look that stays very strong. Smells of straight up strawberry jam or some other juicy berry flavors. Some shaper acidity and funky notes burn the edges of the nose a bit. Jam and funk, what a combo. Taste has like a tart rhubard thing going on with some backing sugars. Funky sourness on the edges with a dry oaky finish. Medium bodied with some initial sharpness and a softer bubbly feel that fills out the rest. Not hugely complex but balanced, crisp and very drinkable. Thanks again Adam!

Serving type: bottle

01-23-2013 15:23:43 | More by Kegatron

jbuddle

New York

4.25/5  rDev -6.2%

01-16-2013 21:37:30 | More by jbuddle

MarkIntihar

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -22.7%

01-15-2013 15:30:14 | More by MarkIntihar

largadeer

California

4.5/5  rDev -0.7%

01-14-2013 04:37:04 | More by largadeer