Timmermans Strawberry - Brouwerij Timmermans-John Martin N.V.

PorterLambic

Florida

3.3/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Arrives a hazy pinkish color with a well-formed 1/2" high raft of white foam perched atop. Retention is quite good.
Smell is, not unexpectedly, strong on the strawberry, sweetness and malt.
Taste is sweet, almost too much so, strawberry and malt. Nearly the Jolly Rancher in a glass experience.
The only complaint I can lodge with the fruit lambics is they tend to be too sweet. I like them, but because of that overabundance of sweetness they really are just dessert beers. Know that going in and you'll be fine. Expect otherwise, possible problem.
Body is medium, effervescence is light, just wafting across the tongue. A solid lambic but not a standout.

Serving type: on-tap

10-05-2012 17:46:12 | More by PorterLambic

ChaseTheAce

Texas

3.25/5  rDev +2.8%

05-13-2013 00:17:35 | More by ChaseTheAce

jazzyjeff13

United Kingdom (England)

3.26/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

A 330ml bottle with a BB of June 2013. Comes in a fancy paper wrapper. Picked up from a supermarket a while back and stored in my garage. The ingredients include 'flavourings' and artificial sweetner - not promising.

Poured into a Delirium chalice. A deep, hazy amber hue with a pinkish tinge. Good carbonation but tons of chunky sediment or coagulated protein floating around. Yields a decent head of creamy white foam that lasts for a few minutes before collapsing to a surface layer. Aroma of sweet, juicy strawberries with hints of earthy yeast. A faint stale note in the background. The strawberries do smell convincingly real.

Tastes of sweet strawberries with a dry finish. Notes of juicy strawberries, sugar/sweetener, earthy yeast, subtle acidity and a mild staleness in the background. The flavour possesses a faintly harsh, artificial quality that is hard to pin down. Dry, with no bitterness to speak of. Mouthfeel is smooth, tingly and slightly acidic, with decent body and carbonation. A delicate astrigency, followed by an aftertaste of strawberries and dry, earthy yeast.

Hmmmm, so-so. Drinkable enough, and the sweetness allows it to go down easily, but it certainly isn't a quality lambic. The chunky sediment is rather vile. Smells nice, if one-dimensional, but the flavour has some vague off-notes that detract from the overall character. The body also has something that isn't quite right; a sort of dry viscosity that feels somehow artificial. An OK brew if you want something sweet and fruity, but falls far short of the true potential of lambic.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 21:24:13 | More by jazzyjeff13

spycow

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -13%

04-28-2013 22:41:57 | More by spycow

JMS1512

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev +2.8%

04-20-2013 15:57:23 | More by JMS1512

browniewithnuts

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +26.6%

04-18-2013 19:39:53 | More by browniewithnuts

crobinso

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev +10.8%

04-13-2013 01:14:46 | More by crobinso

TrappistJohnMD

Mississippi

3.54/5  rDev +12%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours tawny color with thin white head that dissipates quickly to ring around glass.

Smell is tart and acidic with lots of strawberry.

Taste is tart up front but strawberry is less intense than the smell would suggest. Nice strawberry and mild bitterness.

Mouthfeel is prickly with average carbonation.

Overall this was good. My wife thought it was excellent.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2013 22:55:14 | More by TrappistJohnMD

JAHMUR

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev +10.8%

03-26-2013 19:35:41 | More by JAHMUR

Lare453

Florida

3.25/5  rDev +2.8%

03-22-2013 12:51:52 | More by Lare453

YoungTeach

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +18.7%

03-19-2013 23:22:48 | More by YoungTeach

jsilva

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +10.8%

03-19-2013 23:22:38 | More by jsilva

rgilbert

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +10.8%

03-14-2013 23:01:08 | More by rgilbert

Lode1978

Belgium

3.84/5  rDev +21.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

When I opened the 25cl, bottle I immediately smelled the strawberries. Colour is orangy, like a regular gueuze beer. Flavour is pre-dominantly sour, strawberry flavour is there, but discretely. Glad it isn't one of those extremely sweet beers, it is sour but moderately. Nice refreshing beer to drink on a hot summer day.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2013 06:53:50 | More by Lode1978

mscudder

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev +10.8%

02-15-2013 05:55:40 | More by mscudder

Auraan

Arizona

3/5  rDev -5.1%

02-14-2013 22:38:48 | More by Auraan

ckollias

Maryland

3.29/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Enjoyed this 750ml beer out of a Belgian tulip glass..

A: Pours a peach color with a white head that quickly dissipates into a wispy lace.

S: Sweet peach and strawberry aroma.

T: Similar to the smell, a sweet peach and strawberry flavor dominates this lambic.

M: Medium body and minimal carbonation.

O: Just a so-so lambic – I’ve had much better.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2013 19:28:05 | More by ckollias

nuclearmeg

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -5.1%

02-05-2013 18:10:47 | More by nuclearmeg

EyePeeAyBryan

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev +18.7%

02-05-2013 04:49:00 | More by EyePeeAyBryan

ygtbsm94

Virginia

1.75/5  rDev -44.6%

01-22-2013 16:41:12 | More by ygtbsm94

rhoadsrage

Illinois

2.2/5  rDev -30.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

Produced 26/01/11
(Served in a tulip glass)

A- This beer pours a queer reddish-brown body that is murky, and a pink hue to the lumpy white head that last a good bit.

S- The strawberry milkshake aroma has an odd macaroni and cheese smell, like powdered yeast vegans eat instead of cheese. There is also a bubble gum ester note that comes through when the beer warms.

T- The fake strawberry flavor taste just like freeze dried ice cream with a sweet finish and a candy sugar note in there also.

M- The medium mouthfeel has a gentle fizz with no alcohol heat or astringency.

O- The big candy flavor is all artificial strawberry and there is no malt or hops to challenge it. The carbonation helps to cut the sweetness a bit but it is not enough.

Serving type: bottle

01-03-2013 22:02:24 | More by rhoadsrage

Mebuzzard

Colorado

3.6/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A dessert beer for sure, this one has a nice strawberry flavor that does not seem to be pure syrup. Yes, it is sweet, but not over the top. The aroma is the best part of the beer as strawberry comes out on top. While there is not much else going on here, the strawberry alone can save the day.
Smaller bottle helps with the enjoyment. Have this with some cheesecake.

Serving type: bottle

01-01-2013 21:24:53 | More by Mebuzzard

EvanWilliams

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +18.7%

12-30-2012 02:29:12 | More by EvanWilliams

kojevergas

California

2.53/5  rDev -19.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Bottle into a Duvel/Chouffe/De Koninck tulip. Reviewed live.

Served cold.

A: Pours a quarter finger white colour floater. Quickly dissipates. Hazy pale copper colour. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show.

Sm: Artificial strawberry extract. Pale malts. A strong aroma. Bleh.

T: Tastes like either childrens' candy or good cough syrup. Neither is particularly enjoyable. Badly built and balanced. Overloaded with crystal malts.

Mf: Sugary, smooth, wet, and fairly thick. Overcarbonated. Doesn't suit the flavour profile all that well.

Dr: Drinkable but mediocre. I wouldn't have this again. Largely artificial garbage.

Low C-

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2012 00:36:05 | More by kojevergas

Immortale25

Florida

3/5  rDev -5.1%

12-04-2012 04:17:33 | More by Immortale25