Framboise De Hill
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

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From:
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
 
United States
Style:
Fruit Lambic
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.39 | pDev: 25.66%
Reviews:
21
Ratings:
35
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 22, 2015
Added:
Mar 10, 2009
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  2
Aged with fresh raspberries, these bottles of framboise are FAR more sour than any of the other lambics and only intended for those who enjoy the most sour of beers!
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Rated by 31Sam13 from New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +25.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A strong offering that does the style justice. I always am leery of lambics because I've had more bad than good, but this one is good.
Feb 22, 2015
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Rated: 3 by 4DAloveofSTOUT from Illinois

Jul 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by dantezeull from Pennsylvania

Jul 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Slatetank from Pennsylvania

Nov 14, 2013
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Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois

3.39/5  rDev 0%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
I believe this was a pour from a bottle at the Iron Hill Belgium Comes to West Chester event. Hard to be sure given the pour methods.

Pours a super muddy brownish color with some red highlights. Both the sample glass and full tulip were like this, so I don't think it was a bottom of the bottle dregs issue. No real head or lacing. Quite ugly.

The nose carries a good dose of raspberries as well as underlying earth. Moderate acidity. Flavor has moderate raspberry character. No underlying funk or anything other than acidity. Touch of breadiness. Body is medium and overall too heavy and chewy. Acidity is fairly strong.

I'm not sure what happened to the appearance or feel on this one, but it was quite odd. Otherwise, raspberry was nice but there wasn't any real depth to the beer.
Jan 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by t0rin0 from California

Oct 15, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by robieobie1 from Pennsylvania

Mar 05, 2012
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Reviewed by mdfb79 from New York

2.25/5  rDev -33.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
From 1/07/12 notes. Thanks to ygtbsm94 for sharing this one at a local RB tasting. I believe this was on '08 vintage.

a - Pours a murky reddish-purple color with a few white bubbles and low carbonation evident. Looks a bit flat.

s - Smells insanely sour. Smells of vinegar, tart raspberries, oak, tannic, sour dark fruits. Bit too overboard on the vinegar for me.

t - Tate is even rougher than the nose. Smells of vinegar, sour raspberries and dark fruits, tannic notes, oak, light fruit. Burns a bit going down.

m - Medium body and no carbonation, and burns like acid going down. pretty rough and tough to drink a few oz's of.

o - Overall not a very good beer. It was flat and burned going down, and was basically vinegar with raspberries added. Wouldn't seek it out again.
Jan 25, 2012
 
Rated: 2 by ygtbsm94 from Utah

Jan 11, 2012
 
Rated: 1.5 by nmann08 from Virginia

Jan 08, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by pixieskid from Germany

Dec 16, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by Agold from Pennsylvania

Dec 16, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by Kaydogg from Pennsylvania

Dec 16, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by CaptinRedBeard from Pennsylvania

Dec 11, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by Exiled from Texas

Nov 25, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by BeerThursdays from Delaware

Nov 16, 2011
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Reviewed by Verecund from Texas

1.57/5  rDev -53.7%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
October 6, 2011.

Pours a murky auburn-bordering-on-burgandy with just the faintest wisps of head. Almost flat; still; and the last ounce or two consists of light floaties.

Raspberry on the nose, though the acetobacter combines with the fruit to produce a fairly acidic and medicinal aroma. Light battery acid acidity.

Watered-down raspberries, whispers of highly-acidic funk base, and that tingly, medical and vinegary finishing bite. I don't have a lot of words for this one, but it doesn't do it for me. Watered down, flat, and bitingly acidic.

See above. Flat, without the bright, fruity off-setting notes found in something like Hanssens.

Heavy on the acetobacter. Really, really bad. The existence of this beer is one of the reasons that wild ales have inflated scores on this site - if you want proof that subpar examples exist, look no further.
Oct 07, 2011
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Reviewed by orangesol from Pennsylvania

3.54/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Big thanks to FooFaa aka Dan for bringing this one to our IPA day celebration. It isn't an IPA but I didn't hear anyone complaining.

A - Pours fairly still with a small film of white head leaving little to no lace at all down the glass.

S - Smells of sweet raspberry puree, lots of vinegar, light sourness, dry oak tannins, and some wet leather.

T - Starts off with some sweet raspberries quickly giving way to a mix of strong vinegar sourness, wet leather, and dry oak tannins. It almost tastes like the flavors never really came together. The finish is a mix of light sweetness and strong tartness, lingering for some time.

M - Medium body and flavor with moderately low carbonation. Pretty sure this one is flat with a sweet, tart, feel none the less.

O - This one was ok. It smelled pretty good but the taste was a bit of a letdown. I still want to try the other verities of this one, I just hop they are a little better.
Aug 17, 2011
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Reviewed by crusian from Oregon

4.2/5  rDev +23.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
bottle from awesome girlfriend from the DE location... last bottle this season... she tried to buy 2.
pours a dark cranberry color... darker than expected. Head is about a half inch, then is gone in a matter of seconds. the nose is sour cherries, full, abrupt, and in your face.
taste is much the same, a lot of sour cherry, but also a lingering sweetness on the finish. This is sublime. one of the best sours I have had.
if you like really sour.. this is good, if you like subtle sourness, this is not for you.
Mar 12, 2011
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Reviewed by craytonic from District of Columbia

3.6/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Nearly flat; raspberry royal purple red pour with lots of floaters

Smell: Quite sour with lots of sweet raspberries, also some leather and mustiness

Taste: Very sour, almost burning, with a nice raspberry backbone. A bit vinegary; perhaps some oak notes in the background.

Mouthfeel: Basically flat, this really dings the beer.

Drinkability: Incredibly sour and flat, best shared with others. If it was slightly less sour and had at least some carbonation it would be a solid A-.
Oct 16, 2010
Framboise De Hill from Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 35 ratings