Is all lambic beer like Lindemans Framboise Lambic?

Question

I've always wanted to try the lambic because of how its made, but I was a little disappointed with this one. It was kinda like a rasberry wine cooler. Whats a good lambic without a fruity taste?

Answer 1

Absolutely not! In fact, though Lindeman's products are "genuine" Belgian-made beers, they are not at all what a traditional lambic tastes, or smells, like. Lindeman's most popular varieties, like peche, kreik, and framboise, are much sweeter than "real" lambics. They also don't have the sourness that the better Belgian lambics have. You can consider Lindeman's (with maybe two exceptions) beers to be "user-friendly" lambics, at best. Real lambics will be much too tart for the average consumer.

If you want to try the real thing, look for Cantillon brand. Don't expect to find it as easily as Lindeman's though. Another one is Boon - though this brewery tends to "tone down" their lambics a bit, but not as much as Lindeman's. Both have limited distribution in the U.S. and both represent traditional spontaneously fermented beers. But be prepared for an entirely different taste and bouquet than Lindeman's products.

Pucker up, and good luck finding one of these!

http://www.cantillon.be/br/Cantillon.php?lang=3&page=1

Answer 2

Framboise (from the French word for raspberry) or Frambozenbier (Dutch) is a Belgian lambic beer that is fermented using raspberries. It is one of many modern fruitbeer types that have been inspired by the more traditional kriek beer, made using sour cherries. Framboise is usually served in a small glass that resembles a champagne glass, only shorter. Most framboise beers are quite sweet, though the Cantillon brewery produces a tart version called Rosé de Gambrinus that is based on the traditional kriek style. The Liefmans brewery uses Oud bruin beer instead of lambic to make its high quality framboise beer, resulting in a very different taste. Recently, Framboise has become popular outside of Belgium, and can now be found in pubs and supermarkets all over the world. I agree with some of the other posts that the raspberry is the best but there are other flavors. Kriek is good too (cherry flavor). I believe it is slightly higher alcohol content however: about 8-10% (twice the amount of most beer).

Answer 3

Lindeman's lambics are very sweet compared to other lambics.You can buy unflavored lambics. They're called gueuze (rhymes with 'bruise').

There's also Liefmann lambics.

Answer 4

no- the framboise lambic is really fruity- i could never drink a whole 0ne- but lambics do not have to be so fruit heavy.

try the three philosophers beer from ommengang brewery- it has a LITTLE fruit in it- but just enough to add flavor, not sweetness.

delicious!