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Frambozen Raspberry Brown Ale
New Belgium Brewing Company
- From:
- New Belgium Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 13.77%
- Reviews:
- 397
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 22, 2022
- Added:
- Nov 03, 2001
- Wants:
- 47
- Gots:
- 60
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.94/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Ruby red; fairly see-through.
Nice white head which dissipates but doesn't disappear; strong lacing.
Lush raspberry nose; hints of malt below. Enticing.
Medium mouthfeel.
Lotsa raspberry in the taste; very subtle chocolate undertones on the back end.
I could perhaps use a bit more chocolate malt backbone, but this is a nice beer. Released in winter, I'd honestly prefer it in the hot months...
Mar 25, 2019Nice white head which dissipates but doesn't disappear; strong lacing.
Lush raspberry nose; hints of malt below. Enticing.
Medium mouthfeel.
Lotsa raspberry in the taste; very subtle chocolate undertones on the back end.
I could perhaps use a bit more chocolate malt backbone, but this is a nice beer. Released in winter, I'd honestly prefer it in the hot months...
Reviewed by wingman14 from Ohio
3.81/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz bottle, poured into a pint glass. Pours dark red with a nice foamy white head. Smell is big, dominated by raspberry and chocolate. Lots of fruity and malty aromas in there as well. Tase is littered with strong flavors, the fruit and chocolate come through strong, but not in an overly sweet annoying way. The chocolate starts the sip followed by the fruit and a nice chocolate aftertaste. This one has a medium body with a healthy dose of carbonation. Overall a great beer, and very surprisingly sessionable since the flavors are so strong. Definitely worth checking out.
Jan 03, 2018Reviewed by Jeffreysan from Virginia
4.53/5 rDev +24.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.53/5 rDev +24.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
12 oz bottle, poured into a goblet
Appearance: Pours a beautiful, clear, deep, dark, mahogany color, speckled with reddish highlights and an eighth of a finger of white-colored head that formed a thick halo of foam that gripped the sides of the glass.
Aroma: Wow! Very aromatic and inviting! Massive aromas of rich, complex, fruity, sweet, raspberries and dark chocolate. There is also some aromas of bready, toasted malt and brown sugar, imparting notes of sweet cake. The predominate aroma of this beer, however, is delicious, mouth-watering, bright, fruity, raspberries and earthy, rich, semi-sweet, dark chocolate.
Taste: Damn, that delicious! Strong, massive really, flavors of delicious, mouth-watering, bright, fruity, raspberries and earthy, rich, semi-sweet, dark chocolate up front, followed by some bready, toasted malt, but like the aroma, the predominate flavor of this beer, however, is delicious, mouth-watering, bright, fruity, raspberries and earthy, rich, semi-sweet, dark chocolate. I love it!
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and nicely effervescent as there is a ton of carbonation to lift the raspberry flavor over the palate and tickle the taste buds. With an ABV of 6.5%, there is no alcohol on the palate.
Overall: Wow! What an unbelievably delicious beer! Tons of delicious, mouth-watering, bright, fruity, raspberries and earthy, rich, semi-sweet, dark chocolate wrapped up in an effervescent, crisp, quaff! Special and delicious! A fantastic beer, New Belgium, a fantastic beer! Highly, highly recommended!
Jun 20, 2015Appearance: Pours a beautiful, clear, deep, dark, mahogany color, speckled with reddish highlights and an eighth of a finger of white-colored head that formed a thick halo of foam that gripped the sides of the glass.
Aroma: Wow! Very aromatic and inviting! Massive aromas of rich, complex, fruity, sweet, raspberries and dark chocolate. There is also some aromas of bready, toasted malt and brown sugar, imparting notes of sweet cake. The predominate aroma of this beer, however, is delicious, mouth-watering, bright, fruity, raspberries and earthy, rich, semi-sweet, dark chocolate.
Taste: Damn, that delicious! Strong, massive really, flavors of delicious, mouth-watering, bright, fruity, raspberries and earthy, rich, semi-sweet, dark chocolate up front, followed by some bready, toasted malt, but like the aroma, the predominate flavor of this beer, however, is delicious, mouth-watering, bright, fruity, raspberries and earthy, rich, semi-sweet, dark chocolate. I love it!
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and nicely effervescent as there is a ton of carbonation to lift the raspberry flavor over the palate and tickle the taste buds. With an ABV of 6.5%, there is no alcohol on the palate.
Overall: Wow! What an unbelievably delicious beer! Tons of delicious, mouth-watering, bright, fruity, raspberries and earthy, rich, semi-sweet, dark chocolate wrapped up in an effervescent, crisp, quaff! Special and delicious! A fantastic beer, New Belgium, a fantastic beer! Highly, highly recommended!
Frambozen Raspberry Brown Ale from New Belgium Brewing Company
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
877 ratings
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