Faro
Brouwerij Lindemans

Dec. 2011: 375 ml dark green bottle with silver foil top, capped and corked. ABV is 4.2%. Soon available at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Golden brown colour, moderate to low white head. Aroma of malts, cellar, fruit and kandij sugar, hints of oak. The flavour is fruity, moderately acidic and quite sweet, sugary and oaky notes. Faro is maybe not my favourite beer style, but this is a nice "change of pace" beer.

Brouwerij Lindemans "Faro Lambic"
355 ml green glass bottle coded "L:BF27PFA".
$8.69 @ Foodery Beer, Phila., PA

Notes via stream of consciousness: This is the first Faro that I've reviewed on BeerAdvocate and I've been on since

It's not my favorite style to be honest. I just don't need the added sugar, and I prefer straight lambic. I did drink a lot of them in '93 though, before I took the BJCP exam. I've got a very clear ruby-brown colored body beneath a short head of off-white that drops quickly. The aroma is something special. It's fruity and sweetish with notes of bruised apple, dried dark fruit, and berries. There's some leather to it, wet straw, barnyard, and mustiness. The flavor is fuller and more complex, adding in notes of green apple, cherry, cranberry, black raisin, gold raisin, brown sugar, medium dark caramel, grass, soft oak, wet wood, and sweet red wine. It's impressive and I can see how people who disfavor the acidity of regular lambic would like this. The brown sugar does add some extra character as well. It finishes sweet but the malt erodes fairly quickly due to the underlying acidity, and some earthy and mildly herbal and woody character lingers. In the mouth it's medium bodied and dextrinous. The acidity in combination with the moderate, fine-bubbled carbonation lends it a very light tingle on the tongue before it becomes quite smooth. In the end I like this better than I'd remembered. I still prefer the more acidic standard lambic but I'm not adverse to buying more of this.
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Pours a clear crimson /copper color with a off white head., Smell was apple ,cherry and pear with some sour dough . Taste is sweet and sour with B4 mentioned fruit. Medium bodied with soured fruit a sweet and dry finish.

 

 

look: small slightly off white head that quickly dissipates to a thin layer of very small bubbles, beer is a lovely mahogany colour, pretty clear, lots of bubbles rising through the beer.

smell: lots of tart sour apple smells initially, some wild sour flavours champagne, white grape, grass, bready malt, raspberry, cherry, blueberry, quite sweet smelling, very impactful and aromatic.

taste: it really really is quite sweet, but it is still absolutely delicious, lots of tart fruit flavours, apple and cherry, lots of champagne too, maybe even a little like sherry, a caramel sweetness perhaps, no bitterness on the finish, lots of complex sourness which is really nice, great.

feel: medium bodied, highly carbonated, super dry, crisp, lots of warming of the back of the throat, lovely really

overall: while i’m sure it’s too sweet for many pallets, i personally find it to be delicious, great stuff.

Reddish amber appearance with a small white head and little lacing. Tart apples mix with other fruit in the aroma. Earthy, funky, sour flavors smash up against the inherent sweetness of the style. The sweetness does not become too cloying until the aftertaste, where it lingers longer than desirable. Interesting change of pace.

 

Poured into a tulip.

Pours dark amber and slightly hazed. Limited head but good lacing.

A variety of aromas arrive. Apple (juice, cider, and vinegar), cherry, faint barrel and must.

Sweet and sour flavors simultaneous on the tip of the tongue, the candi sugar wins out initially, but cherry and cider vinegar tartness closes ranks fairly swiftly in midstream. The finish is somewhat pie-like. Fruity, spicy, and tart.

The brew has a nice feel. Medium bodied, the acidity provides a nice counter to the candi sugar.

Better than Lindeman's fruity offerings. This is a nice tasty brew.

25cl bottle, bb in a year, so probably quite fresh.

Clear amber colour, off-white fluffy head.

Nose is unsually interesting. The sweetness is as expected for the style, but it is blended with an entire fruit garden and some vinegar poured on top. Cherry, pear, fig... too hard for me to untangle further. But I do not think that is very important.. it is a sweet and sour fruit bowl.

Taste matches the aroma, emphasizing tartness a bit more and revealing the sugar to be like... table grape syrup? The balance is not tiring at all, and not like a soda because of the complexity of the fruit and the acid and vinegar.

Delightful. I always want to sample this rarish style, so maybe I am biased, but faro is a unique combination of sweet, sour and vinegary in the beer world, so sample if tou are not familiar with it.

First time with a Faro. Smell is slightly off putting but it’s incredibly sweet. Taste is far better than the smell. Would be interested to see how others in this style are.

 

 

Faro Lambic from Lindemanns I am sitting outside and drinking a 20+ years old Faro Lambic from Lindemanns, ABV 4.50%. It is the first Faro I've ever had. It is surprisingly fresh tasting. My wife love it, I think it is a bit too sweet, but it is still thirst quenching in this heat.

Look: dark red/purple with a finger thick white head

Aroma: cherries, sweet caramel, cinnamon

Taste: It is sweet, caramel, I think cherries and grape, slightly tart/dry at the end with a cinnamon like spice.

Body/Overall: It is creamy and almost full bodied.

Definitely the sweetest of Lambics I have tried! Poors well with minimal head. Has an amber's color. The taste is sweet yet sour with nuances of vinegar followed by cherry and grape.

 

 

-optically clear cherry wood colored bottle pour hosts a thin foam ring. The aroma has a sweet grape tone and a light acidic sharpness. The flavor is tart and sweet, some raisin and brown sugar included. There is a slight woody note with a bit of cherry. The body is light. I will pick up another when I find it.

 

I can't thank Snowcrash000 enough for helping me locate this bottle.

A - Medium amber color with nice clarity, light carbonation, and a creamy lacing ring.

S - Earthy sweetness on the nose with a very small amount of acidity.

T - Green apple with brown sugar, light earthiness, with some cranberry on the back end.

M - Very thick texture for 4.5% which is impressive.

O - This was a tough style to locate and every bit worth the effort.

 

 

 

Sparkling clarity and a deep gold color. Reasonable head, white to tan. Aroma is fruity, musty. Taste sweet, with tart finish. Light, refreshing, interesting.

Pours a clear, dark, reddish mahogany coloration with a small, fizzy head. Smell is sugary, with a distinct dextrose aroma, as well as notes of red berries and dark fruit: cranberry, plum, black cherry, as well as light funk and a mild herbal note. Taste follows the nose, being quite sweet with a certain dextrose character and notes of sweet dark fruit: plum, fig and slightly tart red fruit/berries: cranberry, redcurrant black cherry, as well as light barnyard funk and mild esters of green apple and clove. Finishes sweet and tart, with some funky esters lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel with a medium body and low carbonation.

I liked this a lot better than I thought I would. While it is rather sugary, it's not totally over the top and balanced nicely by the tart and herbal/spicy notes. Also, the dextrose in combination with the red berry notes gives this a certain red grape character that is indeed a little reminiscent of grape juice.

 

 

Pours a translucent brown with a finger of white foam that dissipates fairly quickly, and resides in a foamy ring for a long while. Aroma is sugary sweet, with notes of berries, cherry, dark fruits and plum. A bit of yeast concludes the aroma. Flavor profile is sugary with notes of dark fruits, cherry, plum and berries. Complexity is modest, with the beer finishing with lingering notes of cherry and sugar on the tongue. Mouth feel is still, with a very fine amount of graininess that bumps it up a touch from smooth. It has a medium-thin consistency. Overall, drinks splendidly, but is rather sugary (as per the style). Nice blend overall here. Very easy to drink, and would make a welcome addition to anyone seeking a flavorful, sweet, light beer.

Served in a teku from a 355mL bottle.

Bottle at Falstaff (Paris, France)

 

Fantastic! Poured from bottle to tulip glass. Copper color shot through with garnet. No head to speak of. Aroma is funky, full of worn leather and dark cherry. Taste is incongruous with the aroma: sweet, fruity, and spicy. There's just a hint of sour tartness on the finish. Overall a wonderful style.