Faro
Brouwerij Lindemans

Solid beige head, good retention, lots of lacing. Brew is crystal clear and a fairly dark amber color. Tons of bubbly action.

Tart, acidic, and slightly sweet aroma. Reminds me of honey and berries. Nice, moderate wild yeast aroma.

Extremely sweet! Like biting into a juicy tangerine. Lots of sugar and juice, with a bit of a citric bite following. Very little, if any, funk.

Silky, not quite syrupy, feel, relatively light, with a long wet finish.

This is a very tasty beer, but I can see why Faros are rated lower than other Lambics: it's extremely sweet, and there's less of a wild yeast presence. Still, I could easily see this replacing mimosas as a breakfast drink. Light, sweet, low ABV; not a bad beer at all.

 

 

Pours a nearly clear copper color with a foamy off white head that lingers as a cap on the beer and provides significant lacing.

The features tart cherry, a nice bit of honey, and is slightly musty, and those notes encapsulate the taste.

The mouthfeel is medium and slightly watery, which actually works. My second beer in this style, I’m enjoying it.

RB transfer

Light copper pour, thin white head. Funky yeast in the nose. SWEET. Cherry cola like across the tongue.Finishes slightly drier. Very interesting, but not for every occcasion.|1/14/2013

 

 

Bottle 0.25L.
Slightly hazy, deep amber body with large, frothy, off-white head, mostly lasting with some nice lacing; high density of small bubbles.
Moderate malty (grains) and light-to-moderate yeasty (leather) aroma.
Heavy sweet flavour with moderate tartness; finish is mainly sweet.
Light-to-medium body with watery-to-oily texture; fizzy carbonation.

2024-08-12
375ml bottle at JaBeerWocky in Warsaw. Dated 15APR L:BD15XFA006095

Clear dark brown, small dense head. Slow but visibly active, very fine carbonation. Smell is tart, raisins, oak, molasses, cherry skin.

Taste is cherry and honey, moderate tartness, juicy and sweet.

Mouthfeel is medium and smooth. Nice, enjoyable beer, definitely on the sweet side.

 

 

Brouwerij Lindemans 'Faro' Lambic Beer @ 4.5% , served from a silver foil 250 ml bottle
A-pour is light gold (almost clear) from the bottle to a clear golden amber in the glass with a small size off-white head dissipating leaving a minimal lace ring along the supplied teku glass
S-sweet ripe apple , plus a hint of citric acid
T-tart start , refreshing and easy drinking , semi sweet , leads to a sour finish
MF-ok carbonation , medium body
Ov-part of the Lindemans 200 Anniversary pack , 4 bottles 1 glass
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Deep amber with excellent clarity; brief tight off-white head; poor cap retention; brief thin ring; some spots with agitation. Sweet and funky nose; a little barnyard as beer warms. Sweet Belgian sugar followed by semi tart fruit - green apple and berries; sweet finish. Light crisp body; acidic; effervescent carbonation. Overall, picture a gueuze loaded with Belgian candi sugar; very sweet.

 

Lighter golden at the bottom but quickly darkening to brown at the top, its off-white head of moderate height dies to a fluid surface.

My second faro in the books, this one actually seems complex and deep compared to the the Mort Subite next to it, exhibiting a little more bitter dryness, although minimally so, as well as a touch more acid with a faint hint of gassy hops.

Still, it's fairly simplistic, but undoubtedly approachable to those less familiar with or fond of the more funky or sour lambic tradition.

Bottle into nucleated tulip
Look: Amber color, pouring a 1/2 finger head which dissipated into a ring and lacing
Smell: Musty, sweet, citric acid
Taste: Hint tartness which transitions to sweet and musty stone fruit. Finish is fruity and a hint of malt
Feel: Light-medium body, gentle carbonation and a smooth finish
Overall: Pretty interesting beer. Pleasantly surprised by how good it was

 

 

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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