Boon Framboise | Brouwerij Boon
Brewed by:
Brouwerij Boon
Belgium
boon.be
Style: Belgian Fruit Lambic
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.50%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by BeerAdvocate on 04-22-2002
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Ratings: 489 | Reviews: 235
3.25/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.74/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
2.52/5 rDev -32.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
2013, bottle had no carb. More of a raspberry syrup
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look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
2013, bottle had no carb. More of a raspberry syrup
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3.53/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
2014 batch #6083
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
2014 batch #6083
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4.15/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2014 vintage. Big Raspberry aroma. Pour looks a little muddy and it's a dark red, nice head that dissipates. Taste is raspberry, a lot of raspberry but not tart and sharp, this is quite manageable ad without pucker. It's really quite nice.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2014 vintage. Big Raspberry aroma. Pour looks a little muddy and it's a dark red, nice head that dissipates. Taste is raspberry, a lot of raspberry but not tart and sharp, this is quite manageable ad without pucker. It's really quite nice.
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3.93/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Caged corked bottle, vintage 2012 - pours a clear ruby-brown with a smallish cap that goes immediately to a surface lace. Aromas of raspberry, vanilla, wood, and funky sourness. Very sharp on the palate good for cutting through oily cream cheeses - flavor is deeply fruity, tart, earthy-funk...goes very dry and puckering in the finish. Enjoyed this greatly with a tray of rich holiday canapés.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Caged corked bottle, vintage 2012 - pours a clear ruby-brown with a smallish cap that goes immediately to a surface lace. Aromas of raspberry, vanilla, wood, and funky sourness. Very sharp on the palate good for cutting through oily cream cheeses - flavor is deeply fruity, tart, earthy-funk...goes very dry and puckering in the finish. Enjoyed this greatly with a tray of rich holiday canapés.
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4.35/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had a 2015. Nicely chilled. Excellent fruit lambic. Clear and fruity raspberry taste, nicely embedded into the lambic. Refreshing. Exciting. No bad odeurs.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had a 2015. Nicely chilled. Excellent fruit lambic. Clear and fruity raspberry taste, nicely embedded into the lambic. Refreshing. Exciting. No bad odeurs.
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3.81/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.5/5 rDev +21.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3.67/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.21/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +14.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
From the neckerchief label: "2013"
From the back label: "Best before end 2017" and "5% alc/vol"
Appearance: It pours a deep raspberry red with a pink head. There is a lot of visible carbonation and the head has very good carbonation. The body has excellent transparency.
Appearance: I get a very fresh raspberry aroma from this beer. It smells just like a raspberry smoothie.
Taste: There is a slightly buttery flavor to the beer that accompanies the very precise raspberry flavor. Evidently it isn't the cleanest. It is still an outstanding tasting beer with a very clean raspberry flavor that finishes with a staccato drop of flavor leaving nothing in the aftertaste.
Mouthfeel: The mouthfeel is very decadent with a smooth and luxurious start with just enough tartness and carbonation to keep it from being soupy. The middle is spoiled a bit with a slickness that is a bit off-putting.
Overall: A highly enjoyable Framboise that would be a good addition to anyones cellar. I sill be buying it again and I highly recommend it. The highlights of this beer are that it has a wonderful raspberry flavor without ever being annoyingly sweet or tart. It has a wonderful balance.
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look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
From the neckerchief label: "2013"
From the back label: "Best before end 2017" and "5% alc/vol"
Appearance: It pours a deep raspberry red with a pink head. There is a lot of visible carbonation and the head has very good carbonation. The body has excellent transparency.
Appearance: I get a very fresh raspberry aroma from this beer. It smells just like a raspberry smoothie.
Taste: There is a slightly buttery flavor to the beer that accompanies the very precise raspberry flavor. Evidently it isn't the cleanest. It is still an outstanding tasting beer with a very clean raspberry flavor that finishes with a staccato drop of flavor leaving nothing in the aftertaste.
Mouthfeel: The mouthfeel is very decadent with a smooth and luxurious start with just enough tartness and carbonation to keep it from being soupy. The middle is spoiled a bit with a slickness that is a bit off-putting.
Overall: A highly enjoyable Framboise that would be a good addition to anyones cellar. I sill be buying it again and I highly recommend it. The highlights of this beer are that it has a wonderful raspberry flavor without ever being annoyingly sweet or tart. It has a wonderful balance.
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4.37/5 rDev +17.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.55/5 rDev +22.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Look: deep red
Smell: strawberry/raspberry Jam
Taste: very fruity, raspberries
Very easy to drink! Almost felt like I was drinking juice. Once of my favorite fruity beers I've ever had.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Look: deep red
Smell: strawberry/raspberry Jam
Taste: very fruity, raspberries
Very easy to drink! Almost felt like I was drinking juice. Once of my favorite fruity beers I've ever had.
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4.84/5 rDev +30.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
I am a very big fan of fruit flavored beers. The Boon Framboise is very good! The appearance is a beautiful cherry brown. The aroma is very berry-ful - it consists of cherry, raspberry, and blackberry. The taste is exactly like raspberry jam and very smooth. The aftertaste is bitter, smooth, and dark cherry. Overall, the beer was excellent.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
I am a very big fan of fruit flavored beers. The Boon Framboise is very good! The appearance is a beautiful cherry brown. The aroma is very berry-ful - it consists of cherry, raspberry, and blackberry. The taste is exactly like raspberry jam and very smooth. The aftertaste is bitter, smooth, and dark cherry. Overall, the beer was excellent.
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3.59/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
2013 vintage. Deep amber wth a thin, pinkish head. Smells like fresh pureed raspberries. Nice, but simple; it lacks the subtle funk that gives others in the style their complexity. Regardless, excellent fresh, fruity aroma. The fruit is much more subdued in the taste, almost like a raspberry spritzer without as much carbonation. No sourness. Watery.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
2013 vintage. Deep amber wth a thin, pinkish head. Smells like fresh pureed raspberries. Nice, but simple; it lacks the subtle funk that gives others in the style their complexity. Regardless, excellent fresh, fruity aroma. The fruit is much more subdued in the taste, almost like a raspberry spritzer without as much carbonation. No sourness. Watery.
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4.19/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
excellent raspberry lambic. one of the best balanced fruit beers. pale red color with pink head is really attractive. taste is not sharp, not overly sour or astringent. belgian amazing lambic yeasts are detectable with slightly barnyard esters. dry finish.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
excellent raspberry lambic. one of the best balanced fruit beers. pale red color with pink head is really attractive. taste is not sharp, not overly sour or astringent. belgian amazing lambic yeasts are detectable with slightly barnyard esters. dry finish.
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4.29/5 rDev +15.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Boon Framboise from Brouwerij Boon
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