Cellaring fruit Lambics, like Hommage

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by PDXAmbassador, Jan 28, 2016.

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  1. PDXAmbassador

    PDXAmbassador Initiate (0) Sep 16, 2015 Florida
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    Maybe this has already been covered? I hear that Framboise Lambics tend to get Undrinkably sour with age.

    Is that true across the board? Has anyone had experience with aged Hommage, Framboos, Intense Red, LPF, etc? How'd it compare to the sourness of the fresh stuff?

    Thanks.
    Brian
     
    #1 PDXAmbassador, Jan 28, 2016
  2. rocksteady726

    rocksteady726 Initiate (0) Jul 17, 2007 Massachusetts

    The intense souring has more to do with the lambic itself, and less with the fruit additions. What you will typically find with any fruited beer is that over time, the fruit flavor will fade. I drank an '07 LPF in 2014, and while it still had a lot of raspberry on the nose, it was overwhelmed by the sourness as it warmed. Don't get me wrong, it was still very good, but it was clearly not within the level of balance that the brewers intended.
     
    #2 rocksteady726, Jan 29, 2016
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