Faro
Brouwerij F. Boon in Lembeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Faro Regular|
Score
6.21
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Faro Boon is a beer of spontaneous fermentation for which “meertsbier” and old Lambic are blended together. The light brown colour and sour-sweet taste are attained by adding candy sugar before bottling.
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, 5%. Mildly citric aroma, hint of CO2, and slightly acetic. Clear amber colour. Small stable white head. The flavour is sweet and caramelly with an acetic hint. Good earthy note.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2015
at 10:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
The successor of Faro Pertotale (since 2008, if I’m not mistaken), hazy brownish amber with loose head; candi sugar sweetness, applish sourishness, raisins, citrus peel with refreshing effect, hint of woodiness in the background, slightly drying sourishness playing with the sugar sweetness. Typical bottled faro: this style is at it best when made fresh, as the tradition requires; but then, this tradition has all but disappeared and you’d have to visit beer festivals or lambic breweries in Belgian to taste a really authentic faro. If inaccessible, this will do fine to get to know the style.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jan 2015
at 14:31
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ weekly tasting shared with Dutchdrebus. Clear rusty orange to amber color, instantly disappearing off-white head. Smell "stroop" (Dutch) mixed with apple juice. Taste reminds me a bit of a cider: apples, sweetness, a distant touch of some spice. Improves a lot after a couple of sips.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2014
at 13:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ benzai. Clear golden cider colour with no head. Smells sourish, wine, dusty, cork, moldy, sugar, cider. Tastes sugary, sweet, cider. This could be a cider :p Medium body, no carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2014
at 13:46
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from SarkyNorthener cheers Martin; clear amber pour with a zero head, caramel and marmalade aroma, taste has sweet caramel, candied apples and some dark fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2014
at 12:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours clear brown with a very thin tan head. Aroma of caramel, wood, musty cellar and other light funk. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and just a little acidic. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2014
at 12:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home finally bit the bullet and ordered some things from Belgium. Pours murky amber with thin soapy head. Nose is candied sugar and touch of funk. Tastes of brown sugar, wood funk, molasses, and apple cider vinegar. Enough citrus to cut through the sugary sweetness. Goes down easier than some faro’s. It’s smooth but not over ally complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2014
at 16:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ Nüetnigenough, Brussels. Pours slightly hazy amber with airy off-white head. Clear aroma of malt and fruit, with vinous and estery notes. Sweetish, fruity flavour, with nites of malt, caramel and yeast, and some vinous touches. Sweetish and slightly metallic finish. I like it but it appears too sweet for the style, possibly due to the presence of the syrup.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2014
at 08:57
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
25cl bottle from Vanuxeem. Pours clear dark brown with bubbly head. Aroma is a sweet precursor to a sickly sweet taste, with caramel, cassonade, marmalade and sweet molasses all getting a look in. Just way too sweet for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2014
at 01:17
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
330mL bottle, pours a clear copper / amber with a small white head. Aroma brings out artificial sweetener and very light funk. Flavour is very similar, with loads of sucralose-like artificial sweetener - a touch of funk in the background. Pretty one-dimensional faro. Drinks easy and inoffensive enough, but not very stimulating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2014
at 00:38