Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours cloudy dark orange with a small and short lasting off-white head. Aroma of sour strawberry, caramel, banana and sour dough. Medium sweetness and sourness. Medium body, sticky texture, average carbonation. Finish is artificially sweet.

At home, bottle shared by Maakun. Murky hazelnut brown, white head. Strawberry jelly, light wood, rhubarb, grapes, rubber, light dusty cardboard. Over medium sweet, some tarness. Medium body, no carbonation.

Bottle shared. Murky pink/brown with off white head that leaves a broken film. Sour red fruits, strawberry, hay, corn, sweet dough, cooked vegetables, Roosevicee. Medium sweet and sour. Medium bodied with slick feel. It’s not good, but it’s way way better than most other Chapeau garbage juice.

375 ml corked and capped bottle. Pours a hazy light pink color. Small disappearing white head. Fragrant berry nose. Flavor is slightly tart with juicy berry notes. Light body and minimal complexity. Nothing special here.

375 ml bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours lightly hazy reddish copper color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big lightly tart strawberry, raspberry, green apple, red grape, candi sugar, light toast, hay, straw, light funk, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of strawberry juice, fruity/funky/spicy yeast, and moderate malt sweetness; with good strength. Taste of big lightly tart strawberry, raspberry, green apple, red grape, candi sugar, light toast, hay. straw, light funk, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light fruity tartness/yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of strawberry, raspberry, green apple, red grape, candi sugar, light toast, hay, grass, light funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice robustness, complexity, and balance of strawberry juice, fruity/funky/spicy yeast, and moderate malt sweetness; with a good malt/tartness/spiciness balance and no cloying sweetness after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth and lightly crisp/slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 3.5%. Overall this is a very nice sweetened fruit lambic style. All around good robustness, complexity and balance of strawberry juice, fruity/funky/spicy yeast, and moderate malt sweetness; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

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12.7 oz bottle as De Troch Fraise Lambic poured into a Spiegelau tulip. Hazy brownish orange with two fingers of off-white head. Aromas of funk, light strawberry. Tastes of big sweet strawberry juice, gummy candy, fruit jam, light tartness. Light body with a dry finish.