Timmermans Faro Lambicus

Faro Lambicus
(has 1 batch)

 

Timmermans in Itterbeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Lambic Style - Faro Regular
Score
6.18
ABV: 4.0% IBU: - Ticks (all batches): 132
Timmermans Tradition Faro is a beer made by adding candy sugar and water to lambic to mellow its acidity. In the 19th century, Faro was very popular in the Brussels area. Various folk traditions were associated with it, and this ambrosial drink flowed abundantly, thanks to its relatively neutral but extremely pleasant flavour. Today, Faro Timmermans is still brewed using the methods and recipes of days gone by, and meets with unanimous approval.

Taste-wise… A sweet beer with a base of lambic enhanced with water and candy sugar, to make it just light enough. The sugared notes predominate, imparting a general flavour which does not intensify on the palate but is wonderfully refreshing.
 

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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared with Sarkynorthener cheers Martin; clear amber pour with a thin off white head, aroma has sweet sugar some fruit, taste has a nicely balanced with sour, candied fruits, a hint of lemon.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Sep 2015 at 08:06

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
A brown yellow colour, a head is almost medium and blond. Aroma is sweet, grapes and raisins, some apples. Taste has fruits, some raisins, strong sweetness, some sourness. Medium bodied, slightly sticky but also sparkling. Too sweet, otherwise OK.
Tried on 27 Jun 2015 at 09:01

9.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 10 Flavor 10 Texture 6 Overall 9.5
Pours clear golden. Not much froth. Aroma is fresh fruit, such as cherry, strawberry, tangerine... Reminds of a Burgundy Pinot noir. Taste is fizzy, sweetish, very sour yeast. Medium body, medium finish. Very lambic.
Tried on 10 May 2015 at 17:28

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
37,5 cl bottle @ home, BBE 11.03.2016
Aroma has earthy notes typical to gueuze and sugary sweetness. Flavour has grapefruit, brown sugar, some earthy tones and citrus. Also some homemade mead vibes. Faro is still not my thing, the sweetness does not fit in.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2015 at 07:09

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home thanks to Kraddel, copper pour with sudsy head. Nose is apples and lots of sugar. Tastes of apples, musty, candied sugar, hint of sour. Very sweet not cloying though.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2015 at 21:55

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5
*Old rating, best before 10/07/04. Süßliches Bier mit ein Bisschen Restsäure. Sehr süffig, nicht zu süß, stimmig, könnte aber noch ein bisschen mehr Säure vertragen. Nett.
Tried on 08 Feb 2015 at 12:04

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Sweetened version of an already quite sweet lambic beer. I don’t understand this need, especially for Timmermans beers.
Tried on 08 Jul 2014 at 12:41

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from Bier Huis, Ossett. Clear, amber colour. Film of fine, white head. Aroma is baked apple. Brown sugar. Light, bready, yeasty tartness. Taste is soft toffee. Baked apple. Palate is fluffy soft. Light oiliness. Finish is light sweet, and light tart. A beer of contrasts. Nice beer.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2014 at 11:26

8/10
Tried on 30 Jun 2014 at 13:51

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle at Delirium Cafe, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out candied sugar, light funk, and light wheat. Flavour is quite sugary sweet, with candied sugar, light caramel and maybe a hint of buried funk. Acceptable faro, but really sugary and simplistic. Not good.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2014 at 13:43