Fou' Foune
Brasserie Cantillon in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Fruit Spring|
Score
8.20
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The apricots are sourced from environmentally-friendly and sustainable agriculture. The proportion is 300 g of fruit blended with one litre of lambic, and the soaking time is very short. Specifically, it will only take around five weeks for the lambic to extract the fragrances and flavours of the fruit. It is worthwhile to note that Fou’Foune kicks off the bottling season around the end of August. Given its success, Fou’Foune has taken up third place among the fruit beers in terms of volume, behind the traditional kriek and Rosé de Gambrinus.
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9/10
Tried
on 09 Aug 2025
at 12:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
25.10.2021: Taster at home courtesy of Sander, big thanks. orange murky color, small white head. smells heavy marzipan, apricot pits, soured joghurt, nice smell. medium body, soft carbonation. tastes of apricots, stone fruits, marzipan, joghurty, grassy. finishes lightly sour with notes of apricots, joghurt and grassy notes. had this two months ago at the brewery (kind of in unfermented state), where it was great, super almonds forward, now its good, but quite heavy on the joghurt, probably needs a month or two to clear up some.
8, 7, 7, 7, 7.5
0,75l bottle at home. Bottled 17. August 2021, 2021 cork. yellow hazy color, small white head. smells parfumy, stone fruits, apricots, jammy notes, . full body, lively carbonation. tastes citric, grassy, stone fruits, apricots, lactic sourness, volatile acids. finishes dry and rather sour with notes of citric, grassy and apricots. I like it, very refreshing in this heat, but very very sour, some funk would be great, unbalanced.
8, 7.5, 7.5, 7, 7
8, 7, 7, 7, 7.5
0,75l bottle at home. Bottled 17. August 2021, 2021 cork. yellow hazy color, small white head. smells parfumy, stone fruits, apricots, jammy notes, . full body, lively carbonation. tastes citric, grassy, stone fruits, apricots, lactic sourness, volatile acids. finishes dry and rather sour with notes of citric, grassy and apricots. I like it, very refreshing in this heat, but very very sour, some funk would be great, unbalanced.
8, 7.5, 7.5, 7, 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2025
at 13:48
9/10
Loud pop from the cork. Sour and tart, fruity and dry. Still strong stone fruit, orange marmalade, drycwood and funk. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2025
at 18:50
8/10
Smooth, tart, heavy with apricot juice, some jamminess and hints of sourness. Lacks complexity, but quite tasty still. Loads of apricot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2025
at 16:02
8/10
A bit sweet, sour, tart, fruity. Fresh apricot, woody funk, some lemon. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2025
at 15:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
2022 version on tap at Station 1280. Opaque orangeish golden pour with no head. Nose is lots of apricot, a tad dusty but intense nevertheless, also some funk. Taste is fruity, funky, somewhat sour but definitely less acidic than expected. All in all not as complex as anticipated either, but still a fine drink.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2025
at 11:53
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
On draught at Sunset Grille, Feb 2005. Based on the qualities of my sample, I’d say it was somewhere in the 2000-2002 vintage range. Peach-apricot colored beer, with a small, fizzy white head, mostly disipating, with light lacing. Quite hazy. Aroma of light blue cheese, old funk, musty gym shoes and just an ever so slight hint of apricot essence. Flavor is very relaxed, by Cantillon standards. Sourness to start, but it’s much less aggressive and dominant than in some of their other beers. A light amount of real apricot flavor (like biting in to a dried apricot) is well integrated with the tart, base lambic. Notes of light cheese/bacteria and a bit of sweetness right near the finish. Ends quite a good deal more sour than it starts, with plenty of yeast funk. Delightful flavor throughout really showcases the lambic, with some apricot as an afterthought. Medium body, no wateriness, very low carbonation, but just enough to please the palate and keep it refreshing and light. I am definitely going to buy a bottle of this soon.
Tried
from Draft
at
Sunset Grill & Tap
on 14 Mar 2025
at 21:10
10/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
re-rate. First time i had this was over 4 years ago, and it was not a fresh bottle. this on was bottled agust 25th 2011. Boy oh boy, this is pretty close to perfect.
the light subtle peachy apricot aroma is just intoxicating. There are some great funk barnyard aromas, some great sourness. some wet hay, and quite a bit of acidity. the fruit seems to tame the tartness though. The acidity, and apricot just blend together as one, and are just unbelievable. I cant get my nose out of the glass! the finish is light, bright, refreshing. medium sour, bright tropical fruit. lingering sourness. good god, this is amazing stuff!
the light subtle peachy apricot aroma is just intoxicating. There are some great funk barnyard aromas, some great sourness. some wet hay, and quite a bit of acidity. the fruit seems to tame the tartness though. The acidity, and apricot just blend together as one, and are just unbelievable. I cant get my nose out of the glass! the finish is light, bright, refreshing. medium sour, bright tropical fruit. lingering sourness. good god, this is amazing stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2025
at 05:31
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
2015 version from tap at Moeder Lambic Fontainas. Aroma of fruits, sour citrus, apricot, wood, some Brett funk. Flavour is medium to heavy sour with a very dry finish. Body is medium. Very refreshing and nicely sour, rather fruity.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Feb 2025
at 05:02