Solstice d'Été - Framboise
(has 1 batch)

11.5 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 7/6/2016. Pours fairly murky deep ruby red light pink/purple color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense light pink head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of huge tart/sour/tangy raspberry, lemon, lime, green apple, red grape, wheat, and cracker; with light lacto funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Fantastic aromas with awesome complexity and balance of raspberries, fruity/acidic yeast, and light-moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart/sour/tangy raspberry, lemon, lime, green apple, red grape, wheat, and cracker; with light lacto funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Moderate fruity/lactic sourness and tannic fruit tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of sour/tangy raspberry, lemon, lime, green apple, red grape, wheat, and cracker; with light lacto funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of raspberries, fruity/acidic yeast, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with a nice malt/tart/sourness balance; lightly puckering, but not astringent. Moderate dryness from acidity/tannin, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, acidic/tannic, fairly crisp, and lightly grainy/creamy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.9%. Overall this is an outstanding fruited Berliner weisse! All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of raspberries, fruity/acidic yeast, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and pretty refreshing too drink; even with the fairly strong acidity/sourness. Flavors were not as strong on the raspberries as the aromas led me to believe, but still had a nice amount of fruit presence. A highly enjoyable offering.

(341ml bottle from phyllomedusa) Pours a lightly hazed pale fuchsia colour with a small off white ring of stable bubbles and spotty lace. Aroma of seriously juicy fresh raspberry flesh with just a little jam, very intense, hints of other tart berries (red currant?), sweet backing notes, kind of candied, subtle lactic tartness, maybe a little wheat. Flavour is fairly deep raspberry flesh (a touch like blackcaps) and seeds, rather tart but very dry and mineral, rose hips, dried flowers and stems, light grain, a little lemony lacto. Finish retains persistent dryness and light berries, but also a moderate lactic note that lasts for a full minute after swallowing. Body is light to medium with a soft but effervescent carbonation. The nose on this is bonkers for the depth of raspberry that few similar beers equal, while the flavour is quite different but still rather unique for style. Cool stuff.

Nice framboise, been a while since I had one. Raspberry sour notes. Pretty drinkable.

Bottle shared at a tasting at Max’s place. Thanks GothGargoyle for this bottle! Lovely cloudy red. Wonderful juicy raspberries aroma with some lacto. Sour flavor, lactic, lemony, with lots of raspberries. Light to medium-bodied. Really great.

How: Draught.
Where: All in Beerfest 2016.
Appearance: Red colour with a pink head.
Aroma: Raspberries, acidic, caramel, sour.
Body: Light body, medium carbonation.
Flavour: Raspberries, acidic, sour, caramel, some dried fruit.

330ml bottle from Denman Liquor Store. Bottled on 06-Jul-2016. Pours a clear raspberry color with a weak rose head and with some flakes (of raspberries?). Aroma is sweet, like a raspberry jam (too sweet though). Tart taste with raspberry notes. Sour raspberry aftertaste. Excellent!