Frambozen
New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
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6.64
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Frambozen begins with the aroma of fresh red raspberries, followed by the ripe seductiveness of a fruity brown ale with depth and delicate malt notes. It is deep ruby in color, with flavors just as rich. Every year, New Belgium sends a delegate to the Pacific Northwest to oversee the process of turning freshly picked berries into a pure juice to be added in fermentation. The coming of Thanksgiving at New Belgium is ushered in with the first sighting of our cellar operators scuttling about, covered head to tow in a festive crimson berry wash.
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jcr (3164) reviewed Frambozen from New Belgium Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 13
Bottle. Deep reddish/brown body with an off-white head, mostly diminishing. Light aroma of raspberry, grain, tart cherry. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter and lightly acidic. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately bitter and moderately acidic. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Fairly one-dimensional in flavor — tart raspberry. In that, it’s refreshing with its tart, dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Single bottle from Lemon Tree. Pours a big tan head over a dark ruby body. Major raspberry smell doesn’t let much malt in around it. Taste got a little strong, nearly medicinal. Well, after all, I do have a bit of a cold in my throat, but after the delightful NG Raspberry tart a few days ago, this doesn’t quite measure up.
jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Frambozen from New Belgium Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Deep ruby tinted amber coloured body with a strong copper and nutty brown glow and a thinnish, one centimetre tall tan head atop. Aroma of raspberries, malt, nuts and caramel. Medium-bodied; Assertive raspberry and caramel sweetness at first with a good hint of malt and nuts behind and a nice touch of sourness at the end. Aftertaste is very nice and round - not too fruity, not too sweet and not too malty - a very nice flavour all the way through. Overall, a nice beer - and for the style (which are usually overly fruity and not balanced enough) this one does great. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Tustin, California on 06-December-2011 for US$1.99 sampled at home in Washington on 17-January-2012.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
12oz bottle from Pick’s poured into a shaker. Pours a hazy dark red with a half finger of with head with just a little pink hue. Aroma is predominately raspberry with a hint of chocolate and caramel. Taste is light sour and light bitter. Lots of raspberry with some chocolate and a good dash of coffee. Medium bodied with a creamy texture. Soft carbonation and a long finish. Overall, pretty good. I couldn’t have more than a few but it would probably go great with a thanksgiving turkey.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Frambozen from New Belgium Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
12 oz. bottle, split with manuchampions, Matts_Property and uhlan, pours a mellow maroon / amber with a small tan head. Aroma of sweetened raspberries (nothing artificial here), toasted nuts somewhere underneath and a hint of rose-like red wine. Flavour of sweetened raspberries, slight tartness, with no discernible qualities of a brown ale underneath. A bit watered down, with a sort of a vinous quality on the finish. Missing punch / depth, but it's quite enjoyable for the style.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
12 oz bottle. Thanks, Brenn79. Aroma is strong in raspberry, bready malt. Pours a beautiful slightly hazy ruby red with a medium beige head that falls into a skiff of foam with decent lace. Taste is very authentic raspberry, sweet, dry and a bit tart. Carbonation is average and the body is fairly thin. Very nice fruit beer.
MrSpooks (5518) reviewed Frambozen from New Belgium Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Not a bad fruit beer, rather understated in its berryhood. The brown ale is very English and on the bland side, but its lack of character is masked by the tart raspberries that make up the soul of this beer. Still, it gets old quick, and grows too sweet by the end of the glass. Thought-provoking but timid.
Travlr (30174) reviewed Frambozen from New Belgium Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Clear maroon color, large thick beige head. Nice fruit aroma. Taste is sour and bitter fruit. Great body. Nice.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
trade with jtclockwork-12oz bottle-pours a big tight foamy off white head that laces and deep red color. Aroma is raspberry. Taste is biting/metallic up front, some raspberry, herbal.
ben4321 (11632) reviewed Frambozen from New Belgium Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Location: 12 oz bottle from Colonial Wine and Spirits, 6/2/11
Aroma: The nose is sweet, fruity and malty (mostly just raspberry and caramel)
Appearance: It pours a dark reddish-brown color with an inch or so of beige head
Flavor: Tastes pretty similar to the nose, sweet, lots of raspberry and a little caramel, finishes tart
Palate: Light-medium bodied with an alright mouthfeel, nothing too special, with a long, tart finish to it
Overall Impression: Overall, this stuff was alright, but it wasn't really my style. Way too sweet and one dimensional for my taste, but it wasn't particuarly flawed, so I can't go terribly low either. That is why I settled here.