Bullfrog Brewery Frambozen

Frambozen

 

Bullfrog Brewery in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸

  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular Out of Production
Score
7.45
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 26
Barrel aged raspberry sour ale. A combination of Oregon grown and local berries, handpicked by longtime friend Doug McMinn, bound together in perfect harmony. The palette opens big and bright, full of sweet raspberry, oaky vanilla, funky wild yeast and a refreshing snap of acidity.
 

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7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Notes from October 2009 3.59/5 rDev -12.4% look: 3.5 - smell: 4.5 - taste: 3.5 - feel: 2 - overall: 3.5 A pallet-load of thanks & positive karma goes out to Avalon68, DrinknDrive, & even Mr. Doug McMinn himself for making the 3 hour drive there & back a little less hostile. It was my fault we left later then we wanted. Me & my lack of direction. Shared twice over with the some of the local guys & gals, some that were just a little too pregnant or overburdened to take the trip down with us. Tight cork. Each experience, slightly different. Tulip, snifter, slurping dregs directly from the bottle. Faded strawberry & cider vinegar color. First time settled, second stirred up a bit on the express train over. Thin, rusty, filmy head, but lots of agitation below. Smells of sour raspberries, dusty wheat, green apple, lemon, & just a little more sweat & musk then that. I didn't dig the intense carbonation. It made me work that much harder. Tart & semisweet. Raspberry jam & apple cider vinegar. Pitty fruit bitterness & a little tangy radish bite. Drying wood. Yeasty. Sadly, I didn't get any vanilla. I like vanilla. Thin body, harsh bubbles, very acidic. Biting. Not anywhere close enough to something like a Raspberry Tart, lambic, or any wild ale that I've had. Maybe something like a 70/30 mix of Liefman's Frambozen & champagne. Refreshing, but not what I thought I was paying $20 for.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2024 at 04:27


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Beautiful ruby red color, off pink head. Aroma of raspberry, cherry. Taste is softly sour mixed forest berries. Delicious.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2014 at 17:51


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared at RBWG 2014 Late Night tasting - Asheville. Thanks for this one! I love it when generous RBians pull out the big guns. Very good beer. Great snout of juicy, jammy raspberries. Light sweet flavor with decent sour berry twang, general fruits. Medium bodied with fine, spritzy carbonation. Great balance to finish with further tart and lightly jammy raspberry. Solid.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2014 at 07:03


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ Beer Fart Dunegeon Aloft. Pours a hazy reddish apparency with an off white head. Heavy raspberry and acetic aroma. Oak. Vinegar. Big juicy raspberry / cherry, vanilla, moderately tart, dry flavor. Thanks Derek!

Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2014 at 21:51


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Shared from bottle. Poured a slightly hazy brownish-red color with a small white wispy head. Aroma was mashed raspberries, sour tart fruits. Flavor was full on raspberries. Really liked the tartness in the jaw. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2012 at 22:48


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Ausgewogen herb-fruchtiger Beginn mit späterer geringe Süße. Konstant säuerlich, angenehme Himbeernoten, dann bitterer. Zum Ende milder, gleichwohl gelungen säuerlich, erfrischend, sehr süffig. Gut! 11/12/11/12/12/12

Tried on 30 Jan 2012 at 06:01


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

750ml Bottle with a big thanks to ditmier for sharing this. Pours out a nice scarlet topped with a puffy white head. Aroma was nice lots of dark berries, light funk, and some belg yeast. Taste was more of the berries, along with some oak, vanilla, and sweetness.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2011 at 19:41


8.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle thanks to Scott! Poured a cloudy light red with a minimal off-white head that completely dissipated. Aroma was full of dark tart raspberries with a bit of funk and oak. Flavor was similar with dark raspberries that grew in tartness with a hint of vanilla and growing funk.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Nov 2010 at 18:29


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours a reddish pink grapefruit. Nose of tart raspberries. Taste of semi sour tart raspberries and oak. Dryish raspberry oak finish. Light sour. Tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2010 at 21:08


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

750ml C&C bottle shared by Doug, thanks
Appearance: Reddish amber with a small off-white head and some lacing left in the glass
Aroma: Tart raspberries and woody
Taste: Tart berries and sweet malts, finishes dry
Very nice, clean and crisp.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2010 at 11:02