Brouwerij F. Boon

Regional Brewery in Lembeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Brouwerij Boon - Shop & Bar

Established in 1975

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Fonteinstraat 65, Lembeek, 1502, Belgium
Description
Since 1975, Boon Brewery has been owned and run by Frank Boon, one of the pioneers of the authentic lambic and gueuze revival. But the first signs of the brewery date back to 1680, as a farm-brewery and distillery in the village of Lembeek. In 1860 Louis Paul bought the brewery to brew only lambic and faro. From 1875, he began bottling gueuze lambic. In 1898, Pierre Troch bought the brewery. But after the economic crisis of 1927, it came into the hands of Joseph De Vits. His son, Rene is renowned for the production of soft and fine gueuze lambic. As Rene De Vits had no children, he sold the brewery to Frank Boon.

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6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Keg @ One Pint Pub, Helsinki.
Poured light golden, almost no head, clear.
Nice funky aroma. Light bretta, hay, apricots. Dry and slightly sour.. too light though. Almost watery feel.
Tried on 24 Oct 2025 at 11:22

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Pours a medium dark amberblonde. Medium sized head fades relatively fzdt. Overwhelming scent of mature brett, wood, and thick citrusy notes fill the room. Up close, the typical boon character. Full and fruity. Taste is quite dry, intense, noticable boozybess. Typical boon fruityness, and , here it is, it reminds me of vat 77 - one of my favorite lambics, and certainly my fav boon, in terms of fruityness. This one a bit less balanced though, too alcoholic (taste) for it's own good, lacking the superb balance of the actual vat 77, but being compared to that legacy alone is an acomplishment. High but tollerable carbonation. Very decent, i get the special version thing, and wouldn't stock up on it like I did with 77 amongst others, but certainly more than fun to have tried it ! Maybe i'd need to buy another to keep long term, see how the abv influences this in ageing .
Tried from Draft on 21 Oct 2025 at 19:49

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
75cl bottle @ Belgian Beer Geeks Autumn Gathering 2025. Pours a slightly misty gold, large white foam that subsides. Wondrous fresh floral funky nose. Flavour profile has a measured wild funky profile, with a richness from the alcohol though it doesnt seem overboard, soft leafy citrus, excellent balance, wondrous blend.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2025 at 18:42

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Aromas are tart cherries, malt and culture. Flavors are similar to nose, add in a bit of cinnamon and a touch floral. Good balance between tart, sweet and bitter. Good but not great.
Tried from Bottle from Belgian Style Ales / Monastery Greetings on 20 Oct 2025 at 00:03

8.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2025 at 20:46

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle web SB 2025-117 Göteborg AR: sour tart, French oak, gooseberries AP: hazy bronze, wee lid F: sour tart, French oak, gooseberries
Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2025 at 13:07

9.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 9.5
Huge, very dense & fine off-white head over hazy orange-golden beer, very lively carbonated. Rubber, basketshoes, and then an explosion of horseblankte, immortelles, mushrooms, kari leaves, laurel. Sweetish (the alcohol working!), immortelles, horseblanket, again a wild mushroom flavour, oakleaves. Quantum level complexity. Hay and some faint leatherpolish in the aftertaste, together with some not really-sweet apples. Very good carbonation, slick, slight acidburn. Alcohol only revealed by the light sweetness. Arguably one of the most stellar gueuzes ever. Txs to Stef!
Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2025 at 09:47

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
18/X/25 - 75cl bottle from Colruyt @ BBGG Fall ‘25 (home), BB: 4/XII/44, bottled: 4/XII/24, lot: L43391 (2025-1033) Thanks to Sebletitje for sharing the bottle!

Clear orange blond beer, creamy dense yellowish head, unstable, falls down quickly, a bit adhesive. Aroma: nice, very fruity, lots of citrus notes, some peach, grapefruit, brett yeast, slightly funky but overall pretty clean. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: nice, super fruity, a bit woody, surprisingly sweet touch, slightly oxidized. Aftertaste: more fruity, some banana, sugary touch, orange peel, nice! Weird that it is so sweet though?
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2025 at 17:15

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared at BBGG. Clear golden with hige white head. Very typical Boon funk, peach, sweet malts, dry oak, sulphur. Very fruity but also solod funky. Under medium sour, medium sweet. Almost full bodied. Nice but a bit boozy.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2025 at 17:07

7.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2025 at 10:45