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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6.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Reddish colour and small white head. Light fruity, funky nose. Light-bodied. Watery. Some hops, fruity yeast. Easy.
Tried from Draft at Panimoravintola Beer Hunter's on 31 Oct 2025 at 19:46

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
17.01.2024
Kolor jasny herbaciany, klarowny. Piana biała, wysoka i długotrwała. Początkowo drobno pęcherzykowa z czasem, redukując się, przybiera formę średniej wielkości pęcherzyków. Brak zdobień.
Aromat mocno kwaśny, intensywnie owocowy, dziki, jednocześnie, z delikatnie słodkim tłem. Kwaśność przypomina fermentujące owoce (jabłka), nuty dzikie, to zapachy z gospodarstwa wiejskiego. Akcenty słodkie kojarzą się z żółtymi, dojrzałymi owocami.
Smak przyjemnie kwaśny z odrobiną pestkowej, "suchej" goryczki, która intensyfikuje się na finiszu.
Alkohol dobrze ułożony. Wysycenie wysokie w dół. Tekstura delikatnie szorstka, sucha. Posmak długi, kwaśny z wyraźnie pestkowym, goryczkowym wykończeniem.

29.10.2025
Kolor jasny bursztynowy, klarowny. Piana biała, średnio wysoka, średnio i drobno pęcherzykowa, trwała. Pozostawia spienione wysepki na szklance.
Aromat intensywnie owocowy (jabłko, gruszka, winogrona), umiarkowanie kwaśny, z nutami mokrego drewna, pestek. Na pewno jest orzeźwiający.
Smak umiarkowanie kwaśny, nieco cierpki, ale to pestkowa goryczka jest tu na pierwszym planie. Jest dość wysoka i długa, jednoznacznie kojarzyć się może z pestkami owoców i mokrego drewna.
Alkohol dobrze ułożony. Wysycenie średnie. Ciało średnie. Tekstura niemal gładka. Posmak długi wytrawny, drzewny, pestkowy.
Wygląd 8 Aromat 8 Smak 8 Podniebienie 8 Razem 9 Ocena: 8,8
Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2025 at 21:35

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
0.375 l bottle from 'Etre Gourmet', bottled in February 2025. Slightly hazy, golden orange with a medium large, slightly fluffy, quickly diminishing, white head. Slightly sweetish, sourish, rather funky and quite fruity aroma of horse blanket, overripe lemon, grapefruit, hay and some white pepper. Slightly sweet, gently sour, rather fruity, gently funky and minimally vinous taste of grapefruit, overripe lemon, hay, white pepper, oak, leather and some red wine, followed by a medium long, gently tart, fairly woody-dry finish. Medium body, gently astringent and fairly effervescent mouthfeel, very lively carbonation. Highly delicious brew, unbelievably refreshing for such a high lambic, pleasantly crisp and dry. Gorgeous beer!
Tried from Bottle from Etre Gourmet (webshop) on 30 Oct 2025 at 20:18

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
25/X/25 - 75cl bottle @ kelderschatten tasting by Gentse Biervereniging (Baracuna), BB: n/a (2025-1076) Thanks for sharing the bottle!

Clear orange beer, dense creamy white head, pretty stable, a bit adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: very fruity, some tropical fruits, juicy, funky, brett notes, floral, peaches, pleasant! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice, very fruity, acidic, a bit lemony, some tannins, more lemons, pleasant! Aftertaste: fruity, pleasant, gentle bitterness, some pears, nice stuff!
Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2025 at 21:00

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
25/X/25 - 37.5cl bottle @ kelderschatten tasting by Gentse Biervereniging (Baracuna), brewed: 3&4/XII/2008, bottled: 31/VIII/10 (15 years ago!), BB: 31/VIII/30 (2025-1073) Thanks for sharing the bottle!

- I'm clueless as to how this one seems to have escaped me, thought I already had it back in the days... Maybe something with wrong with the transfer from paper to digital -
Clear pale blond yellow beer, practically no head. Aroma: very nice, complex, very fruity notes, apples, gentle acidic impression, very pleasant, floral notes, a little woody. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: ooh nice, very “mellow” geuze, a little bitter, quite some tannins going on here, apples, apple skin, nice and funky. Aftertaste: more ripe fruits, apples, very pleasant, tannins, woody, good stuff!
Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2025 at 20:00

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
25 October 2025. At “Gentse Biervereniging Kelderschatten” (Baracuna). Cheers to the whole crew!

Clear golden, thin, stable, white head. Funky aroma of leather, horseblanket, wet hay, barnyard, green apple, oak. Sour green apple, gooseberry; bitter leather, horseblanket. Dry, bitter, oaky finish, green apple, old grassy hops. Moussy texture. Lovely funky and oaky stuff.
Tried on 25 Oct 2025 at 15:38

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
25 October 2025. At “Gentse Biervereniging Kelderschatten” (Baracuna). Cheers to the whole crew!

Ureum, wet straw, barnyard, sweating cheese, oak. Sour gooseberry, plum, green apple, funky cheese, straw, bready malts. Slightly bitter & funky leather, grassy hops, tart-woody, very dry. Recognisably complex & dry, as expected of course.
Tried on 25 Oct 2025 at 14:56

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tried on 25 Oct 2025 at 00:39

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