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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7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Aus der Flasche im 2026-07 getrunken. Diese trübe, goldene Gueuze zeigt ein recht komplexes Aromaprofil von Hefe, leichte Citrus-, Weinessig-, Misthaufen-Aromen. Die Säure ist hier recht aktiv und der Körper sorgt für einen langen Abgang. Spannend!
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2026 at 18:57

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Aus der Flasche im 2026-07 getrunken. Diese trübe, goldene Gueuze ausgewogene Aromen wo man neben einer Citrussäure eine deutliche Hefe und Eichenaroma durch das 5 jährige BA. Die Säure ist hier moderat und der Körper sorgt für einen langen Abgang. Sehr klassisch!
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2026 at 18:56

6.5/10
Bottle. Gentle, pleasant funk. Fruity, grapes, hints of apple, pear and some citrus. Refreshing and tasteful, easy drinkable. 646413 260724
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2026 at 17:49

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Huge, receding whitish head over ochre-ish golden beer, lightly veiled. Sour grapes & raisins, horseblankte, dried flowers and immortelles, lemon. Dry, horseblanket, farmyard, dried lemonpeel, mushrooms, leather, green apples carrying just a tad sweetness. Ultra-dry, very well-carbonated, acidthinning but still very mals. Excellent gueuze, the complexity telling about the lagering as said in the blurb. Txs to Stef!

Yet, despite the well deserved praise, the question might be raised if this is a true new beer, or rather a batch of Boon Oude Geuze...
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2026 at 08:54

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle, thanks Eddan.tart with apples, oak and funk. A nice one
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2026 at 17:41

6.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2026 at 08:44

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Malmö crew CPH meet up 11/07/2026 tart sour with notes of orchard fruit, funky tart finish.
Tried from Draft at Fermentoren CPH on 11 Jul 2026 at 15:16

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On a hand pull, third of a pint in the Boot on 9th July 2026. No mention of 'Oude' on the pump clip, or ABV; hope it's the same beer? Anyway it poured a murky red with no head and tasted of old cherries, semi tart and sour.
Tried from Cask at Boot Micropub on 09 Jul 2026 at 19:40

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Tried on 30 Jun 2026 at 20:07

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Hops, Crewe. Pours a hazy gold with minimal off-white head. There’s malts and corn in the aroma plus hints of spice. In the mouth it is quite bitter but with a little underlying sweetness and a creamy texture. Yeast is prominent in the flavour, alongside Belgian hops, pepper and spice. Hints of berry fruits and alcoholic strength come later leading to a somewhat spicy finish. This is a decent Belgian style pale.
Tried from Draft at Hops on 27 Jun 2026 at 13:45