Brouwerij F. Boon

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

Established in 1975

Contact
Fonteinstraat 65, Lembeek, 1502, Belgium
+32(0)2 356 66 44
karel.boon@boon.be
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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NotABeerProfessor
NotABeerProfessor (3596) reviewed
Kriek from Brouwerij F. Boon
25 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 2 Overall 6.5
My bottle poured rather flat. No head and rather little carbonation in the glass. It had a nice sour lambic and cherry flavor, but the stillness made it seem more winelike (in the vein of a cheap cherry wine) than a lambic. Crystal clear (unexpected) and ruby red.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2000 at 20:41
Oakes
Oakes (34517) reviewed
Kriek from Brouwerij F. Boon
25 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Fruity, but the sugar is evident. .........................................
Tried on 26 Nov 2000 at 22:49
Oakes
Oakes (34517) reviewed
Framboise from Brouwerij F. Boon
25 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Golden amber colour. Complex aroma - raspberry, sugar, leather. Sweetish palate - candy, raspberry, sugar. Lacks funkiness. OK as a dessert lambic but not in the league of the great ones.
Tried from Can on 24 Nov 2000 at 22:36
Oakes
Oakes (34517) reviewed
Oude Geuze from Brouwerij F. Boon
25 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Refreshing example of the style. But I prefer the more assertive, sour varieties from Hanssens, Girardin, Cantillon and Cuvee Rene
Tried from Can on 21 Nov 2000 at 20:05