Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Faro from Brouwerij Lindemans 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Faro in a bottle... Contradictio in terminis. Enfin. Clear amber. thick, dense amberish head. sweet nose, like a caramel&chocolat bar ("Snickers",...), and a stiff whiff of "horseblanket". Sweetness has an artificial ring. The sweet + sour taste gives an impression of fruitsugar ("Traubenzucker"). The base is there, and it is real, you just want to get rid of the horrible overlying sweetness. Underneath - 't would just be great. Fruity tones: blue eating grapes, rambutan,... Mouthfeel : a bit sticky, of cours... Faro ought to be drunk, freshly made on the spot with real lambic and honest candi syrup. This can only be a far cry.
NotABeerProfessor (3575) reviewed Kriek from Brouwerij Lindemans 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Finally getting around to this one...dark rose color with full fizzy pink head. Aroma strong with cherry and malt. Some leather. Sweet cherry and barnyard first in the mouth. Puckering tartness closes it up with a drying finish. Palate adjusts rapidly to the tartness, softening it into a drinkable twinge. Fruit a bit overdone but otherwise funky enough to acknowledge. Still, its a world away from the best lambics - and I didn't bother finishing it.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Kriekenlambik from Brouwerij Lindemans 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
(For good understanding: this is the draught beer, not having had the final blending for refermentation on the bottle. It was however sweetened all the same...) Deep-dark Burgundy colour. No head. Almondy nose; sweet cherry drops, artificial. taste is better than the nose/ reminiscent of the cherry-stones. Strange, as he uses 'juice' (i.e. concentrated and then diluted fruitjuice), and still too sweet. Cloying mouthfeel; medium-bodied, no tartness. It wouldn't be bad without this artificial sweet cherryflavour. And that's exactly what it makes popular...
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Oude Lambik from Brouwerij Lindemans 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
(sample more than 2 yrs. - old) Dark amber colour. No head. Woody nose,but restrained. Very refined lambic. Taste is immediately very sour, lactic acid. Afterwards, fills out somewhat, ever-so-slight bitterish tannine-tang. Dry-out effect. Medium bodied. Quite fine lambic, restrained but convincing - OK base for excellent gueuzes.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Bronze colour, seems fake. Real peach-flavour: sweet, sticky ... Also tastes like. Somehow, somewhy I imagined eating jam whem drinking this. Finishes little bitter.
jhaase (14816) reviewed Kriek from Brouwerij Lindemans 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Slightly woody, harmonic aroma. Hazy red, red head. Pretty sweet cherry taste, easy to drink. Refreshing but not that special.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Pecheresse 37.5 cL Bottle:
Hazy golden orange coloured body with a very light white head. Aroma of peaches (of course), apricots, caster sugar, wheat and a bit of alcohol. Medium-bodied; Perfectly effervescent taste with good fruit flavours up front fading to a nice sweetness and a mellow yeastie taste. Aftertaste is well rounded by the alcohol and fruit, which definitely dominate. Overall a very nice lambic - sweet, yet somewhat sour and definitely fruity. I prefer this one to the peche lambic i’ve had in the states, but perhaps thats because i’m drinking this one in the country where it’s produced?!? I sampled this 25 cL bottle purchased from Beer Mania in Bruxelles, Belgium on 29-December-2007.
Rating for this sample: 8,4,7,4,16
Normal 75 cL ’Peche’ Bottle:
Great colour, and an amazing smell! Great head as well. Fantastic taste, and the aftertaste is phenominal. You barely think you are drinking beer...its more like a champagne with peach nectar! Rating for this sample: 8,4,9,5,17
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Framboise from Brouwerij Lindemans 22 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Great colour, and an amazing smell! Great head as well. Fantastic taste, and the aftertaste is phenominal. You barely think you are drinking beer...its more like a champagne with raspberry nectar!
notalush (7339) reviewed Cassis Lambic from Brouwerij Lindemans 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
The head is pink.......PINK! I just can't get over that. Looks and smells like a wine cooler....I wanted a beer. OK, with that out of the way. The flavor is tart and sweet at the same time, which isn't much to my liking, but it's not bad. Lots of currants in the flavor, at a sour, mouth-puckering finish. It is somewhat similar to Quelque Chose, but much more tart, and not nearly as enjoyable.
jhaase (14816) reviewed Framboise from Brouwerij Lindemans 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Incredible fruity nose which makes you wonder where the vanilla icecream is that goes with it. Neon red - low head. Sweet, sodalike with a sour background - could be more though. All in all refreshing and nice.