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May 25 '04
Pros: It's a beautiful-looking beer
Cons: Nowhere near as complex as it should be
Summary: You've got to hand it to those Belgians. When it comes to brewing beer in a wide range of weird and wonderful styles, there's no other country come close. One of the styles that's peculiar to Belgium, and in fact is only made in one valley near ...
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Mar 27 '08
Pros: Sweet, fruity, strong raspberry taste. Delicious!
Cons: Expensive.
Summary: Lindeman's Framboise is the beer that I tell people to try when they say to me that they "don't like beer". Lambics are unlike any other style of beer in the world, and Lindeman's Frambois is a delicious example of the style. This beer pours a bright ...
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Sep 29 '06
Pros: really fantastic if you like raspberries
Cons: a tad too sweet
Summary: People who drink a lot of different beers will likely have strong opinions on the value of fruit beers. There are many who completely dismiss the value of adding fruit into a beer. They will cite many gimmicky and cloying beers that are not ...
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Aug 28 '06
Pros: Delicious
Cons: Expensive
Summary: I've always said I don't like the taste of beer...but after my first trip to Monk's Cafe in Philly a few years ago, I've changed my tune. A friend, knowing my dislike of beer, asked the bartender to get something for my "taste". He came out with ...
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Dec 13 '04
Pros: Sweet and bubbly if that's what you like, nice complexity
Cons: Too sweet for a serious beer drinker. 2.5% ABV
Summary: The Lindemans' Framboise was launched in 1980 as an addition to the family's already popular Lambic fruit beers. Even though the brewery is close to two centuries old, they have really have only been in the mass Lambic market for a little over a decade. ...
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Oct 14 '02
Pros: The most romantic beer ever. For Casanovas, berry fans, naturists, Tolkien buffs, beer geeks.
Cons: Unusual (for beer), expensive. Insufficiently sour, dry, and funky tasting for Lambic style purists.
Summary: Caveat Emptor: Before we start I should say LINDEMAN'S Framboise comes in two very different versions. One is the tap/draft version that they serve at the Ginger Man, which is mild and boring in flavor. The alcohol content is also rather low- ...
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May 11 '02
Pros: Deep fresh raspberry aroma and flavor
Cons: Complex intensity and tartness of real lambic is lacking
Summary: Last night I joined a few colleagues for happy hour at a local bar called the Ginger Man. The Ginger Man is famous among beer drinkers throughout the country because the place specializes in beer. Not just any beer, but draft versions of the world's best...
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Mar 05 '02
Pros: tasty, light beer, perfect for hot days
Cons: can't get enought of them.
Summary: I think everyone should buy this beer. Why because is isn't a standard beer, women will like it, and it is light and crisp, just like a raspberry. Go out on a limb, try it. It is tasty, not that expensive if you find the right liquor store. Like here in...
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Jun 23 '01
Pros: Great dessert beverage. Interesting and flavorful. Perfect for hot summer afternoons.
Cons: Some may consider this one too sweet; some consider this frizzly foo.
Summary: Well, now that summer has started its too darn hot to drink an afternoon coffee. And it's really too hot to be drinking beers heavy in alcohol. So my beer of choice this afternoon: a bottle of Lindemans Framboise Lambic. Yep. A raspberry beer....
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May 21 '01
Pros: raspberries not cooked, raspberry flavor unsurpassed
Cons: expensive
Summary: The first time I tasted this ale, it was a sample on tap at a pub. I was not impressed. Raspberry flavor was weak and it was rather like drinking water.
I could buy a can of Knudsen's Raspberry fruit soda for a LOT cheaper price and have...
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May 18 '01
Pros: Raspberry flavor. Refreshing. Very accessible Lambic.
Cons: Price. Not an accurate representation of the style
Summary: I still remember when American craft breweries started coming out with fruit-flavored beers--Pyramid Apricot, Sam Adams Cherry Wheat, and the millions of Raspberry beers. I tried countless numbers of them and went away disappointed. Why?
I...
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May 18 '01
Pros: Great dessert beer.
Cons: Expensive for beer, cheap for wine.
Summary: Brewed mainly in Payottenland, in the River Zenne valley, Lambics are the pearl in the clam that is Belgium. Lambics are brewed with neither ale nor lager yeasts. They are brewed with up to 70 strains of wild yeast, earning it the moniker "wild beer."...
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Apr 20 '01
Pros: An excellent beer style, truly unique.
Cons: Not your every day, all night brew.
Summary: What? you may ask. There are a couple of things I should clarify first of all. Lambic beers are brewed mostly in Payottenland, southwest of Brussels in the River Zenne valley. They are neither classed as ales nor lagers (although at a push you’d call...
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Oct 22 '00
Pros: It's delicious!
Cons: pricey...but worth every penny
Summary: This is the tastiest most luscious alcoholic beverage on the planet. First off any beer with a cork, whether it be a stout or Trappist ale has got to be good. Popping the cork assaults the nose with the most concentrated burst of raspberries you have...
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Oct 03 '00
Pros: Sweetness of Fruit
Cons: Maybe too light for regular beer drinkers
Summary: I discovered this beer in a small restaurant in Ithaca. "Just a taste" is a trendy yet non-elitist Wine and Tapas restaurant located in the downtown Ithaca area off of the collegetown of Cornell University. Since then I have found it served...
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