Lindemans Framboise
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Tasting Notes
The aroma leads with candied raspberry and a faint barnyard funk that signals its lambic base. On the palate, sweetness dominates — ripe, jammy raspberry with just a whisper of the tartness you'd expect from a wilder expression of the style. The body is light and gently effervescent. The finish is short and sweet, with little of the dry, acidic bite that more traditional fruit lambics carry.
About the Brewery
Lindemans is a family-run brewery based in Vlezenbeek, in the Pajottenland region southwest of Brussels — the heartland of authentic lambic production. Founded in 1822, they are one of the older surviving lambic producers, fermenting beer spontaneously using wild airborne yeast and bacteria. Their Framboise and Pomme expressions lean toward a sweeter, more approachable style compared to the drier, more acidic bottlings from some of their regional peers, which has made them one of the most widely distributed Belgian fruit lambic brands globally.
Food Pairings
A mild fresh chèvre or young brie works well because the dairy fat softens the beer's sweetness without fighting it. Duck with a fruit-based sauce is a natural match, as the raspberry character echoes and amplifies the fruit in the dish. Dark chocolate desserts provide a pleasant contrast, the bitterness cutting through the sweetness on both sides. A plain butter croissant or a lightly sweet pastry pairs easily, letting the fruity character read almost like a jam alongside the bread.
Style Guide
Fruit lambic is a Belgian style built on a base of spontaneously fermented lambic ale — made with a portion of unmalted wheat and aged hops — to which whole fruit or fruit juice is added during conditioning. The result is typically tart and fruity, with a funky, barnyard character underneath from wild Brettanomyces and Pediococcus fermentation. Sweetness levels vary widely: some producers, like this one, add sugar to round out acidity for a broader audience, while traditional gueuze-house versions remain bone dry and sharply acidic. It sits apart from other fruit beers because the lambic base itself carries wild-fermentation complexity that fruit-added ales or wheat beers don't share.