Beer of the Weekend #305: Frambozen
Tonight was the annual Mervgotti Distributing holiday party. I just returned and have to admit to being a little tipsy. Next year I need to have a DD. Or ride my bike. ANYWAY, I drank some unbelievable stuff and will now attempt to do a proper tasting.
The beer of the weekend is Frambozen, brewed by the New Belgium Brewing Company of Fort Collins, Colorado.
I was given a taste of Frambozen last week and decided to officially try it. Fittingly, it is also a seasonal — a Thanksgiving seasonal, but a seasonal nonetheless.
Serving type: 12-ounce bottle. The “BEST BEFORE” date is “26FEB12.”
Appearance: Poured into a becker glass. The color is clean and clear dark amber/red. Three fingers of dense, billowy, buttery, eggshell-colored head dissipated slowly to leave a rocky cap, lacing along the glass, and a thick ring around the edge.
Smell: Very fruity. Lots of raspberry, which makes it smell much like pop (which is what we call soda in my hood). The brown ale also comes through in caramel and cocoa.
Taste: Really sweet and tart; it gets the cheeks puckering. Lots of raspberry juice followed by the brown ale elements of cocoa and caramel.
Drinkability: It is pretty good, but it does taste and feel much more like juice than anything else.
Fun facts about Frambozen:
-Style: BA classifies it as “Fruit/Vegetable Beer,” which is a little off-putting. New Belgium calls it “Raspberry Brown Ale.”
-Price: $10.99/sixer at John’s Grocery in Iowa City.
-Serving temperature: The label says “Serve at 10ºC (50ºF).”
-Alcohol content: 6.5 percent ABV.
-Food pairings: Just check out the beer’s webpage (http://www.newbelgium.com/beer/detail.aspx?id=284aa352-e5a3-48a3-abbf-a4de361bcab3).
-IBU: 15.5.
-Calories: 200.
-Here is some nerdiness from the beer’s page:
The Quiet Man’s grade: B.
The beer of the weekend is Frambozen, brewed by the New Belgium Brewing Company of Fort Collins, Colorado.
I was given a taste of Frambozen last week and decided to officially try it. Fittingly, it is also a seasonal — a Thanksgiving seasonal, but a seasonal nonetheless.
Serving type: 12-ounce bottle. The “BEST BEFORE” date is “26FEB12.”
Appearance: Poured into a becker glass. The color is clean and clear dark amber/red. Three fingers of dense, billowy, buttery, eggshell-colored head dissipated slowly to leave a rocky cap, lacing along the glass, and a thick ring around the edge.
Smell: Very fruity. Lots of raspberry, which makes it smell much like pop (which is what we call soda in my hood). The brown ale also comes through in caramel and cocoa.
Taste: Really sweet and tart; it gets the cheeks puckering. Lots of raspberry juice followed by the brown ale elements of cocoa and caramel.
Drinkability: It is pretty good, but it does taste and feel much more like juice than anything else.
Fun facts about Frambozen:
-Style: BA classifies it as “Fruit/Vegetable Beer,” which is a little off-putting. New Belgium calls it “Raspberry Brown Ale.”
-Price: $10.99/sixer at John’s Grocery in Iowa City.
-Serving temperature: The label says “Serve at 10ºC (50ºF).”
-Alcohol content: 6.5 percent ABV.
-Food pairings: Just check out the beer’s webpage (http://www.newbelgium.com/beer/detail.aspx?id=284aa352-e5a3-48a3-abbf-a4de361bcab3).
-IBU: 15.5.
-Calories: 200.
-Here is some nerdiness from the beer’s page:
Frambozen begins with the aroma of fresh red raspberries, followed by the ripe seductiveness of a fruity brown ale with depth and delicate malt notes. It is deep ruby in color, with flavors just as rich. Every year, New Belgium sends a delegate to the Pacific Northwest to oversee the process of turning freshly picked berries into a pure juice to be added in fermentation. The coming of Thanksgiving at New Belgium is ushered in with the first sighting of our cellar operators scuttling about, covered head to tow in a festive crimson berry wash.
The Quiet Man’s grade: B.
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