Comments on: Announcing: Lindemans Faro Lambic http://drinkwiththewench.com/?p=4316 Drinking through the world, one beer at a time. Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:59:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Beer Blotter http://drinkwiththewench.com/?p=4316&cpage=1#comment-4499 Beer Blotter Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:35:58 +0000 http://drinkwiththewench.com/?p=4316#comment-4499 I had this back in March in Antwerp. It seriously cost me .85 cents (euro) at a train station grocer. Bonkers. Its almost like drinking corn syrup. I hate to say that because it conjures up so many bad thoughts and i like this beer. But, its thick, sugary beer. The added candi sugar kind of kills the tart lambic taste, but its oh so interesting. You will either hate this or love it after the first sip. Remember it will take 100 sips or so to actually catch a buzz though, so you better like it (its 4%). Wench - you rock. BB.com I had this back in March in Antwerp. It seriously cost me .85 cents (euro) at a train station grocer. Bonkers.

Its almost like drinking corn syrup. I hate to say that because it conjures up so many bad thoughts and i like this beer. But, its thick, sugary beer. The added candi sugar kind of kills the tart lambic taste, but its oh so interesting.

You will either hate this or love it after the first sip. Remember it will take 100 sips or so to actually catch a buzz though, so you better like it (its 4%).

Wench – you rock.

BB.com

]]> By: Dr. Bill http://drinkwiththewench.com/?p=4316&cpage=1#comment-4470 Dr. Bill Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:31:35 +0000 http://drinkwiththewench.com/?p=4316#comment-4470 Go to Belgium. Walk into a beer shop. Find a bottle of Lindemans ’lambic’ -- and look for the list of ingredients on the label. It’s right there for all to see: Acesulfame K. There’s also ’fructose’ (beet sugar, normally) and ’flavors,’ which means artificial flavor compounds of the sort you’d find in soda or candy. What they don’t mention is that the ’base beer’ that they throw all this into is not lambic beer. Acesulfame K, as you probably know, is a relatively recent variant of basic saccharine. Saccharine, to a lot of people, it’s poison. The federal government requires that if you use it, you must list it as an ingredient on beer labels. Funny it’s not listed on the U.S. bottles of Lindemans. It might hurt sales in a lot of places. That being said, if you like the beer, drink it just know what you are getting. Faro is a great subsection of Lambic. Cheers, Dr. Bill Go to Belgium. Walk into a beer shop. Find a bottle of Lindemans ’lambic’ — and look for the list of ingredients on the label. It’s right there for all to see: Acesulfame K. There’s also ’fructose’ (beet sugar, normally) and ’flavors,’ which means artificial flavor compounds of the sort you’d find in soda or candy. What they don’t mention is that the ’base beer’ that they throw all this into is not lambic beer.

Acesulfame K, as you probably know, is a relatively recent variant of basic saccharine. Saccharine, to a lot of people, it’s poison. The federal government requires that if you use it, you must list it as an ingredient on beer labels. Funny it’s not listed on the U.S. bottles of Lindemans. It might hurt sales in a lot of places.

That being said, if you like the beer, drink it just know what you are getting. Faro is a great subsection of Lambic.

Cheers,

Dr. Bill

]]> By: Erik http://drinkwiththewench.com/?p=4316&cpage=1#comment-4468 Erik Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:51:43 +0000 http://drinkwiththewench.com/?p=4316#comment-4468 Just want to throw out that Cuvée René is named after René Lindeman, Head Brewer, and one of the owners of Lindeman's.. who is a man. ;) Cuvée René is an awesome beer, but "she" in this case is a "he." More to the point of the article, I tried some of this while in Quebec this past summer and it really is pretty wonderful beer. Looking forward to being able to buy it in the U.S. Just want to throw out that Cuvée René is named after René Lindeman, Head Brewer, and one of the owners of Lindeman’s.. who is a man. ;)

Cuvée René is an awesome beer, but “she” in this case is a “he.”

More to the point of the article, I tried some of this while in Quebec this past summer and it really is pretty wonderful beer. Looking forward to being able to buy it in the U.S.

]]> By: Ken Hunnemeder http://drinkwiththewench.com/?p=4316&cpage=1#comment-4466 Ken Hunnemeder Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:11:56 +0000 http://drinkwiththewench.com/?p=4316#comment-4466 When did this supposedly enter the US market? I tried this beer awhile back. When did this supposedly enter the US market? I tried this beer awhile back.

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