Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Lindemans Peche Lambic

This is a lambic, or spontaneously fermented sour beer, that undergoes a secondary fermentation with peaches.  It is from the Brouwerij Lindemans in Vlezenbeek, Belgium.  It is imported by Merchant du Vin of Tukwila, Washington.  Under the foil is a bottle cap, under the cap is a cork.

The beer is a mild 2.5% ABV and pours an orange honey golden in color.  It is well and finely carbonated, with a quarter-inch of thick and somewhat creamy white head that leaves layers of moderately thick lacing down the glass.  The aroma is peach, peach, and peach, with honey and apricot.  There is some fruit-like tartness, but not as much as you might find in a kriek lambic.  The taste is full, exquisite, rich, sweet peach, followed immediately by a wave of tart peach and sour lambic.  It comes to an abrupt end and then has a long lingering aftertaste of equally balanced sweet and tart peach.  It has fine, tingly carbonation in the mouth, but also a nice richness.  This beer is wonderfully delicious.  If you like peaches an fruit lambics, give this one a try for sure.


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