Melbourn Brothers Strawberry

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Drank during the 2009 FA Cup final, come on you toffees! fuck chelsea up!! .. . before i even open the beer, 1-0 everton, good start, just like this beer, Wonderful fresh strawberry aromas, with some light olde world wooden bucket and some very light musk .. .. Pours a dark pink-ruby colour, with a very respectable head ring, good swirls .. . Tangy and sweet, light light tartness, with a very pure strawberry flavour, medium finish .. . 1-1, just like the scoreline the beer evens out, very refreshing stuff!!A great strange little beer, that really isn't to involved but generally enjoyable.. .

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Ok, I didn't know exactly what to expcet. I knew it was a lambic, but was unsure from there. What a nice surprise. STRAWBERRY intenseness right off the top. Like smelling homeade strawberry jam. Sweet and tart, nice and mellow.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 4

Foams up a bit out of the bottle when I pop the cap. This pours into my 25cl tulip glass with a frothy, pale, off-white colored head. The beer is a murky red color that shows a light amber color (makes me think of browned, oxidized strawberries) when held up to the light. The aroma is unmistakably that of strawberry and is noticeable as soon as I pop the cap. Not surprisingly nothing else is noticeable except for the strawberry notes; at least the strawberry notes actually smell like real strawberries (though notched up a few ratchets) as opposed to cheap extract.

Shockingly sweet at the first sip, this tastes like strawberry syrup. Thick feeling, but there is a fairly substantial carbonation that actually seems to struggle to become free of the syrupy morass as the beer flows across my tongue. As to the flavors, well all I can say is strawberry and sweet, nothing else particularly is noticeable, especially nothing that would suggest this is a beer, much less a Lambic.

Not really something I want to drink, again this is more like a strawberry soda than anything. Way too sweet and fruity for my tastes.

Purchased: Papago Brewing Co, Scottsdale AZ

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

I had forgotten that this was a "lambic" before I poured so when I got a whiff of the nose I cracked that little "oh yeah" grin. The aroma is somewhat lambic in nature with clear strawberries present, but there is a very slight vinegary funk in the nose. Appearance is light red/orange in color, sort of like a light tea. Mouthfeel is nice, although not nearly on par with some of the better lambics floating about these days. It's STILL has a nice feel in there with a bit of a puckering swish to it. Flavors are slightly sour, like biting into an underripe strawberry (in the beer world, thats a good thing) but still hangs on to that acidic angle. Finish is clean. Overall, quite an excellent beer and one that I find could be consumed in large amounts during one evening. I will be looking for this one again.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

To get in the mood for this brew I wore leather pants and only did up the top button on my shiny shirt. Amazingly strong stawberry jam fumes made me drool instantly. Small thick head stuck around till i'd finished it and the beer was dark reddish brown and clear. Liquid strawberry jam that has a nice tart feel to it and smelt kinda like it was warmer than warm. The tannic after taste was excellent. A litre or two would've made for a better night; but I can just imagine the blinding crippling hangover the next day...oh, and waking up next to my wife still wearing the leather pants would've been an awkward moment...

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

This lambic pours a reddish brown color from a 12oz bottle. Large sized pinkish white foamy head. Aroma is strawberry with a hint of tartness. A light to medium bodied fruit lambic. The strawberry flavor is very prevalent but it has a nice sour/tart finish. Sweet, but not overly so. Lots of flavor for such a low alcohol beer. Bright and lively carbonation. Nice beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Dark red color with a medium whote head. Aroma is strawberries and a hint barnyard. There is a little bit vinegar, but not enough to overpower and make this a hardcore lambic. Taste is slightly sour strawberries. Almost like some one mixed a strong old cheese with the fruit. This is not a lambic in character. It has hints of lambic at the edges. Certainly a twist with the strawberries.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

The aroma is very sweet and is of fresh strawberries with some hints of malt and is cider-like. The appearance is a dark red color with a very small head on top that is white and bubbly and slowly discipates. The mouthfeel is light and crisp with decent balance and strawberry complexity. The flavor is of fresh strawberries and very carbonated and very sweet with a dry aftertaste that is sweet. Overall, not too bad but too much like a wine cooler in my opinion and way too sweet but better than Lindemans line up of fruit beers. I am just not a fan of these spontaneous fermantation beers and they are not enough like a regular beer.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 6

Very clear reddish color with smallish thin head. Tasted like a strawberry flavored Sucrets. Sweet and acidic finish.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Aroma is certainly strawberry. Appearance is reddish orange. Flavor is slightly sour with a big explosion of strawberries. No hidden flavors or surprises here, just strawberries. But this a very nice lambic. Not too sweet or too sour. Too bad I don't have another.