Fruit Lambic
Fruit Lambic is a traditional Belgian beer style where whole fruits (commonly cherries, raspberries, or peaches) are added to young lambic during secondary fermentation. The result is a complex, fruity, and tart beer with a perfect balance between the fruit character and the funky, wild yeast flavors from the base lambic. These beers undergo spontaneous fermentation and are aged in wooden barrels, often for 1-3 years before bottling.
Perfect Pairings for Fruit Lambic
Discover dishes that pair perfectly with Fruit Lambic beers
Fresh berries
Fresh berries showcase bright acidity, natural sweetness, and delicate floral notes that pair beautifully with wines offering complementary sweetness and refreshing acidity. The vibrant fruit character of berries harmonizes particularly well with off-dry to sweet wines that enhance rather than overwhelm their natural flavors, while effervescent, tart beer styles create a refreshing counterpoint.
Fruit-based desserts
Fruit-based desserts feature natural sugars and bright acidity that pair beautifully with sweet wines that have complementary fruit notes and sufficient acidity. The effervescence in sparkling options like Moscato d'Asti or the fruity complexity of Belgian-style beers helps cleanse the palate between bites while enhancing the fruit flavors.
Strawberry desserts
Strawberry desserts feature bright, sweet-tart berry flavors that pair beautifully with wines that offer complementary fruit notes and balanced sweetness. The natural acidity in strawberries creates harmony with slightly sweet wines, while fruit-forward beers with tart elements can mirror and enhance the berry character.
Fruit Lambic Beers
Boon Oude Kriek Mariage Parfait
A traditional Belgian fruit lambic made with 400 grams of cherries per liter and aged for at least three years in oak barrels. It offers intense cherry flavors balanced with oak and wild fermentation characteristics, resulting in a complex sour ale.
Lindemans Pêche Lambic
Lindemans Pêche is a sweet, refreshing peach lambic with a beautiful golden color. Fresh peach aromas and flavors blend with the natural tartness of the lambic, creating a balanced, fruity beer that finishes with subtle acidity.
Lindemans Lambic Variety Pack
A sampler pack featuring Lindemans' traditional Belgian fruit lambics, typically including their popular varieties such as Framboise (raspberry), Kriek (cherry), Pêche (peach), and/or Cassis (black currant). These are spontaneously fermented wheat beers with fruit added during the aging process.
Lindemans Framboise
A sweet, raspberry-flavored lambic beer with a vibrant red color and intense fruity aroma. The raspberry flavor dominates but is balanced by the natural acidity of the lambic, creating a refreshing, dessert-like beer experience.
Lindemans Framboise (Strawberry Lambic)
Lindemans Framboise is a traditional Belgian fruit lambic with sweet strawberry (framboise) flavors blended with wild-fermented sour lambic. It offers a fruity, sweet-tart profile with vibrant strawberry aroma and a refreshing finish.
Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne
A spontaneously fermented lambic beer aged in oak barrels with handpicked plums. It's a blend of 1 and 2 year old lambics with whole fresh purple plums (quetsche) added during secondary fermentation, creating a complex, tart and fruity beer.