Amsterdam Framboise

cheechonaleash · Post by **cheechonaleash** » Sun May 18, 2014 1:07 pm

I was wondering if anyone has had this year's Framboise. I saw it on the shelf at my local and and was intrigued but passed because there was no price tag. Next time I was in I saw they were asking $11 for a bomber! Hell, Tempest was only $6 or $7. Is it worth the $11 price tag?

PeenSteen · Post by **PeenSteen** » Sun May 18, 2014 2:41 pm

I have not had this years and at $11 a bottle I never will

liamt07 · Post by **liamt07** » Sun May 18, 2014 3:04 pm

The Framboise was a beer that would've been good 5-7 years ago. In the current day and age (and craft scene), it's so far behind some of the other options (in the fruit beer category), it's almost laughable. Especially at $11 a pop.

atomeyes · Post by **atomeyes** » Sun May 18, 2014 9:02 pm

liamt07 wrote:The Framboise was a beer that would've been good 5-7 years ago. In the current day and age (and craft scene), it's so far behind some of the other options (in the fruit beer category), it's almost laughable. Especially at $11 a pop.

esp with the other raspberry beer amsterdam put out.

the only reason for the cost? raspberries aren't cheap. but i wonder how much actual raspberry's used in the brew?

J343MY · Post by **J343MY** » Sun May 18, 2014 9:49 pm

atomeyes wrote:
liamt07 wrote:The Framboise was a beer that would've been good 5-7 years ago. In the current day and age (and craft scene), it's so far behind some of the other options (in the fruit beer category), it's almost laughable. Especially at $11 a pop.
esp with the other raspberry beer amsterdam put out.

the only reason for the cost? raspberries aren't cheap. but i wonder how much actual raspberry's used in the brew?

7000lbs apparently.
https://twitter.com/amsterdambeer/statu ... 4451672064

Not sure what their batch size is though.

cheechonaleash · Post by **cheechonaleash** » Sun May 18, 2014 9:51 pm

that's alot of raspberries.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sun May 18, 2014 10:54 pm

That's an expensive 650ml. It's a great, special beer on tap or if you can still get it at the brewery *in regular 355 ml bottles (edit-looks like that deal is no more.) it is dry and full of natural ripe red berry flavor, from whole raspberries and no sweeteners. Better than KLB.