Beer Nut - Lambic

[aarossell]

this is kind of an embarrassment of a review. You should learn what lambics are before telling people what you think they are. There's still a chance to delete this video and redo a review, and I think there are better lambics out there than what you've chosen.

[duckmonsterX]

Just so you know, its not fermented fruit. Its a naturally fermented (air fermented) beer. Sometimes fruits added, but in my view the most interesting beers are straight lambics. But they taste like nothing else in the world. Its not a normal beer, thats for sure. I think they are divine.

[Creepybabies]

Lambic most certinally does not mean fermented fruit. Most of the fruit flavoring in that beer is indeed not fermented. Many of the best Lambic beers have absolutley no fruit in them.

[ejrin37]

Also, some people like mixing beers? Maybe mix half of the Young's Chocolate with the Framboise? Try to do an episode on that. And if beers aren't for you...then go with ciders and bless your soul! ;)

[ejrin37]

Glad you liked it compared to the others. :) I remember commenting a year ago on your Young's Chocolate episode suggesting a lambic and I'm happy you finally tried. Try the Lindeman's Framboise instead. It's more balanced. Also, eat foor with your beers it brings out more flavor. With this one, I suggest STILTON cheese, with some french bread to offset the sweetness and really taste the flavors. Also, try using that chimay goblet you had to drink a lambic. Cheers!

[syr1811]

I prefer a medium sized wine glass (15 oz or so) - you can get to the aromas better. You should Wiki Lambic - it's not really fruit beer. The fruit is only used for the secondary fermentation. Pretty amazing stuff, and like DrHeadgear says below, this is not the best example - but in this case, you probably weren't ready for a Boon or Cantillion anyway. My 2 cents, anyway.

[lolitsluis]

Yeah, if im not mistaken, that is a pilsner glass, which is what helps keep the carbonation, which could have made it flow over, sorry im still learning about beer,

[jump4joy88]

@ wombatau: there are two kinds of yeast for this beer, Brettanomyces bruxelensis and lambicus. and lactobacillus is not used in the beer. the beer is poured in a great open container called "koelschip" to cool down and get kind of infected by the wild yeasts.

@dr headgear

it is not an industrial "lambic"

[DrHeadgear]

To be honest, it doesn't matter how you poor this beer, it's a god-awful synthetically sweet industrial "lambic". My advice is to pour it straight down the sink and try and find a proper kriek or raspberry lambic.

[syr1811]

DrHeadgear - I'll admit Chapeau is not Boon or Cantillion, and not quite even Lindemans - but it's certainly Not Drain Plonk either. It's fine if you don't personally like Chapeau and want to be critical - but why not be accurate?

[MacLaurin83]

gtsnapper, you should NOT angle the glass when pouring a beer, especially if you're drinking it for the taste. The carbon dioxide moving around will dissolve proteins and esters and stuff that is tied up (don't ask me about the details, I don't know) and make it taste more. So take your time pouring beer!

[gtsnapper]

Nicole, hold your glass at more of an angle, and pour the beer gently down the inside of the glass. You wont get a huge head on your beer. :)

[jacobssandy]

when you're tasting a beer you want lots of foam on it because that gives you all the aromas which you are looking for.

Not wanting head on your beer is for people drinking Budweiser, cheap mass market beers are artificially carbonated and so the head seems to linger around forever.

[projanai]

how can you be a "Beer-nut" you don't even know how to pour.

[MacLaurin83]

She's pouring it perfectly well. Real beer-nuts pour straight into the glass to get a big head, certainly not at an angle.

[abw73]

Lambic is open fermentation, unlike a traditional closed fermenter (using an airlock or blow off tube). As mentioned, the wort (unfermented beer) is inoculated with wild, airborne yeast and bacteria. This is what gives it a sour taste. It should not be like a jolly rancher, but a little sour. A lambic is not a "fruit" beer by default, it is done by open fermentation, although there are quite a few fruity lambics. Also, the bottle should never explode when you open it.

[VegaLione]

Ya that's the firs thing i thought... should never explode, live yeast means it was natural open air fermentation, and never pasteurized. This woman is retarded

[hdofu]

new lambic was the approach

[wombatau]

Lambic means spontaneously fermented with wild yeasts. They are often fruit, but sometimes are not :) They don't necessarily have the same yeast as normal lagers, ales or even bread. In fact, one of the yeasts, Lactobacillus Delbrueckii is basically a yoghurt bacteria. Good Lambic is the nectar of gods.