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Framboise is another name for raspberry. More specifically, it's French for
raspberry, and in parts of Belgium French is spoken. Pierre Celis, founder
of Celis Brewing of Austin, Texas, is from Belgium. He brewed a Raspberry
beer at his Texas brewery. Hence, Celis framboise. The future of the Celis
brewery is unclear, given that the Miller Brewing Company now owns it
completely and has not revealed it's plans for the brewery. Miller has owned
an interest in Celis for years, and actually reduced the number of states
the beer was distributed too.
Back to framboise. In Belgium, framboise is a style of wheat beer that is spontaneously fermented (meaning that wild, airborne yeast ferment it) to which raspberries are later added. Celis version is brewed with raspberry juice imported from Belgium rather than whole fruit. It is also fermented by the addition of custom yeast to the wort, or unfermented beer. It's a tasty fruit beer that falls somewhere between a sweet Lindeman's and a sour Boon example of the style.
Celis Raspberry is light pink in color with a spritzy cotton-candy head and a strongly raspberry nose. The palate is light and tart from the wheat, perfumy, fruity with raspberry, and oddly enough reminiscent of mustard. The fruit isn't cloying and there is a subtle sourness in the finish similar to what you'd find in a Belgian framboise beer. Not a sweet beer to be sure, but would make a nice dessert beer, perhaps accompanying a flaky raspberry tart.
Back to framboise. In Belgium, framboise is a style of wheat beer that is spontaneously fermented (meaning that wild, airborne yeast ferment it) to which raspberries are later added. Celis version is brewed with raspberry juice imported from Belgium rather than whole fruit. It is also fermented by the addition of custom yeast to the wort, or unfermented beer. It's a tasty fruit beer that falls somewhere between a sweet Lindeman's and a sour Boon example of the style.
Celis Raspberry is light pink in color with a spritzy cotton-candy head and a strongly raspberry nose. The palate is light and tart from the wheat, perfumy, fruity with raspberry, and oddly enough reminiscent of mustard. The fruit isn't cloying and there is a subtle sourness in the finish similar to what you'd find in a Belgian framboise beer. Not a sweet beer to be sure, but would make a nice dessert beer, perhaps accompanying a flaky raspberry tart.
And remember, try a new beer today, and drink outside the box.
*Pricing data accurate at time of review or latest update. For reference only, based on actual price paid by reviewer.
(B)=Bottled
(D)=Draft
