
Lambic is one of the world's oldest beers. According to some, it is also the best, even if its characteristic acidity does not please all palates. To offset this acidity, some decided to add sugar to it. Thus faro was born.
Adding sugar syrup to lambic was a revelation at the time of Bruegel. (Some even argue that without faro, Bruegel would have been deprived of inspiration and would have remained an ordinary amateur painter whose canvases couldn't even have been sold at a flea market.) Until the 19th century, faro was very prevalent in the Brussels region.
Folklore there was frequently associated with it, and the divine liquid flowed like water. Then faro fell into oblivion. It was not until 1978 that our family brought it back to centre stage. Or centre Senne, as you prefer. Particularly appreciated after physical exertion, faro is not only easy to drink, it is a joy to do so.
IBU: 12

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Ruka
@ Unibirra5 days ago
5.0

Raphael
1 month ago
3.5

Maarten B
@ Club Laurent1 month ago

1.5
Dogpiss

Jente D
@ Club Laurent1 month ago

2.0

Elo
1 month ago
3.0

Benfov
2 months ago

2.9
Tout ce qu’on peut dire ou penser sur les lambics est vrai : goût étrange qui rappelle dans le meilleur des cas le cidre et dans le pire des cas un médicament, absence de mousse persistante ou goût trop sucré.
Mais il faut savoir d’où l’on parle. Ici on parle de bières dont la philosophie, le brassage et la fermentation sont très différentes des bières classiques de style ale, lager, stout ou IPA…
Les lambics appartiennent à une tradition belge ancienne, et il me semble un peu dommage de les comparer en permanence à des bières classiques.
Goûtez en plusieurs, faites un cure! Intéressez-vous à la question. C’est une question d’habitude et d’ouverture. Et gardez bien à l’esprit que des bières (car oui ce sont des bières) qui ont 150 ans d’existence ont probablement une certaine légitimité.

Janne S
2 months ago
3.0

Cyril N
@ Auchan Tours Nord2 months ago

3.9
Peu de mousse
Bière parfumée plutôt sympa

Kevinou G
2 months ago
3.9

Popobzh
2 months ago
0.7