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United States · Fruit Beer · 4.2% ABV
61%
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Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager if you want a fruit beer that tastes like actual beer,
Lindemans Framboise if you want something closer to dessert in a glass.
Abita's a lager—clean, crisp backbone with strawberry as a flavor accent rather than the whole story. Lindemans is a lambic, which means wild yeast fermentation and a funk that makes the raspberry taste almost medicinal, intentionally. They're playing completely different games.
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Tasting notes
Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager
Abita hits you with genuine strawberry on the nose—not artificial, but not subtle either. The lager base is bone-dry and straightforward, which keeps the berry from cloying. There's a slight tartness that comes through mid-palate, and it finishes clean enough that you don't feel sticky after a few sips. It tastes like summer in a bottle, the kind of thing you'd actually want to drink a whole pint of.
Lindemans Framboise
Lindemans smells tart before you even taste it—that wild yeast does the work. The raspberry is jammy, almost perfumy, and there's a distinct funkiness that some people love and others find off-putting. It's lower in alcohol and feels delicate, almost wispy on your tongue. This is a sipper, not a session beer. Finishes dry but with a lingering herbal edge.
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