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Voodoo Love Child
The Love Child was the one big bottle brew I bought from TJ’s. I didn’t read the back of the bottle to see what type of beer it is. I picked it up solely because of the overweight man wearing nothing more than a banana hammock, crew socks, some Dutch-style shoes, and a football helmet with no face mask. My ultimate goal in life is to look like this man and if I keep drinking the way I am now I guarantee I won’t have to wait long. Turns out this is a lambic ale, and given my lack of experience with this style there’s a chance this review may be way offline. In other words, if I give it bad marks drink it yourself because there’s a chance I am missing the intricacies that make a great lambic.
This beer is copper and very murky. I couldn’t see anything on the other side of this beer if my life depended on it. The smell is heavy with dark fruit, with raspberry taking center stage. The taste boasts much the same. The fruity flavors attack the tongue and the taste of alcohol rushes to the nasal cavity. According to the label this ale is aged for three months with the fruit that comprise its taste. I think I like the aftertaste more because the carbonation burn disappears leaving a fruitiness that isn’t abrasive. I will have to say that the coating left on the tongue is bitter but it isn’t overpowering. The raspberry taste morphs into cherries which is kinda cool. This is a burly, complex lambic and I can see how you could make a “love child” after consuming a couple bottles of this beer with your special lady friend. I like this beer more and more with each sip so I am going to have to recommend it, especially if you dig lambics. Even if you don’t, buy it for the picture on the front label!
