Lindemans Pêche Lambic: a truly sweet beer
Posted on 01. Jul, 2009 by Sheila in food
I would like to conduct an experiment where I would invite a group of women for brunch who believe that drinking beer is “unladylike”. I would bring out a bottle of Lindemans Pêche Lambic, peel off its golden foil cover, flip off the bottle cap, unscrew the cork and let it make it a gentle “pop”! They will think, “Ooh! Mimosas! My favorite brunch drink.” But there’s no orange juice, I tell them, because this is a peach flavored bubbly that is sweet on its own.
The women take dainty sips, “How lovely! It’s so light and fruity! What is this delightful drink?” they say. I bring the bottle over, point to the label and casually say, “Oh, it’s a Belgium Lambic ale. You know, BEER.” Then I take a swig from the bottle and throw out an evil laugh. Suckers! Who’s so ladylike now, huh?
Yes, I would drink this beer for brunch. Just like these imaginary uptight ladies, I didn’t know there was such a thing as beer that is truly sweet and mild. It doesn’t even have a heaviness that you would expect so you could get away with small polite burps. The presence of the fruity peach taste is comparable to a wine cooler but in beer form. This is a great alternative to moscato or port wine to pair with desserts. I can easily drink this anytime because it’s practically juice. Delicious, buzz inducing juice.
Lindemans Lambic beer also comes in apple (pomme) and raspberry (framboise) flavor but peach is my personal favorite. I get mine at Trader Joe’s. You should get some and try my fantasy experiment. I’d love to know what happens!
Kristy
09. Jul, 2009
Really great to read this! I’m writing from BitterSweet Partnership, a business unit in the UK which has been set up by Molson Coors UK to address the fact that women have been ignored by the UK beer industry (beer sales in women in the UK are among the lowest in Europe, and we surveyed 2000 women and found they do like beer, but often feel embarrassed to order it outside of music or sports events)
We held the type of ‘tasting experiment’ you describe with beer and food matching. One of the beers that went down really well was Bacchus Frambozen, which was paired with a chocolate brownie. The reaction was amazing – all the women loved it. We’ve also been discussing fruit beer on our Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/bittersweetpartnership, with some really positive responses.