I’m taking a break from writing about food to tell you about my new favorite adult beverage – FRUITY BEER. My new favorite being Lindeman’s Framboise. (It’s the one on the right in the picture below.)

Delirium Tremens & Framboise

I’m not a real big fan of beer, but I’ll drink it if 1) it’s icy cold or 2) it’s an icy cold Corona with Red Bull. But being that I was at the Yard House and they have a gazillion beers on tap, I just had to try something other than what readily available at any supermarket. So I decided to try the Framboise at the suggestion of a semi-beer-connoisseur friend that was with me.

The Framboise, served in a goblet at Yard House, embodies every essence of raspberries - its color, aroma and flavor. A light red, not quite pink, in color, it had the sweet-tartness of raspberries and at first seemed like cabonated raspberry juice. Kinda like a wine cooler, but without the cheap-wine-cooler-headache-after-effect. It is light, crisp and clean. Definitely refreshing! Perfect for summers in the desert!

This beer is sooooo addicting that I picked up a couple of bottles at BevMo! in Arizona when I was there (and I gladly shared – this time) and I also picked up a couple more bottles the other day at my neighborhood Lee’s Discount Liquor here in Las Vegas. At Yard House the Framboise costs $9.00 per goblet (half price during Happy Hour which is Monday through Friday from 4pm to 6pm). At BevMo! and Lee’s Discount Liquor it costs about $9.00 for a 750ml bottle or $6.00 for a 12 oz. bottle. The bottle that it comes in looks like a bottle of wine – it even has a cork!

I wonder how Framboise would taste like if it were FROZEN - like a granita…. or ice pops… Looks like I’ll be doing some experimenting….

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Yard House

Turnberry Town Square

6593 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Las Vegas, NV 89119

Phone: (702) 734-9273

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BevMo!

7230 West Ray Road, Suite 4

Chandler, AZ 85226

Phone: (780) 961-9100

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Lee’s Discount Liquor

10935 South Eastern Avenue

Henderson, NV 89052