Gorio wrote:

> I hope you know this crowd well enough that they enjoy the lambic. It
> certainly is not to everyone's tastes. You may wish to purchase a few
> bottle of New Glarus Cherry red(cherry) or their Apple beer. I love
> lambics, but I noticed that my friends who don't go nuts over these two.
> Very fruity, made with good malt and a very well made finished product.
> Although the process of making lambic cannot be repilicated but in an area
> around Brussels. I tried it anyways. It is odd to allow mold to grow on
> your beer. It halts fermentation, though, and renders a nice, low alcohol
> fruit brew. You can come close at home; but you'll never beat the
> original.

I floated the idea of hard apple cider or honey mead as alternatives, but
the lambic was the winner. We've all had lambic before. Thanks for the New
Glarus recommendations; I'll seek them out anyway.

Bob