The best-selling lambic beers stateside are those from Brouwerij Lindemans, located in the small town of Vlenzenbeek, to the southwest of Brussels. Yes, Belgium. Lindemans started brewing commercially in 1811, and their beers were the first Belgian lambic brews ever exported to the U.S., starting in 1979.

Framboise

Peche

Kriek

Dirk and Geert Lindemans

Lindemans Framboise (a Raspberry beer) is the most popular in the lineup. The Pêche (a Peach lambic) is the second best seller, and the Kriek, a cherry brew, is third in demand. Lindemans produces these beers by blending the lambic and fresh fruit before bottling, as at other lambic breweries.

Lindemans Family

Pure cherry juice from unfrozen cherries is used to create the Kriek, and the same process is used with raspberries in the Framboise. The Framboise, Kriek and Pêche are the most popular and easy to find lambics at most establishments with a decent beer selection. For those who don’t like more sour lambic brews, the Lindemans fruit beers are fine choices, and have been the stepping stone for many a beer aficionado to the wide variety of fruit beers now on the market.

The Kriek and Framboise pair well with rich, sweet desserts such as chocolate ice cream and chocolate cake. They are also good crossover brews for wine drinkers. Lindemans Cuvee René is a traditional, unsweetened, complex gueuze.
  Oak Barrels where lambic is aged

Lindeman Cellar

The lambics used to produce this brew are aged for up to two years in oak barrels, and mixed with younger lambics. The ratio is about 2/3 old lambic and 1/3 younger lambic. This beer is the one that will likely please aficionados of  more sour, traditional lambic brews.
Open Fermenter

Lindemans has a large open fermenter made of stainless steel where wild yeasts that exist in the air infect (ferment) the wort produced in their brewhouse. 

Lindemans Brewery

Lindemans Mashtun

Their brewing kettles are all made of copper. When I visited the brewery during the Toer de Geuze on April 26, the brewery was packed with visitors from all over Belgium as well as many from other countries. Hundreds of people were enjoying the beers, food and festive atmosphDirk Lindemans and sonInside the Mashtunere at the brewery.  

Cuvee Rene Kriek

Cuvee Rene KriekLindemans has a new lambic brew, Cuvée René Kriek, which has been available in Belgium for over six months. It is an Oude Kriek (a sour cherry beer) and is akin to other Oude Kriek brews from Belgium’s Payottenland region, where most of the remaining lambic breweries are located.
I enjoyed a glass of it when I visited.

Cuvée René Kriek is not currently exported to the US, but keep an eye on Merchant du Vin’s website for news of any future releases. Hopefully, it will be sooner instead of later!
  

PommeLindemans also produces an interesting apple beer, called Pomme. Their Cassis is made with Black Currants, a fruit which helps produce a beer that is a bit more full-bodied and assertive than some of their other brews. The brewery recommends the fruit beers be served in a tall tumbler or a flute glass, at about 45 degrees. Most of the beers are available in 375 ml and 750 ml bottles and in 25 liter kegs.For more info see www.merchantduvin.com and www.lindemans.be.The Lindemans Brewery

The Lindemans Brewery