Ideas for strange/unusual lambic flavors

I started a never-ending lambic project back in March. I brewed 10 gallons and plan on brewing 5 gallons twice a year and blending indefinitely. This will leave me with lots of lambic. I'm going to do a lot of the normal stuff (unblended lambic, kriek, geuze, framboise), but that still gives me a lot of room to experiment. I have already let my mind go to strange places coming up with ideas for fruited or herbed lambics. Here is what I have thus far:

-Persimmon
-Mulberry
-Muscat grape
-Serviceberry
-Lychee
-Pomegranate molasses
-Dandelion
-Honeysuckle
-Currant
-Rose water
-Orange blossom water

I'm not necessarily going to do all these, but they all sound interesting enough to try. But I know this only scratches the surface of potential fruit/herb lambics. I would love everyone's ideas. No idea is too strange, so long as you think it would be drinkable. Your opinion matters!

I would do a series of freshly dry-hopped lambics or gueuzes.

durian

Jebediahscooter said:

I would do a series of freshly dry-hopped lambics or gueuzes.

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+1, i've done this a couple times using nelson sauvin with great results

Fresh hop varieties would be fun. I use fresh hops mixed with aged on a beer with lambic yeasts I saved from bottles and is now my resident souring culture. It adds a cool dimension to the beer and dryhopping adds yet another level of intrigue with out just throwing different fruits at the beer.

elderflower

I just collected a bunch of little tannic/sour plums that fell from a tree in the back yard. I'm thinking a Plumbic. (Rimshot)

dcHokie said:

durian

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I made a durian saison. Not one of my better ideas.

Dry hops sound like a great idea. Where would I get elderflowers? International market?

What about going historical and using alecost or alehoof? - they have some aromas in common with spices like caraway along with their own spiciness.

I've got some sour beer sitting on loquats right now. Hopefully it turns out!

I've wanted to do a red beet lambic for awhile now. I had a red beer saison at the BN party during NHC and I think it could work.