 CharlesDarwin (1382), State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 7, 2008
12.7oz Bottle. Noses in immediate, tart cobweb funk, including old lemon rinds and dust. It’s all a good thing, with real cheese and cotton depth. Classically Drie, but with a fair amount of surprising bright acidity. Pours a flat (expected) dirty gold and almond. Flavor is rich and wildly tart. Tends towards many Cantillon examples. Brazen acidity climbs up with passionfruit juice, blue cheese funk, and candied apples. Faint sweetness, lots of cobwebs and dryness. The cottony, airy quality of most Drie Guezes is subdued and flattened by the deadness of the flatness, but it also some shining, flagrant acidity to really carry curt tartness that is just impeccable. Complex and flailing with funk. Delicious, even without carbonation. A different animal. I must admit, that I still crave carbonation, but can handle the new nuances and intricacies that show with a flat version of Gueze. Yummy.
MoritzF (3883), Ruhrpott, Germany
Sep 7, 2008 (37.5cl, bottled 26.02.06) Cloudy, bright orange-golden colour with a very small foamy white layer. Acidic, moderately yeasty and fruity aroma with notes of lemon and a woody tartness. Sourish tart flavour, medium to light bodied without carbonation. Acidic Lambic-character with a minimal malty sweetness; dry, bitter tart and moderately woody finish. Delicious and rounded Lambic(07.09.08).
illidurit (400), Santa Cruz, California, USA
Sep 7, 2008 Review #400!!
Bottle poured into a Duvel tulip. Pretty apricot color with no head at all, which I believe is appropriate here. Opaque body with no visible sediment.
Aroma is of crabapple skin and lemon drupelets, harsh and acidic with a touch of wood. A very fine gueuze smell.
Flavor is quite sour (you shoulda seen the look on my girlfriend’s face when I let her try a sip). Grapefruit zest and citric acid are the dominant notes. Unripe stone fruit and an earthy woody note.
No carbonation at all, a touch less than medium bodied. Finish is short and dry from the acidity. Tasty and unique, a treat for a sour lover, but fairly inaccessible.
BrotherGrendel (155), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
Sep 6, 2008 Tasting at PP C-Bad. Cloudy dark yellow hue, no head/lacing. Nose is super tart and funky, light fruits, yeast, oak, wheat. Taste is light tartness and grapefruit acidity, lemon zest, flavor falls off quickly. Watery texture, moderate carbonation. Very tart and acidic gueuze, no alcohol presence, pretty decent overall.
BBB63 (3801), La Porte, Indiana, USA
Sep 6, 2008 Part of horizontal tasting along with Cantillon 50N-4E and Russian River Beatification (002), all served at near room temperature and similar sized snifters:
Deep honey golden hue with almost no carbonation. The nose is classic old school Lambic with lots of musty and farmhouse vapors with a nice round vinegar and lemony acidic punch. Moderate notes of oak as well within the aroma.
Very traditional Gueze flavor profile with all those funky brett farmyard notes over moderate acidity and a oak finish. The Doesjel just keeps getting funkier and funkier as it warms to room temp. I honestly was expecting to dislike this with the lack of carbonation but I sort am digging the taste. EACH OF THESE WHILE HAVING MANY COMMON ATTRIBUTES ARE STILL VERY UNIQUE AND RATED ACCORDINGLY.
The heaviest of the three mouth feels, almost oily on the palate in comparison. Still a tad too soft for me to say this is refreshing. Bone dry finish.
A very nice brew all told but I just found myself wanting the other two more towards the tale end of the session. One bottle is enough of this brew.
BOLTZ7555 (463), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Sep 5, 2008 Murky lemon yellow with just a touch of nectarine in the pour. Not a single bubble remained after a vigorous pour. Citrus, funky cold medina, and barnyard in the nose. Flavor is sour but refreshing. The tang sticks around for a couple of seconds but then disappears. Earthy, grassy, sour, funky, and woodsy characteristics. Starting to appreciate the style but would still take a stout or IIPA any day!!!
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