 ChainGangGuy (1721), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Jul 12, 2008
Appearance: Pours a crystal clear, gold body with, well, no head to speak of.
Smell: Zip of sour lemonade made from lemons just as sour. Notes of vinegar, abandoned basements left in disrepair, and discarded, retired horseblankets. A dear friend of mine described it thusly: "Gasline Lemonade, baby!" Yes, he’s quite the character.
Taste: All at once it’s sour and it’s tart with only minor hint of sweetness and malt on the underside. It really goes beyond puckering and leaves you making hissing lizard faces. Cobweb-coated, musty, and with a distinct damp cellar taste. Throw in a few sour lemons, maybe a drizzle of vinegar. Finishes crisp and fairly dry.
Mouthfeel: Light-bodied. Really lacking any carbonation.
Drinkability: Fairly nice and about as refreshing as a gueze can get (for me). I’d say it could use a touch more carbonation, but really it could use any carbonation.
IlanMan (632), Winona, Minnesota, USA
Nov 28, 2008 2006 Bottle: Hazy medium golden pour with no head and very fine lacing. Aroma was a a bit sour with lemon and light sweetness. Flavor is of strong lemon, oak, light sweetness, and a dry finish. Well blended brew.
amishcaravan (225), Winona, Minnesota, USA
Nov 28, 2008 scent is sour as is the taste. i’m not a huge fan of lambics so my rating is based on the others that I have had. one thing that I was impressed by is when you swallow this the taste disappears quickly.
DrHomolka (626), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Nov 20, 2008 375ml bottle. Bottled Feb 23, 2006. Pours flat. A small, swirly white head does form, surprisingly, and stays around as little traces of foam on the surface. A deep golden orange color. Pretty clear as well. Aroma is lemony, soft brett nuttiness. A pungent, resinous lemon rind and grapefruit character is noted as well. Funkiness is relatively subdued, barnyard is low as well. Cidery. Flavor is medium-high tartness, smooth, with a soft, short finish. Acidity is lower than the average Gueuze. This isn’t super sour either, it’s slick and soft and almost creamy in the mouth due to the lack of carbonation usually associated with beers of this nature. Quaffable. I actually am digging the lack of carbonation, the drinkability on this is very high. It’s almost like a cask ale. Not earth shattering but a solid lambic.
ajm (459), Los Angeles, California, USA
Nov 20, 2008 Bottle from Belmont. Great beer. Flat, deep gold. Aroma/flavor of very faint mustard, bitter (mature) lemon, oak, underripe strawberry, salt, Bruocsella. Just fine.
Maria (4761), Thisted, Denmark
Nov 1, 2008 Trade with Yespr. It’s a beautiful, hazy orange-golden beer with a small head. The aroma has sourness and notes of fruit, citrus and barnyard. The flavour is sour, sour with notes of citrus peel, cumquat and horse blanket. I admit that it’s not my style, but having said that, it could be much worse. So out of respect for this beer, that I clearly feel is well crafted, I give it a higher score, than I originally wanted to.
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