 bgburdman9 (702), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Mar 8, 2008
Finally tried this one out of a 12.7 ounce bottle. Aroma had some solid funkiness, citrus, and some yeast to it. Flavor was not all that sour which was nice when you are drinking a whole bottle yourself. Pretty tastey overall.
Rciesla (670), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Bottle. Pours a golden orange haze body. Aroma is sour funk, some lemon, grapefruit, very tart in nose and cheek. Acidic woodiness. A certain palate cleanser and a easier on the palate then most gueze.
daknole (478), Plantation, Florida, USA
Jul 3, 2008 Well my entrance to this style of beer didnt go all that well. It is just too tart and sour. A weird beer for sure. I am a rookie at sour style beers, I will keep trying.
travita (631), Lewisville, Texas, USA
Jul 1, 2008 My tongue salivates at the smell. The aromas are tart, barnyard, funky, horsey, and champagne like. Color is light amber with a nice light lacy head. Taste is bubbly and light on the tongue. Acidic and with a great lasting sourness.
Tweety (150), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Jun 30, 2008 375 ml bottle. I tried to like this one, I really did, it just didn’t do it for me. The sourness was a little too intense and a little too lingering. Maybe I’m just not yet enough into the whole sour beers thing. I think I needed to drink this with some food.
GarrettB (342), Centennial, Colorado, USA
Jun 28, 2008 The next Drie Fonteinen to grace my refrigerator was the Oude Geuze, resplendent in the imperial majesty this beer’s reputation commands. The smooth, satin soft head is the off-white color of a pumpkin seed with an aged looking tan circumfrence. The body matches nicely with a foggy pumpkin rind orange hue. The aroma is predictably sour and sweet, so I don my galoshes and rain coat on for protection as I try to pick out flavors in the intense Oude Geuze storm. Lactose, cinnamon, espresso, whipped cream topping and nutmeg try to tame a sweeter-than-sour ligneous vinegar aroma, but mostly fail. It’s a powerful smell. But puny compared to the flavor, which starts as a sucker punch "Kapow!" straight to the palate. To quote the Orcs from Warhammer, "WAAAUGH!" After the initial sour drawing and quartering of my tongue, the Oude Geuze settles into a gentle, slightly toasty flavor that begins in the mid-sip and endures to the after taste. I also find this second stage taste to be somewhat dry and a bit on the wood varnish side, but appropriate considering the Oude Geuze milieu. A bit sour for me, thanks, but those with fewer taste buds are likely to really enjoy this.
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