 Rastacouere (5418), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Jul 29, 2005 Updated: Mar 4, 2006
1982: 9/4/8/5/16=4.2. Calm cloudy golden. Extremely musty and cobwebby nose. Mushroomy oldish cheesy funk. Interesting mustard grain peaks. All about the yeast at this age, it brings on weird bread moisture and highly woody flavors. Now we’re talking, corky cellar earthiness, obviously complex, but not quite the best to my taste. Lots of apples and peaches nuances, but also dirt and cement. Definitely interesting if a bit chaotic. Highly tart in mouth, in a cider way. Complex apples and lemony acidity rather than dull grapefruit. Long yeasty finish, musty through and through. I love the different levels of acidity in this one, big time citric and lactic, but has those acetic edges as well. Very low carbonation at this point, sharp medium body. Remarkable. <br /> 1999 vintage from Olivier Mtl: Incredibly intense lambic experience with pukering dry sour character that sticks on the teeths. By a fair margin the most sour of 15+ gueuzes we had in a blind sampling and among everyone’s top 3 or 4 examples. Very fruity aromas with plenty of cider nuances, yet with sufficient malt and lactic character to be one of the best. This was fresher, so I’ll make the rating fit this bottle. If my overall score seems a bit lower than the rest suggests, it’s mostly because this one seemed to focus on pure strenght and flavor intensity rather than finesse and pure refinement like an elegantly displayed girardin.
WeeHeavySD (2034), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Nov 26, 2008 My 2000th rating, 750ml bottle @ my 2000th rating tasting Saturday November 22nd with my girlfriend, Wetherel, Toncatcher, Fordest, Dalekliz, and Kmweaver and his wife. Bottle via trade with Flaco Alto, thanks Sebastian although I also got one in trade with ygbtsm. Pours orange with a bubbly tan head. Nose is sweet light and exceptionally tart. Taste is tart with notes of citrus, this is in an incredbile gueze very very good.
austone (580), Turku; Pori, Finland
Oct 7, 2008 1999 Bottle, EBF. Hazy golden, no head. Nicely cellary, tart aroma, rotten apple, berries and little mead. Sweetish and tart, very fruity flavor. Citric fruits, apple juice, little cellar. Nice and crisp tart finish. Amazing, very stylish ageing.
Ethereal (927), London, Greater London, England
Sep 24, 2008 1999 bottle with reakt and renffisch at Plan B, Copenhagen. Thanks! Sweet yet honeyed aroma. Honey amber colour with a delightful peachy sourness in teh mouth. Great palate too.
MiP (6337), Flensburg, Germany
Sep 20, 2008 1999 bottle, 5.2%. Yeasty and funky aroma, good citricness. Cloudy orange colour, no head. Good sour flavour, slightly funky. Quite vinegary, dry finish.
Dedollewaitor (2217), Odense, Denmark
Sep 20, 2008 My Rating # 2100. 75cl bottle. Pours unclear golden with a small head & lacings. Nose is dry, tart, vinegar & leather. Woody & crisp. Oily & sticky palate. Fruity taste - some orange, tartness & lovely oakyness. Just as good as hoped for. Thanks to the guys at Plan B!
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