 kujo9 (1043), North Ridgeville, Ohio, USA
Nov 14, 2007
On tap @ Brew Kettle 10/5/07: Deep golden amber w/ a lasting just off white head. Classic aroma of lambic... Cat urine and baby diaper fecal aromas at first, but becomes lightly herbal and earthy, sour, lightly acetic and overall just funky! Malt overshadowed by everything else, but pils maltish. That same funky, fecal aroma seems to come through in the flavor, at least it’s what I might thing fecal would be... Mildly tart, not overly sour, and oddly enough, lightly bitter finish possibly caused by the extreme dryness. Also more funk, light sugary and green apple flavors. Aftertaste is herbal, dry, acidic not unlike the aftertaste of vomit after leaving the mouth... Very sharp bile like flavor, but that’s just my opinion! Light body, medium CO2, dry, puckering m/f. Not a fan! I rate this as my personal feeling on this particular beer, and my dislike of the style. It is how I personally feel about it, and does it should not reflect poorly on the craftsmaship of said beer. In itself it is a fine representation of a lambic to be enjoyed by sour beer lovers... Rated mostly on style and craftmanship opposed to my personal feeling about the beer!
Grovlam (2915), Copenhagen, Denmark
Jul 21, 2008 Bottle. Large thick bubbly off-white head that mostly lasted. Light cloudy golden copper color. Really good display of lacework. This was a very well balanced Geuze I thought with notes of light horse blanket, soap, perfume and nice feel of soft fruity touch. Over the palate came quite smooth and mild sour grapefruit like with a mix of other sour and mild sweet fruity notes. Medium bodied with a surprisingly lively carbonation and dry texture. Moderated acidic with good counter sweetness. Ends dry and fresh – sour grapefruit and horse blanket like.
Snojerk321 (904), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Bottle @ Stone Sour Fest 2008. Pours a cloudy haze of orange, dusty color topped with a white soapy head. The aroma is mainly of wood - oak bark, as such - and then there is a wave of musty brett. Quite dry and has that wheaty character. Liberal funk but lacking in a true complexity. Carbonation is lively and prickly but this in some ways helps to mask the 8% alcohol. Earthy and woody mostly.
emacgee (976), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Jul 21, 2008 2003. Pours a translucent golden/peach with a thin fizzy white head that quickly subdues. Very tart and citric aroma, grassy, earthy, very dry and vinous, muscadine grapes. The flavor is very acidic and tart but you can tell its mellowed. Dry acetic bite, some citrus and lemongrass and a little earthy. Nice gueuze.
durhambeer (323), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Jul 20, 2008 Vintage 2003. Slightly hazy golden/orange pour. Bubbly white head that disappears pretty quickly. Big strongly acidic nose, rubbery, bretty, with some scuppernong notes. More so on the palate. Quite good, but definitely a big-ass gueuze.
aubreya (653), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Jul 20, 2008 The color was hazzy golden with orange hues. The head was frothy and off-white. The aroma was extremely acidic and tart, grapes, The flavor was tart, waxy, and spice. The palate was slick. The finish was waxy.
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