Boon Oude Geuze

Brewed by Brouwerij F. Boon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Lembeek, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

(37.5cl bottle, saison 2000-2001) Hazy, golden colour with a mid-sized cream-coloured foamy head. Dusty, moderately acidic aroma with a light malty sweetness and accents of ripe citrus fruits and apples. Moderately sour and tart flavour, medium to light bodied with a soft carbonation. Good lambic character with moderately fruity and light woody notes; dry, slightly tart and woody finish. Rounded and rather mild traditional Gueuze (24.08.08).

A great funky farmyard aroma. A bit of a crabapple flavor to it. Funky, tart, with a crisp bubblyness. A tasty beer; a little too coating in the finish.

2003-2004 season. This is wonderfully dry and sour. Great sipper because of the afertaste. If Geuze is for you, this is a cheap and easily attainable offering.

UPDATED: MAR 7, 2009 Right. How can I seriously rate a beer that smells like vomit? This just isn’t my style I guess. Lots of sour flavours, but none of them nice. I have another bottle left, perhaps the rating will be adjusted after the next one. 3 3 3 3 9 Opened the other bottle last night (2003-2004 vintage). Hazy orange colour, big white head. Aroma of lemon, yeast, sourness (not vomit, but it comes close). Flavour is just sour, bad dry white wine with cork, some champagne-like flavours, yeast. Nah, this remains the worst type of beer for me. I’ll upgrade the score for aroma and overall impression, but it’s not much 4 3 3 3 11

Io non sono imparziale quando voto le gueuze, è uno stile che mi piace decisamente troppo; mi ero ripromesso di dare un voto meno alto a questo prodotto di Boon in quanto mi è sembrato un pochetto più "ruspante" - fin dal principio - delle altre gueuze da me assaggiate in precedenza. Ma poi mentre finivo la bottiglia mi sono accorto di quanto questo carattere "terrigno" sia personale, pregevole, apprezzabile in sé; non conosco Boon abbastanza da formulare un giudizio sulla sua produzione in generale, ma questa gueuze mi lascia ben sperare.

Slightly hazy, orange color with quite big and big bubbly, cloudy white head. Pours with big head but it vanishes to medium which stays long. Aroma is sour, fruity, yeasty with vanilla. Flavor is sour, dry, fruity and acidic. Palate is carbonated and sticky.

Not to put it down but just not my style. Pretty smooth for a lambic. Get sweet apple in this.

At Stone Brewing class on sour ales, taught by Tomme Arthur of Port/Lost Abbey. Very strong but strength wanes quickly. Musty, dank notes; lost of dirt from age. Aroma of brett and apricot. Very funky taste with a slightly odd aftertaste. I’m not a big fan...