Boon Oude Geuze

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

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

UPDATED: JUN 17, 2010 Courtesy of kmweaver. Hazy pale body with a large off-white head. Dirty, funky nose with lots of cheese, plenty of citrus, some horseblanket and yogurt. The flavor is moderately sour, lightly sweet with grapefruit peel, melon rind, salty blue cheese, lemon and wet grainy malt. Medium body is rather thin and watery with moderate carbonation.

Bottle. Clear medium orange color with a large, frothy, excellent lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate sour, vinegar - citric - grapy, wheat, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate acidic, sour with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. (280208)

This beer looks like piss in the glass. When I hold it up to my nose, it reminds me of the time I really had to take a dump on a train to Praha and opened up the bathroom door only to smell the most vile stink of feces known to man. Unfortunately, the taste doesn’t get much better. It tastes like someone managed to extract concentrated diarrhea then inject it into a solution of gasoline. Bad stuff!

(Bottle, Akkurat, Stockholm, brewing season 2003-04) Golden amber colour, slightly hazy, with frothy white head. Acidic, fruity nose with notes of lemon, green apples, stable and barnyard. Acidic, tart taste with notes of lemon, green apples, yellow plums and autumn leaves. Harsh finish with a dry bitterness. Lots of carbonation, giving it a sharp prickly mouthfeel. Medium body, very dry and tart. Lovely gueuze, and very much in line with the style.

Hazy golden pour with a large but rapidly diminishing head. Aroma is citric, funky, sour, and a bit woody. Flavor has a nice funky sourness with a bit of nuttiness from the wood. Tart, but not overly so - smooth and highly drinkable. A solid gueuze.

37.5cL bottle, best before sometime in 2026. Glad I popped it now before it turned. Fantastic looking beer, big fluffy white head atop a deep orange beer, great head retention and lacing. Big oaky aroma, lots of tartness, some tropical fruit. Somewhat mild flavor for Boon, very balanced tartness, very smooth. While not my favorite Gueuze, would be a great everyday choice.

Bottle at home with Tom and Royce... opened in an attempt to slow Tom down ... Golden orange ...tart lemon ... sharp fruit not too sour ... lots of flavour ... little woody .

25cl bottle Vintage 2001/2002: Poured into my Cantillon glass: Colour is hazy orange with a fine white fluffy head. Aroma is sour of grapes, apple & wood. Very dry & acidic. Very fruity as well. Fresh & quite decent & authentic lambic.! Positive!