Boon Oude Geuze

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

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

This one’s been sitting in the fridge for awhile. But that shouldn’t have an impact on this style. Very sharp sour flavor and aroma. Nice small effervescent bubbles. Pale gold color with a couple clumps of sediment. Actually pretty clear considering it had a secondary fermentation in the bottle. But the sourness is the dominant feature of this beer. Let it sit on the tounge and mellow and you can tell it is lactic acid. It fades to a softer creamier note, almost a vanilla, as opposed to a sour citric acid taste. (While drinking this, I thought it might be a good beer to turn around some young’un swilling that lemonade beer stuff.) Would I drink this beer again? Maybe. I’m not particularly experienced with Gueueze or even Lambics. I’d like to explore the style a bit more. I’d probably drink this beer with a strong sharp cheese and fruit. Actually, it is an interesting alternative to a white wine. They don’t really taste at all alike. But they satisfy in the same way.

Bottle. Pours hazy golden orange color with a big frothy head that quickly settles. The nose is tart and a bit funky. Lemon, some whipped cream. Musty. The taste is quite tart and sour, a bit yeasty. Light apple flavor. Tart, lightly sweet finish. Dry. Light body, medium carbonation. Overall, quite pleasant.

25cl bottle. Hazy golden colour with a large, frothy and creamy off-white head. Aroma is sour and moderate bittery. In the flavour maintain the sourness, with vinegar hints and slight traces of red fruits. Carbonation is lively. Body is light to medium.

Bottle enjoyed at home
Golden, big white head. Smells of funky brett, some fruits, earthy notes and some farm smells. Also a quite distinct burned rubber. Quite malty flavor, some sweetness and quite dominant acid sourness. Alot of nice tart tones. Some nice bitterness in the end

Bottle from Vinmonopolet. Pours slightly hazy orange with a white head. Basement aromas with citrus, sour fruits, tart and yeast. Very refreshing, acidic and fruity with a dry and slightly sour finish.

Bottle at home. 2009-2010 vintage. Pale slightly hazy orange amber, massive white head eventually subsides leaving some lacing and a fingers worth of foam. Nose is beautifully sour - green apples, hint of balsamic vinegar, some sherbet, sour grapes. Palate is bone dry, vinous, sherbet fizz, slightly earthy also. Finish is sour and acidic but not massively tart. Nice.

37,5 cl bottle from Vinmonopolet. ABV 7%. Pours cloudy golden with a big creamy off-white head. Sour grape aroma, green apples as well. Taste is very dry and acidic, fruity green fresh apples.Lasting sour and acidic end, this one hit the spot for me.

Light copper in color. White head. Dusky smell. Not as sour as expected. Notes of wheat.

37,5 cl bottle bought at Vinmonopolet. Aroma: floral, basement aromas Apperance:clear golden yellow with a rich head. Taste: light sweetness, lightly bitter, lightly sour, fruity. Palate: light body, fizzy, dry. Overall: A really nice geuze, try it!