4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at UDRBM. Clear orange pour, no head. Aroma is very delicate fruity with a hint of brandy and madeira. Flavor is delicate sour, ripe fruits and cognac. Bit thin body.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Una gueuze "morbida" e poco gasata, pochi spigoli, ben percepito il legno, un piccolo gioiello su base lambic. Grazie infinite rampollo per averla portata giù, sei un grande
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours hazy gold with a thin white head. Doesn’t look too exciting but soon grabbed me by the knackers at the first sip. It’s bloody beautiful. Sour lemons with hints of the wood and cognac. So easy to drink but such a complex masterpiece of well balanced sourness. Tasty as hell. Loved it.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle shared by the Bastardos at Muckfest II on 6/25/11. Clear, yet chunky gold/amber pour with a thin white head. Sour fruit and peppery yeast on the nose with a bit of oaky sweetness. Super sour flavor with some peppery character and a sour lemon juice finish.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Chilled 750 decanted without yeast or sediment and shared with friends. Pours a light gold with a thin white head. The nose is full of funk, raw fruit, wood and sweet grapes. The taste is acidic and funky as expected with a bit of sulfur too. Mouth feel is light with a medium carbonation to high carbonation, a dry finish and a warming finish in the throat--probably from the acidity. The finish includes waves of light fruit with brilliant tartness, subtle brandy, and woody vanilla. I did pick up some subtle vinous notes in the smell and taste, but the cognac clearly takes a backseat to all other characteristics of the Gueuze. With that said, it was still incredibly enjoyable.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle via a trade. Pours hazy with a deep yellow body and a medium sized white head. Huge funk on the aroma. Lemon, wet leaves, florals, a hint of alcohol (cognac maybe?), damp oak, fruity, citrus, acidic. Light cereal notes, tannins and honeysuckle. Flavors exhibit a huge acidity, funky, tannin, cognac, wood, herbal, very complex. Good levels of acidity. Dry, acid, white wine grapes, fennel, spice and huge wood tannin notes. Lemon. Lively, dry, acidic, puckering mouthfeel with a complex and lasting finish. Quite tasty!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Shared bottle courtesy of tarjei. Clear golden with a white film. Apples, wood and vinegar in the aroma. Acidic and grapefruit bitter with notes of wood and a hint of Cognac. Dry, medium body, medium carbonation.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Huge thanks to Eric for opening this at the end of a monstrous night of tasting. Served in a Savor snifter.
Pours a nice red-orange color with some bright highlights when held up to the light. A thin white head graces the top along with a few bubbles around the edges. The nose comes at you with an incredible amount of funk--horse blanket, barnyard, wet leather, diapers, hay--whatever you want to call it, it’s there in abundance. Along for the ride are nice lactic notes with a slight acetic undertow. The cognac contributes a nice subtlety along with the oak. In the end, though, this is all about the funk.
The taste delivers at the same level with strong barnyard funk coming out strong straight out of the gate. There is a boozy cognac presence that really accentuates the sour components of this brew in what is just a fantastic job of blending and aging. I love the feel and the finish is superb. Thanks again to Eric for really going above and beyond, opening some world-class brews that I thought I would have to wait awhile to try, let alone having a single generous BA open them all in one night.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 12-07-2010
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