De Neve Gueuze

Brewed by Belle-Vue (InBev)
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium

[Vintage 1994 - sampled 2004] A hazy orange beer with no head. The aroma is lovely sour with notes of grapefruit. The flavor is of sour grapefruit and wood - the sourness draws out the mouthwater and burns slightly in the throat.

(Bottle 75 cl) Orangey golden and hazy, the head is pretty much absent. Tart indeed and tarter than the original Belle-Vue but far from the taste bud killers in classical gueuzes. This is just dry and quenching. 180494

33 cL bottle, seems to be from the late 80’s - tasted in november 2007. Pours deep orange and slight hazy. Has a little head. Aroma is mild grainy and only little barnyard. Flavour holds a little marzipan sweetness and a mild grainyness to the mild barnyard note. Seems slightly marked by the age but delicious .7-3-7-4-15=3.6

25 cL bottle, thanks to BierKönig. Pours golden and clear deep orange with a minimal lacing head. Aroma is wineous and with oxidised notes. Flavour holds a barley like and oxidised note. Mild sweet but still quite unusual for a gueuze.6-3-7-3-13=3.2

Bottled, 1994 vintage. Hazy golden. Citric acid up front. Lively sparkling mouthfeel. The flavour is so concentrated, like fresh lemon juice, but lightly sparkling. Intense and refreshing. Damn, this was good...

Bottle. [Vintage 1995] Unclear light to medium orange color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is wheat, wood, vinegar, ash, leather, horse blanket, light sour fruity notes. Flavor is moderate sweet, acidic and light heavy bitter with a long duration, and a very dry dry finish. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. (121207)

Bottled (1995 vintage). Orangeish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is a bit sour apricor with some smooth earthy hints. Flavour is earthy, sour apricot and the palate is dry, but still smooth. A wellaged lambic, which has kept it’s sourness, but went very smooth.

Bottle at Kulminator. Hazy golden coloured with a white head. Light acidic aroma of barnyard, wood and fruits. Light acidic flavour of wood and fruits. Well balanced.

Cloudy tan colour. Clean, brettanomyces nose. Very leathery and very tart flavour, with apple skin and oak. So much better than my last sample, which was also from Akkurat.