4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Black Label, Vintage ? – Little unclear dark golden body, very creamy white head, few laces; Very , very big, deep, warm nose with a very fruity character: very warm apple, very warm pear, citrus, orange and some dry hay; Very pleasant exploding body, full soft texture, quite salty; Into very sour, salty, very tannic acidy body, lots of fill, lot of length, perfect balance between soft and sour. Very, very good Gueuze, one of the best I have had.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
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...
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottled version at Kulminator (BB ’96; sampled in 2005). Hazy orange coloured, little head. Fantastic aroma and flavour of fruit, wood and tartness. Very smooth. Has almost everything i look for in a gueuze. Too bad it will be difficult to find more of this.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Hazy amber with tiny white head. Sour aroma with woody and citric notes. Very sour flavour with barnyeard, grapefruit, leather and woody notes. Very sour finish. I loved it and what a worthy 5000th rate it was!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
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.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle, 1995 Vintage. Very nice, and very well balanced gueuze. Not quite as hardcore as something like Cantillon, but i still think this ones up there. Juicy, sour, smelly, puckering, refreshing. What else could you really want? Not overly complex, just very well balanced.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Vintage 1995 - black lable at Kulminator, Antwerp in 2005: Dark orange color with a small layer of a head and suprisingly lot’s of carbonation. Piney, iron, earth and blood nose. spiderweb taste, chalky, sharp and dry. Long lasting finish. Great.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottled, Vintage 1994: Orange coloured. Unclear. Not much head if any. Tart, earth, immense sourness (grapy) in the aroma. Flavour is citric and sour. Has earthnotes again. Ends up light fruity. Is very refreshing. Nice one.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
LCRBM: (95) Smooth, juicy sour yet not over the top. Easy drinking. PIneapple, apple, and other fruits there. Nice simple lemon sour with nice funk in the nose. Slightly hazy gold with a short lasting white head. Nice stuff.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
37,5cl bottle. Vintage BB 1999. Bottle purchased at De Heeren Van liedekercke. Ohh Bwoy! Pours unclear orange with no head on top. Nose is sour with notes of wood, dust, cellar, barnyard & leather. Flat carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel. Perfectly aged. Lovely sour bite. Dry, lemony brett-ish and crisp. This brings me back to Belgium and De heeren inparticular. Also a reason why I am going back there the next time im leaving my country. Shit . . This is great!
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