De Troch Gueuze

Brewed by Brouwerij De Troch
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Ternat-Wambeek, Belgium

A very old bottle tasted at the christmas tasting. Dated back to between 85-88. The cork on this one had had almost vanish and the bottle mouth had some fractures...you could tell that it had past its prime - but still fun to taste. The appearence was hazy yellow and brown with almost no head what so ever. The aroma was unbelieveble strong and sticky, and after a short debate I recon that we agreed on that the aroma (smell) most of all could be compared to very very old sticky male sweat...and that the stinky kind. Damn. The taste was buettery with sour notes with vinegar and diacityl - like american popcorn butter - clearly way to old and thuss maybe not fair to rate...sorry. Don’t keep these bottles waiting -

375ml bottle left out in the rain. Filmy orange with an initial sparkle of carb feeding a slim white collar. Mouldy lemon curd, old school corridor and green apple on the nose. Bright and faintly damp with a lasting tingle of effervescence, lemon sherbet, mildew, a slightly ashy/dried herb back taste (old hops?). Bit empty in the finish, but a light and sessionable gueuze to knock back without too much analysis. Or antacid.

Bottle, 1999 vintage at Kulminator, Antwerp. The aroma was pretty mild, apples, and the classic scent of barnyard. Sour it was, but not extreme. Very refreshing and enjoyable beer to drink.

Bottle. Amber beer with a whitish head. Oak and tart/sour aroma with stale hops. Tart/sour flavor with oak and light fruit. Medium bodied. Tart/sour notes linger with oak and light fruitiness.

(Bottle, 1993 vintage, De Heeren van Lindekerke) Pours a clear golden body with a small white head. Aroma of grapefruit, mustiness, barnyard, and wood. Flavor of grapefruit, white grapes, and sour apple with a dry wood finish. Tasty!

93 Clear golden with a tiny white head. Aroma had sour apples, barnyard. Hay and malty notes. Flavour had sour apples, barnyard, leather, brett, lacto and grrapefruits. Finished sour and very dry.

Bottle. No head. Hazy grey brown, muddy waters, body. Mild fruity earth aroma. Sweet mild fruity sugary flavor. Low carbonation. Short aftertaste.

Bottle bought at D.H.V.L. Had the chapeau gueze logo but waitor garanteed that it was this instead. 37,5cl bottle. Pours cloudy yellow with a white foam. Nose is sour, tart, barnyard, brett. Dry and cellar with a lovely fresh & sour bite. Nice.