Dekoninck Gueuze

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

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

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At a tasting, thanks DSG, smallishhead, hazy light orange colour, aroma of sour apples and apple vinegar, flavour of lemon, grapefruit and apples with an overipe sensation, long bitter sour aftertaste, very nice.

Bottle at Delirium Café, Brussels. Pours reddish golden with a small dense egg white head. Aromas of bread, musty basement, citrus fruits and wood. Tart flavour with notes of wood, citrus, earth and spice. Dry and crisp. Very delicious!

UPDATED: JAN 13, 2012 2010 vintage, 375ml bottle, opened 12/9/2011

A: Deep golden body, with a large bubbly head that quickly crashed to a thin skim, a few stray steaks of lacing

S: Bright citric acidity and musty oak. A nice funky character promises good things to come...

T: Those good things aren’t delivered. A pleasant, but muted citric complexion up front is left with nothing in the middle and the lightest bit of funk in the finish. Generally hollow, but pleasant.

M: Ultimately, the problems in the taste are mirrored by the watery, empty mouthfeel in the middle. Not much in the way of acidity or sourness.

O: A mild gueuze, that may serve some purpose for someone, but that person isn’t me.

Bottle. Pours a hazy golden orange color with a small white head. Aroma is quite lemony, with notes of vinegar, white grapes and some subtle funk. The flavor follows the nose with flavors of lemon, white grapes/white wine, vinegar, hay/barnyard funk and some old dusty notes. The body is light with a dry mouthfeel. Overall nothing but an ok Gueuze.

UPDATED: APR 16, 2012 Pour is a transparent rusty orange with an off white tight bubbly head. Fairly rindy funk, light yeast and spice, some sweet golden fruits, caramel, metallic acetic note. The funk is there in the taste, a bit dusty and some leathery rind, light phenol, yeasty spice, sweet caramel and golden fruits flitter in with acetic notes in back. The body is light with a soft palate and moderate carbonation.

Golden amber with a white head.Aroma is sour with berries and fruit and a slight sweetness escaping the glass. Sweet and light flavour with fruit and a little bitterness. Not much acid left in flavour. Would have been nice with more sourness in the flavour.

Couleur dorée, apparence claire et filtrée, mousse blanche tachetée de nature plutôt persistante. Vieux chêne mouillé, herbage fané et acide lactique disproportionné tentent de masquer les arômes, moins propres, de vieilles de poche de patate longuement oubliées dans un coin de la chambre froide poussiéreuse. Acidité prononcée sous des saveurs légèrement maltées, boisées, citronnée ainsi que celles des sucres non-fermentés. Finale sèche, carbonatation très active et piquante. Ne semble pas être un produit 100% lambic. Bouteille 37.5 cl, Délirium Café, Décembre 2005.

Dark amber color with thick beige head. Sour nose. Aroma is sour with fruity notes. Flavour is very soft with slightly citric tones. Finishes sour, no sweetness ever. Excellent

Bottle from Delices and Caprices. The usual gueuze appearance, clear golden colour, small white head. Aroma is sharp and vinous, nice funk, strong grapefruit, bit bread malt. Taste is lovely, grapefruit and lemon and sour at the beginning, goes into touch of fruit, strawberry maybe, and nice flat creamy finish. Very spritzy in the mouth. Very nice.

Bottle at home, Vintage 1976. This was one of the origional bottles before the production was contracted out to Girardin and Boon. I had my doubts about how well this beer had held up over the years. There was no reason behind it, just a hunch. Upon opening I was very pleased to be proved wrong. It was definately past its best being 34 years old but it was still very drinkable with all of the usual Gueuze flavours but a hefty amount of sherry/madera notes. Soft palate but still quite sour. The carbonation was very lively but settled down after the first glass. I wish that I could of tried this beer 15 years ago as you could tell that in its day it would of been a very good lambic.