Boon Oude Geuze Mariage Parfait

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

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

Golden orange color wit ha small head. Aroma is citrus, orange peels, tart. Dry and sour, but well balanced

TAP. Sour nose but not too sour in taste. It is a bit dry but wasn’t that carbonated.

I really liked this beer as an approachable Geuze. Very balanced in the lactic sourness versus the citrus and lemon flavors. It’s got the right amount of “mustiness” for my liking. Carbonation…wow as soon as the cage came off the cork blew out and hit the ceiling! This seems like one of the darker colored Geuzes I have tried. My guess would be the Maillard reaction during a long boil time and not the use of any caramel malts. While it’s not tame by any means, it’s a good one to introduce someone to as a world class example of the style.

No aroma. Clear amber, medium head, effervescent. Lemon-lime, light oak flavor. Light carbonation. Good balance.

Bottle from MyBrewerytap.com. Vintage 2007. Put away the steel covering the cork. Not only spontan fermented, but also spontaneously cork ejection and collision with my roof, made me jump nearly to the roof standing in the kitchen. Still, pours clear golden with a thin layer of white bubbles. Aroma is fruity, almost explosive fruits with a light yeast and sour vinegar. Taste is strong acidic with fresh apples and sour grapes. Ends quite sour.

Bottle 375ml vintage 2003 @ home
Pours hazy orange/amber with a white head. Aroma has notes of mild tart and funk, oak, some fruitiness and seems a little oxidized. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium sour with a smooth dry sour finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.

UPDATED: JAN 15, 2012 There is a prevelaent and interesting bready yeast flavor and aroma but off putting sour orange flavor penetrating

Bottle. Small head. Haze light Golden Brown. Low basement aromas. Well balanced dry-sweet. Faint sourness. Expected more flavours from this brew.