4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pretty cool this came out to be my 600th. Big thanks to Chris at Ebenezer’s for this bottle. 1984 vintage. Pours a cloudy dark apricot color with an impressive bubbly head given the 25 years of aging. Aroma is total funk, but mellow and controlled, with lemon, hay, and heavy earthy tones. Flavor is similarly impressive; just an amazing example of a gueuze. Beautifully dry mouthfeel. Awesome stuff.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
1984 vintage- thanks Chris. Hazy orange amber with a lively white head. Lots of fine bubbled effervescence in the body. The aroma is hugely funky but oh so mellow. Acidic lemon, leather, hay, and farm abound. The flavor is simply majestic. Massive tart funk, cider, farm, and puckering sourness. The palate is bone dry and smacking. Simply incredible.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
‘84 -750ml bottle @Pauls Gathering courtesy puzzl, thanks Andy-pours no head and hazy orange/brown color. Aroma is earthy/leather, toffee-light malt, some sour. Taste is sour-light/medium fruit, earthy/leather, toffee-light malt.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 1984 vintage shared by Andy, wow this was something else. Pours a light murky and lime tinged nectar with a copper tone undermining the lime. Pungent cheese and basement musk aroma. Funky cheese a subtle acidic vinegar tone, some funky mildew and a lemony sourness. Very happy to have had the opportunity to try this.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle of the 84 at Paul’s place for Kan’s visit courtesy of Andy. Pours a milky light brown with no head. Sweet, tons of honey and caramel. Cloying aromas. Light carbonation, subtle. Sourness hits quickly, long lingering acid and vinegar. Acid and a little bit of toast on the finish. Interesting.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(750ml bottle, 1988 vintage) Pours a cloudy golden yellow body with a small white head. Aroma of green apple, earthiness, horseblanket, white grapes, and oak. Flavor of acidic lemon, grapefruit, some vinegar, and light wood.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at WSF. 1988 vintage. Pours hazy golden coloured with a thin white head. Oxidized aroma with notes of marzipan, rotten wood, berries, earth, forest floor and some spices that tickles the nose. Dry and tart flavour with mouldy notes of mature beer, tannins, balsamic vinegar and spice - almost hot.. Amazing brew, even after 21 years in a cellar.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
1988 bottle made by Eylenbosch, not de Keersmaeker. Murky. Head fizzed up but promptly disappeared. Light tannic, leathery character with a hint of tartness. Some peach notes, plus pear. Tannic, but quite rounded and refined at this point. Fresh acidity and a long finish with a hint of sweetness. Light nutty character with lots of lemon at the end. Crazy - what a blast to drink this 21-year-old original.
Eylenbosch Faro, 1988 bottle. Hazy light amber. The aroma is sugary with some caramelly notes. Maybe a bit smoked - these phenols are coming from yeast degradation though. A hint of tartness late, and some apple skins, but this is clearly too old. 4-2-5-2-10.
|
