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Girardin Gueuze Black Label

Girardin Gueuze Black Label - Lambic - Gueuze

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Brewed by Brouwerij Girardin
Style: Lambic - Gueuze

Sint Ulriks-Kapelle, Belgium

bottled
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7084.06/5.04.05/5.05%89.8Flute, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Unfiltered.
De houten ton is een Gallische uitvinding, die gebruikt werd voor het gisten als voor het bewaren van wijn als bier. Ten opzichte van de amforen hadden ze veel voordelen : ze waren lichter, konden een grotere inhoud bevatten, waren minder fragiel en waren ook nog handiger, want men kon ze rollen. De tonnen en pijpen die Breughel schilderde kunnen zo afkomstig zijn uit het tonnenmagazijn van elke Pajottenlandse lambikbrouwer (of daar nog staan ...). Houten tonnen werden algemeen gebruikt tot het begin van de vorige eeuw.
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 17thfloor (1402), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Aug 14, 2008  
Bottle opens with a wonderful pop and strong whiff of sour tart cheesy gueze! Dark golden/orange pour with sparse large bubbles and a white sudsy head. Strong dusty, yeast aroma that stings the nostrils. So super tart and sour. Great cheesy finish. Mild acidity, doesn’t bother the throat at all. Medium/light body with light but larger fizzy carbonation.


nbolmer (5), , California, USA
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4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Aug 12, 2008  
Bottle at Barley and Hops Tavern. Nearly flawless Gueuze, holds it’s head nicely in a flute, with dominant sour nose which gets better as the temperature rises. Very complex ranging from grassy to lemonade each sip. Palate fatigue starts to kick in half-way through the bottle due to the tartness, which is good, because you can taste the subtleties when your brain shuts down the sour sensation somewhat.


evanrail (41), Prague, Czech Republic
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/518/20
Aug 11, 2008  
37.5-cl bottle at Delirium, Brussels. Deliciously mineral, sour and yet balanced with a depth that was lacking in the white label Girardin (tasted side by side).


 AR (417), Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Aug 7, 2008  
Strong apple aroma with a nice head. The flavor is an extremely tart apple. The flavor lingers, and even intensifies, after each sip is finished.


v8powered (48), , Nevada, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/104/510/20
Aug 3, 2008  
Cloudy yellow with white head. The beer was very interesting to taste. It has tastes of sour lemon with a touch of mustiness (old cardboard). Not overly sour but not really my kind of beer.


enginaaron (73), San Diego, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/519/20
Jul 29, 2008  
Stone Brewing class on Sour Ales taught by Tomme Arthur of Port Brewing/Lost Abbey. (I lost my tasting notes so this is the best of my recollection.) An excellent gueze with a strong sourness but lots of complexity an development. Smells and tastes of citrus but also a sweet bitterness. Strong and very dry. I really liked this one!


 BoBoChamp (1334), Gent, Belgium
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 26, 2008  
38cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, easy to drink sour brew, very complex, balanced, clear, small head, good brew, the best of the Girardin-range


 m4rest88 (216), Beverly Hills, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/103/518/20
Jul 26, 2008  
An all around great sour beer!!! head size is small and light brown. The head longevity is mostly diminishing. The body clarity is murky with some small to medium particles inside the burnt amber hue of the body. It has a slight sour taste initially but then at the finish of the beer the sour taste becomes exceptionally strong. The beer is light on the palate and the texture is dry. The carbonation is lively and the finish feel is very dry!!



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