 17thfloor (1402), Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
does not count  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
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
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
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
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
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
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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