Girardin Oude Lambik

Brewed by Brouwerij Girardin
Style: Lambic - Unblended
Sint Ulriks-Kapelle, Belgium

Served from a 10 liter bag-in-box. The box was filled at the brewery sometime during 15-16 August 2009. Sampling date: 2009-08-23. Slightly hazy brownish copper color and no head - just a few large bubbles that quickly disappear. Some musty aromas of apples and lots of grape-like fruit aromas. Hints of lemon. Surprisingly prominent notes of malts. Muted funkiness and a gentle note of vinegar. The taste is rather sweet at first and almost malty, but then develops a pleasant tartness. Fruity notes of apples, lemon and white grapes (grapefruit?). Gentle earthy funkiness. The finish is bone dry and tart, with notes of grass and mild spices. Moderate body, smooth texture and a very very dry finish. Impressive and different. Absolutely no carbonation. This was very interesting to try. It’s surprisingly sweet and gentle, perhaps to mild to be truly amazing. It lacks some character, but it was tasty and rather refreshing. Serving type: cask (bag-in box) (Copy of old Beer Advocate review)

Handbottle, via puzzl @ BCTC 09. Pours a slightly murky dark gold to amber body with minimal to no head. The nose on this is just full on funk with lots of cellar cobwebs, some cheesy notes, a moderate acidity and some yeast. The flavor was equally funky and weird. Wet hay, dustiness, some moderate acidity up front that fades to a touch of a lingering dusty sugar note. Some Grannie Smith apple throughout. Mouthfeel was flat and light to medium bodied, there’s still some lingering sugars in here that keep it from being as light and refreshing as a traditional Gueuze. Big thanks again to puzzle for this one, it was certainly worth trying!

Clear body, looks like apple juice with a orange golden body. Yeasty aromas of earth, basement and leaves. Also aromas of apple, honey, wine, cask wood. Light body, thin texture flat/none carbonation and a long bitter finish. The flavor is light sweet, light acid and heavy bitter.

Clear amber with no head. Quite fruity aroma with a light acidic touch. Flavour is grapes, citrus, acid and fruit. Bit sweet finish. Very low carbonation.

Bag-in-box. No head. Clear amber body. Mild apple honey aroma with a somewhat weak acidic note. Apple vinegar earth grapefruiyt mild flavor. Low carbonation. Long bitter aftertaste. Unfortunately I guess I had it on bottle too long. Must definately rerate it when I get the chance.

From the cask at Bier Circus in Brussels. Not carbonated, sour ciderish aromas and flavors with some citrus. Very nice, drinkable, and refreshing. This one was listed as an Oude Lambik on the menu.

Handbottled from Ølbutikken, thanks Skinnyviking! Clear golden orange. Tart apple bit woody aroma, milder than I would have thought. Tart earthy bit cellar like fruity flavour. Dry tart finish.

from ølbutikken. golden, head is mostly a few white bubbles. aroma is sourish with a little stable, wood. apple. flavor is sourish, a little grassy, well blended, delicate. bitterness that might be from hops. palate is very nicely soft and a little oily.