Liefmans Goudenband

Struck by the beautiful brick red color right from the start. Aroma is sweet, tart cherry, earth, musty, plums, some citrus. Sour cherry, darker fruits, plums, malt, rather sweet. Finish is long and quite sour. Body is thicker than expected. Impressive as hell. I must get my hands on more of this.

I was told at the time of ordering that this was a lambic, but the description on this site of it as an oud bruin makes a lot more sense. This beer had sourness in spades, and I do love sourness. It poured a red brown opaqueness with very little head. Aroma was a significant malt character with some fruitiness; I saw another user mention plum and I think that’s appropriate. Flavor was more complex fruitiness with a malt presence and significant amount of sourness. Most sour beers with a fruit character (there are some, like Berliner Weisse that have sour without much fruit) have a cherry character, and this one didn’t, which I thought was unique and tasted good. Mouthfeel was about what I expected for a beer of this style. I thought this was very good, and I’d recommend it. I had it on-tap at the Ginger Man.

Pours to a dark, cloudy brown ale. Aromas of yeast and plum. Fruity and citrusy flavours initially. Sour finish. Very complex beer.

2006 bottle. Pours a very very dark reddish brown. Really thought it looked a god bit like a stout at first glance. Big sweet round nose. Huge massive malt backbone. A smidge of a cherry-like tartness and some slightly earthy downright oaky notes. An almost artifical grape flavor sweetness in the nose, vinous and thick. A hint of vanilla. Thick on the tongue with very subtle carbonation. A bit syrupy? This is one massive sour ale. Not massively sour thought, massively sweet! Big giant malty backbone. Rich and sweet, offset by a fruity tartness and a hint of alcohol. The woody flavors mingle with a berry like tartness to make this work. Alcohol and tartness in the finish along with lingering sweetness. I need to try this with more age on it... I guess I’ll have to pick up a couple of bottles this week before it’s all gone for good!

Brown with tiny head. Aroma is tart with sour cherry, sweet malt and wood. Flavor is sweet and sour with wood, malt, earth and grapefruit. Lovely.

I like it, I really like it. Pours a muddy brown with a nice fluffy tan head. Smells sour with a bit of fruity funk, nice but not overwhelming. Nice sour/tart flavor with some wood in it, berries, sweet but not overly. Finishes a little dry and smooth. I will drink it again. I don’t understand why this beer isn’t rated higher.

Wonderful. Brown in color with an absolutely huge tan head and fantastic lacing. I think I saw my name spelled in the lace at one point. Sour and fruity in the nose. Maybe a bit woody. Tastes great. Sour yet sweet at the finish. Some cherry and a bit of cinnamon. Lively carbonation. Very awesome.

375ml bottle (Tuulensuu, Tampere)
(7-4-8-4-15=3.8)
Orangy or reddy brown, small white head. Fresh and woody, maybe dusty or smokey in part. Rich malty taste, some cherry too. Very rich brown malt - not too sour at all - I’d personally prefer a little less sugar and more sour. Mellow and very well balanced - a classic.
Rerate: (8-4-8-4-15=3.9)
Sweet woody vanilla and sour aroma. Sour palate too - sourer than normal, nice! Browner and thicker. Slightly phenolic. Decent hops too.