Liefmans Goudenband

Brewed by Liefmans (Moortgat)
Style: Sour Ale
Oudenaarde, Belgium

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.

pours brown with tons of floaties, rocky beige head. mostly sour aroma, some spicyness and dark fruit as well. yeasty. very full flavored, not as sour as expected, it’s like dark chewy fruit. nice carbonation, a bit thin-bodied though.

750ml brought back from the Bier Tempel in Brussels. Wow, I’m just about at a loss of words as to how to describe this... Little in the way of carbonation, pours brownish-red, needs a hard pour to get a decent head. Sweet and sour in a way I can’t describe. Good yet something in the flavor keeps this from being great. Brown sugar? That and sweetener is what the paper wrapping says on this unlabeled bottle. Definitely worth trying once.

750 ml green bottle poured a clear brown with a lingering tan head. Aromas of cherry, vinous notes, light cocoa and yeast. Palate was light bodied crisp and lightly tart. Flavors of berry, vinousnesslight cocoa notes and a hint of cork with a crisp lightly tart vinous finish.
A very tasty Flemish brown perhaps better than Duchesse.

Dark brown in color with particulate. Sweet and slightly sour berry taste with a sour finish. What a wonderful taste. A favorite...wow!

0.375 l bottle. Reddish brown color. Very vinous, berryish juicy and red wine like aroma. Soft, sweet and sour flavor with vinous, berryish, meaty and corky notes. Old time favourite which has nice aged quality and tastes a bit different every time.

2006. murky brown with lots of large yeast chunks. no head. aroma of cocoa with a touch of sourness. smooth syrupy palate. full bodied. acidic and sour, but not intense. rich and sweet with caramel, fudge, and berries(raspberry, blackberry) with some vinegar. loaded with malts to balance out the acid. a pleasure to drink.