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Liefmans Goudenband

Percentile
96
overall
Brewed by Liefmans (Moortgat)
Style: Sour Ale

Oudenaarde, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
7153.75/5.03.74/5.08%71.7Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Infinitely complex in aroma and flavor with notes of maltiness and tartness throughout. An unsurpassed old brown with the richness and complexity of a vintage wine.
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 hotstuff (3175), Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 27, 2007  
Corked and caged bottle. Tan medium sized fizzy head that was mostly lasting with a lot of floaties, virtually no lacing, visible carbonation, and a brown hue. Sweet, fruity, alcohol, sour, tart, and some maltiness for the aroma. Flavor was sweet, sour, somewhat tart, fruity, and somewhat vinuous. Dry finish. Tingly, dry mouthfeel. Medium body. Just too sweet and sour tasting for my liking. A complex brew IMO. Decent for the style though.


 davidpl (435), Santiago, Chile
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 27, 2007  
Appearance: mahogany color with reddish tones, beautiful. Medium head, beige color, medium persistency. Aroma: very sour-fruity of plums, berries, pears, green apples and green grape; sweet-fruity of figs. Liquory like champagne. Lactic sourness, like natural yogurt. Spicy tones, like tea, clove, damp wood and mustard. Flavor: highly acid like natural yogurt; sour-fruity of lemon, orange, pears, plums, green apples and chardonnay grapes. Liquory, similar to chardonnay wine and champagne. Intensive acid start; very sweet finish without hoppy; tobacco, wood, clove, metallic and cork aftertaste. The sourness and sweetness hide the alcoholic degree. Palate: medium body, oily texture. Medium carbonation. Relatively complex, underline the Rodenbach.


 BelgiskOlklub (401), Viby J, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 26, 2007    Updated: Aug 28, 2007
Red-brown beer with a small white head. The beer has a lot of raisin and plum in the taste. A good balance between the sweet and the sour. It has a medium/full body, which is unmoral for the beer, and it has some sediment in the bottle - that’s more normal for Goudenband.


 Tejas (695), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/101/56/103/516/20
Aug 25, 2007  
Tons of sediment which I hate. Pretty darn drinkable. Not to sour. Good but won’t drink again. Just not my thing. Still though I can appreciate that this is good.


 ilovedarkbeer (1333), Dallas, Texas, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/53/103/510/20
Aug 20, 2007  
When I untwisted the metal... the cork popped out... Does this mean that the beer is rotten? Either way I was not into the taste. Tastes very sour and does not have much character. Once again this may be rotten because this is my first flemish sour ale. I will have to revist this type.


rsauermann (38), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/516/20
Aug 19, 2007  
My first venture into Flemish Browns. Definitely a different beer. malty, and tart, I could drink these back to back to back. No sourness though, was looking foward to it.


 davidflores99 (225), Long Beach, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Aug 17, 2007  
I had this while I was in the Netherlands, and what a great beer it is. Aroma was sweet and sour, good mix. Flavor was also a little bitter sweet and tangy with light carbonation. An exceptional brew!


 fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 16, 2007  
Sampled during the First Annual Stone Sour Fest. Dark reddish brown with a smallish head. Aromas of molassas and raisins. Sweet cherry and other sweet aromas too. Flavors were rather sweet as well with notes of horseblanket. Missed the sour in this sour ale. Or maybe it just blended so well. Either way, it was very good.



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