Liefmans Goudenband

Brewed by Liefmans (Moortgat)
Style: Sour Red/Brown
Oudenaarde, Belgium

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Thin oily, light brown head; Chestnut brown active body - some ruby hues. Quiet nose of balsamic vinegar and dark sours. Tasty! Rounded sour edges of cherry and apple, dark and fermented, sour and well-balanced. Palate light and more carbonated than other main-stream sours, softer and more pleasing. A very good beer

Draft at Blind Tiger with Maxx and puzzl. Pours slighly hazy reddish brown without much head. Aroma is both sweet and sour fruit: cherries, plums, raisins. Taste is slightly sour, almost wine-like. Fairly delicate but complex. Enjoyable.

Hazy brownish color with some ruby hues and a medium beige head that dissipates. Aroma is fruity/ ripe apple with some cider/ vinegar notes. Flavor is cider sourness with some apples notes and a subtly sweet finish with a very gentle aftertaste. Medium to light palate, effervescent carbonatioation, very refreshing with a dry finish.

Not my kind of thing, too much of a wine taste and I don’t like to drink wine..

Mar. 15, 2013; bottle obtained from the Ommegang brewery in Cooperstown, NY. Murky, brown pour, with thin head; ample lacing. Citrus, vaguely-vinegary aroma. Medium-bodied, sour, slightly astringent. Complex.

Very unique and complex. I enjoy sours of this type. Initially, the aroma was off-setting and like vinegar. This improved as it aired out. The color was a deep brown and amber color. There was virtually no head. The carbonation was low and palate light and oily. Very wine-like with grape and sour fruit flavors. It still had a beer essence through the yeast. Complex and clean. Very nice.

Pours a brown slightly hazy color with almost no head. Aroma: oak, cinegar, cherries, dark berries, dark sugars, slightly perfumy. Taste: medium sweet with a slight sour note. Tasting notes follow aroma. Nice and complex!

Pours an average frothy light brown head that mostly diminishes. Body is red brown, sparkles are visible. Aroma contains dough, raisin and plum, cherry and cassis. And a lot more that I could distinguish but couldn't recognise. Flavor starts off quite acidic, then goes to light sweet and acidic, to finish in acidic, light sweet and very faint bitter. Body is medium with creamy texture and soft carbonation. Although in flavor mainly acidic, this is a complex beer with lots of subtle nuances in its acidity and in its aromas. Fruity is the best I can say. Don't let the first impression decieve you, it's truly great!

37,5 cl. bottle @ Home, bought online @ Drankgigant. Hazy brown with a very short lived off white head. The head was gone in mere seconds after pouring. Tart aroma with some fruit. Winelike taste with some maltiness. I’m a Rodenbach lover but this one is even better, less sour and more complexity. Great discovery for me.

Nice sour note. Cloudy appearance consistent with quality sour ales. Tart yet smooth finish.