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Liefmans Goudenband

Liefmans Goudenband - Sour Ale

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

Oudenaarde, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7133.75/5.03.74/5.08%71Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
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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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 lgklotet (420), Singapore, Singapore
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/105/520/20
Jul 11, 2007  
Bottle - 37,5 cl at Akkurat. Yup... this is pretty damn near perfect, deep ruby red, thick long-lasting head. Perfect carbonation. And that aroma... sweet and sour, rich and complex. Taste is the only aspect where I’m left wanting a little more.. I could go for more flavour. Perhaps cellaring will do the trick. The palate is perfect, rich and sweet but thanks to the tartness never cloying. I love this beer!


 sunevdj (1765), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/512/20
Jul 9, 2007  
Roskilde Festival Tasting. Pours a hazy brown. Sweet, like brown sugar. Bready with hints of rye. Also spicy towards the end. Not so good.


 WeeHeavySD (2940), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 5, 2007  
375ml bottle 2001 vintage via trade with beastifan2k. Shared with bikesandbeer. Pours like apple cider with some bubbles that quickly disappeared. The nose is huge full of fruit, vinegar and funk. The taste is really nicely sour with hints of fruitiness. The taste lingers and is overall pretty solid. Great beer. Thanks again beastie.


 dyetube (397), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 27, 2007  
This beer pours a deep brown with a very thin tan head. The beer smells very sweet and sour (yes I know those two contrast each other). The taste is something completely differnet than any beer I’ve had. It’s got that sweet belgian suggar flavor but it ends with a sour punch that is really great! This is an awesome beer! I really like it and I didn’t think I would! Cheers!


 Odeed (1666), Bakersfield, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 27, 2007  
(cork says 2.006)brown in color with a reddish tint.nice white head that leaves some heavy webbing.aroma is a bit nutty,with some funk and cherries.very nice flavor of wheat,tartness,cherries,caramel malts,and grapes.this is proof that a beer can be sour without being obnoxious.


 lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/101/53/102/55/20
Jun 25, 2007    Updated: Nov 9, 2007
Smells sweetish, metallic, and almost wine-like. Pours a chocolately brown with LOTS of suspended yeast/proteins all throughout and a short lived off white head. Incredibly unappealing look from the excessive yeast/protein particles hanging out like mini shreds of wet toilet paper floating stationary like gel capsules. Taste is smooth, overly sweet, a touch alcoholic, and some nice sourness. Honestly tastes like a mix of brown ale and a cheap reisling wine. If you want your beer this sweet, you should just drink dessert wines, or champagne. The sourness is interesting but the sweetness level is not something I want in my beer, and although I’m sure tons of people appreciate this style, I found at least this one cloying and left the last half for the sink.


 Skinnyviking (4142), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/513/20
Jun 18, 2007  
Bottle. High creamy light brown head. Hazy brown body. Caramel sinnamon aroma. Weird sinnamon flavor. Long aftertaste. Low carbonation.


 kramer (2406), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 13, 2007  
25 oz bottle, Well’s Discount Liquors. Pours a reddish mahogany colored body, clear on first pour, with a dense light brown head one inch in height. Lots of carbonation maintains the head for the duration. The aroma is of dense fruitiness, lots of raisin, plum, cherry skins, light yeast, and in general quite vinous. The flavor is just slightly tart, yet still fairly sweet as well. Lots of tart cherry skins, cherry pits, plum, light yeast, and a touch of vinegar on the finish. Mouthfeel is medium-full bodied and quite creamy in texture with perfect soft light carbonation. A nice crisp tartness on the finish. This was a great Oud Bruin. Exactly what I picture in my mind for a Belgian Oud Bruin. I had no problem finishing a 750 of this by myself, whereas the Kriek and Frambozen were a little hard to finish.



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