Liefmans Goudenband

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

[bottle, 2006] Tart aroma, fruity with some woody oak character and slight acidity. Looks great-- dark brown with a ruddy tan head. Nice lacing. Funky vinegar and malt flavors, with some good tartness throughout. Nice sweet and sour balance. Full bodied; the alcohol content hides nicely, providing a little warmth in the finish.

Murky mahogany pour slight red tinge with a little white froth for a head. Acidic aroma not too offensive for a flemish sour. Body is sticky sweet with minimal carbonation, would be better if it was a little more airy maybe. Flavor is quite good a little bit nutty brown a little bit flemish sour, neither seems to be dominant but rather in balance. Would be better if the body was less sticky.

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!

Roskilde Festival Tasting. Pours a hazy brown. Sweet, like brown sugar. Bready with hints of rye. Also spicy towards the end. Not so good.

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.

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!

(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.

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.