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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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 bask (305), Leuven, Belgium
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/516/20
Jul 30, 2006  
Light brown colour. Sour aroma, acid, berries. Aroma has something gueuzish: sour vinegar, acid, ... Sweet flavour, mixed with coriander, spices and plums


 Bart (1625), Vosselaar, Belgium
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 28, 2006  
Amber coloured with some carbonation and an average off white head. Very fruity, malty aroma, little acidic, very special. Full body. Finish is very enjoyable, little sour and very fruity again. This is a very good beer.


sigx97 (12), USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/520/20
Jul 24, 2006    Updated: Aug 30, 2008
Truely my favorite beer in the world. Drank a 1988 cellared one a few months ago. The sourness had mellowed out. No head. Very dark as compared to a recent brew. A true symphony of flavors in my mouth. Only problem...they dont sell this in Nashville!!!


 StompBrockmore (300), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Jul 16, 2006  
Paper wrapped, 375ml bottle. Pours red/brown, dark, with a good amount of head. Smooth, slightly sour but subtley blended well with yeasty and bitter flavours. Very refreshing...this is the most "sessional" Flemish sour I’ve had. I wish I’d picked up more of this when it was available around here. Stupid me, Beautiful stuff.


 cheeta (858), Langå, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 11, 2006  
Good fruity aroma. Large frothy light brown head. Good lasing and mostly lasting longevity. Cloudy body. Heavy bitter initial flavor, with a long duration. Palate medium to full. Oily texture.


 HenrikSoegaard (4263), Randers, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 1, 2006  
Bottle. 37,5 .Creamy white good fully lasting head. Wonderfull red brownisch colour. Powerfull hoppy (beery-like) aroma. Raspberry perhaps. Moderate bitter flavor, slightly acetic but it is very nice. Oily palate. Truly a wonderfull beer.


 hopscotch (5440), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jun 28, 2006  
Bottle... Clear, mahogany ale with a small, creamy, khaki head. Fruity aroma with notes of must and barnyard. The flavor is a touch acidic and fruity, but sweet more than anything else. Alcohol is well-disguised. Medium-bodied and fizzy. Finishes fruity, astringent and a touch acidic.


 yngwie (4880), Kristiansand, Norway
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 27, 2006    Updated: Aug 2, 2008
Bottle, 37.5cl corked. Thx to the owner of 3 Små Rum, Reza. We were just about to leave the place when Reza told us to wait some more minutes as he would like to share a bottle of his favorite beer with us. I was a bit surprised when it turned out he wasn’t going to have anything for himself. A true beer lover, enthusiast and generous guy. The beer poured a slightly unclear copper body and a small, off-white head. Served a bit warm, without the temperature ruining anything. The aroma is lovely sourish and citrusy, with the alcohol showing itselves in a gentle way, and there’s also some horseblanket notes. Slightly caramel-sweet flavor, soon overpowered by a lemony sourness, and some horseblanket. Pleasantly tart, with some dark berries or dried fruits in the far back. Medium body. Lasting lemony sourness in the finish, with horseblanket and barnyard notes. A true beauty, complex, dangerously easy to drink, and really enjoying to drink. Rating: 8-4-8-4-16-4. (080709)

Bottled, 37.5cl champagne cork. (2005) Copper-colored, almost flat brew, with a small beige head. Acidic aroma with raisins, cherries, some yeast, cellar, fruits, mostly apples, and some alcohol. Lightly acidic on the flavor, with fruits, cellar, apples, prunes, sweetness and alcohol. Prickling and lightly astringent in the mouth. It has a long, fruity finish. A really lovely, tart beer with lots of different flavor and aromas. (060530)



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