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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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 M0RHI (1067), Luxembourg, Luxembourg
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/102/516/20
Jun 26, 2006  
Bottle, pours dark brown, thin white head, Fruity aroma, plenty of malt. Taste is of yeasty, fruity malts, bitter pallate, not a great deal of complexity here. Nice surprisingly good beer. Slightly sour. Very enjoyable.


 gunnfryd (3539), Kristiansand, Norway
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Jun 18, 2006  
Bottle. Aroma is cherry and yeast.. Sweet yeast and sour fruits flavour. Beutiful beer.


 skoisirius (570), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Jun 17, 2006  
Bottle into a Snifter glass. Pours a dark bownish hue with a hint of amber tones, with a nice and thing white tannish head that hugs the sides of the glass. Aroma consists of a very nice cherryish vinegar smell that is rather potent. Flavor brings out a sweet and sour vinegar taste which moves into a tiny tartness into and past the finish. Very smooth!!


 beerbiere (101), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
Jun 9, 2006  
Superb head, very compact, sustainable, good carbonation. Troubled raspberry colored brew. Nose of cherry and apple vinegar. Starts sweet then turns acidic though not that tart. Watery without being thin. It is hard to believe there isn’t any fruit in this brew. Very well done, refreshing.


 stouby (1932), Holbaek, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jun 8, 2006  
Bottle at Paters Vaetje. Redbrown with a little light brown head, mostly lasting, ok lacings. Aroma heavy fruity. Flavor heavy fresh, as well sweet as acidic, in good balance. Light body, watery, some carbonation.


 eaglefan538 (2355), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Jun 6, 2006  
Poured a reddish brown with very little head and near to no lacing. Lots and oodles of sediment in this one. Aroma was malty and of sweet fruits. The flavor was of a caramel malty base, some breadiness (both odd for this style?), and spiced (coriander? again, odd for the style?), while the tart fruits took over ’til the finish of each sip (with a semi-sweet ending). Mouthfeel was flat, but nice.


macbar (30), Italy
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/515/20
Jun 5, 2006  
Dark reddish-brown with a beige head. Slightly tart, it does share some aspects of a good red wine. The fragrance fills the nose and mouth with each sip. Earthy, complex, and generally enjoyable to have in hand.


 blankboy (3165), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 5, 2006  
375ml bottle. Pours a hazy ruby-brown with a large mostly lasting off-white head. Aroma (which is milder then I expected) of fruity malt, mild vinegar, spices, a very slight tartness and some hops. Fruity malt flavour without any of the sourness that I expected, there’s only a very mild tartness. Medium bodied and very carbonated. It’s O.K. but it didn’t knock my socks off, I expected much better.



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