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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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 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 29, 2009  
Hardly any head. Brownish in color, cloudy sort of muddy look. Sweet smell is fruity and the flavor is complex, slightly sour but pleasing.


 bonfunck (149), Waasmunster, Belgium
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Jan 22, 2009  
37,5cl bottle from dranken Geerts. very sourish, a mixer of sweet and sour, i don’t like the beer style but next time i will try an aged bottle.


 kiefdog (1567), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 11, 2009  
Courtesy of Retorp. 2004 bottle. Pours a dark brown cola color with a thin tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of honey, caramel, ripe dark fruit, raisins, prunes, molasses and some booziness. Flavor is malty and sweet with notes of caramel and honey, ripe dark fruit, ripe cherries, yeast, bread, and hints of grass. Generally medium body with a pleasing sweet and sour finish.


 sebletitje (1880), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Jan 8, 2009  
courtesy of Retorp, ’04 bottle. Pours copper with beige head. Taste is malty with light hops and some very good addition of fruits, dark cherries. God dose of yeast. Amazing balance with the sour and tartness being excellent, almost velvety.


 wetherel (1565), Encinitas, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Jan 8, 2009  
$7.99 bottle from Greens Buford Hwy. 3 flemish browns in a row, and this is the best of them. Lots of maltiness, sweet, but seems drier than the other two. Dark brown amber color. Some buttery oaky barrel in the aroma. Apple cider is lower (which is good) than the other two. Nicely drinkable and refreshing. Chunks of yeast floating around. 8,3,8,3, 17: 3.9


 gunhaver (1024), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 8, 2009  
2004 bottle, courtesy Retorp. Pours a tea color, with a fizzy white head and lacing. Aroma is of caramel, some oxidation, not much but enough, some molasses, some must. Aroma is dry molasses and musk, slight dry cider. Crisp, smooth and drinkable, easy to drink despite the oxidation.


 MennoO (112), Haarlem, Netherlands
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/513/20
Jan 7, 2009  
Bottle, 2005, brown-red color, tastes far better than it looks. Very nice sour aroma. I liked the flavor, although it didn’t stay as long as i hoped.


 hirigalzkar (550), Stockholm, Sweden
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/55/20
Jan 6, 2009    Updated: Jan 9, 2009
Bottle. Really ugly grey-red color. Smells a lot of fruit with some smoke. Sour. Tastes like a bad sparkling red wine with some smoke from regular cigarettes.Overall this beer is a little too thin for all the strange flavors. Big dissapointment.



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