 Beerlando (1135), Orlando, Florida, USA
May 10, 2008
The body is a lightly hazy golden-orange color. A large, spongy, pure white head settles slowly to a thin film, leaving thick vertical columns of lacing on the glass. Aromas are expectedly quite tart, showing notes of sour lemon, light vinegar, and a touch of musty apples and grapes, all atop a bed of day-old French bread. Flavors are similar, with a few unexpected twists. The tart lemon is there in bunches, as is the dry bread, but there’s also a note of old cheese lurking within the yeasty must. The finish is ultra-tart, with a moderate duration. Medium-bodied, with lively carbonation, the brew goes down easy and finishes bone dry, each sip begging for the next. Awesome brew. This shows what Lindemans is capable of when they focus their efforts on the true beer lover, and not the mass market. Falls short of the masters, like Cantillon and Drie Fonteinen, but still damn good nonetheless.
travita (640), Lewisville, Texas, USA
Jul 7, 2008 Golden orange color with a light hazy white head. Hazy look as well. Smell is tart, fruity, good funky sourness in the aroma. Taste is less sour, missing some complexity. Still nice and dry and a good beer.
aubreya (636), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Jul 6, 2008 There was some small floating sediment. The color was light orange. The head was thin, fizzy, and white. The aroma was sour, light lemon, citris, and muscadines. The palate was medium-bodied and lightly carbonated. The finish was tart.
azlondon (457), Greater London, England
Jul 1, 2008 Appearance: Cap&Cork. Dark yellow. Lots and lots of thick head. Cloudy. Some sediments.
Aroma: Sour, winey. Lemons. Cork.
Taste: Sour, lemony. Quenching. Dry.
Info: 750ml bottle, 11/4-2007, 167/500
As you can probably tell, I am not a big fan of Gueuze/Lambic...
BritAlesRule (54), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Jun 21, 2008 Updated: Jun 24, 2008Looks like a glass of cider, no head. Smells of a drainpipe with sour candy and a night in the city, no kidding. Or alternatively, the ocean, if it could take on a clean sour appley smell. I get an impression of city streets and their dark underlying scents, but also of an orchard with green apples rotting about the ground. Very spritzy mouthfeel, all kindsa tart goodness going on if you’re into this thing. Seem to be left with just a ring of tart candy and cider vinegar on the back of the tongue. Can’t imagine a better palate. Terrific.
gam (451), brisbane, Australia
Jun 16, 2008 Good strong head on orange coloured ale good carbonation.Aroma cider ,apples,vinegar,orange.Flavour sour with a malt tone,nice alcohol taste,apples,orange,touch of banana and good flavour of lemon as well.Intense flavours but a good drop,doesn,t takelong to get to like these ales.The cider,vinegar are the main,but the other flavours come in perfectly,note of marmalade.Finish,mellow full flavoured,very plesant.
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