Lindemans Gueuze Cuvée René

Brewed by Brouwerij Lindemans
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
St Pieters Leeuw-Vlezenbeek, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Stem glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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UPDATED: SEP 3, 2003 1994 VERSION: Musty and distinct nose of wet grass that has been left in the catcher over the weekend. As it warms, the nose is sour apple, barrel, hints of horseblanket. Very complex taste that blends the sour fruits and sweet sugars. There are spices, such as pepper and even a hint of clove, here as well. The end goes sour to about a 7.5 on a 10 scale. Finish doesn't linger as long and strong as other gueuzes, which is nice if you are sampling other beers. I tend to finish a sampling session with a stronger, more funky gueuze, such as the louder Cantillon products that I wake up the next day with it's tanginess still on my lips.

Well, I believe it is still difficult for me to describe exactly what tastes come to mind when drinking a gueuze lambic... wonderful sourness, lemongrass, spice, I can understand the leather-esque descriptions given at times, and certainly musty... yet, for some reason, i get a sort of rotten, fertilizing fruit taste that works... tastes like the air in the mountains would actually, which would makes sense... ancient, refined, incredible appearance and makes for wonderful drinking.

Gold in colour, slightly hazy w/ big, fluffy white head. Musty, tart barnyard aroma: hay, sweat & oak. Light, refreshing, ticklish mouthfeel. Intensley sour but nicely balanced. Slight nutty & oaky character. Lingering dry finish.

1994 Vintage: This truly is the CHAMPAGNE of beer. Aroma is just as it should be for a geueze, musty, leathery and horse-blankety. Taste is sour but not over the top. Take your time and savor this one!

1998 vintage: pours an initially huge head, mostly non-lasting. color is hazy/cloudy orange/light copperish...kind of reminds me of looking at peach fuzz (maybe i shouldnt be drinking on oxycodone). aroma is very fruity and spicy with a slight earthy/barnyardy character as well. very tart flavor with just a hint of sweetness and a finish that is slightly lemony/citrusy..i thought this was one damn good lambic!

This took a while to put down... a few hours. It’s so bad that it’s good. I think that’s my impression of Lambics so far. I sampled from the 1998 bottle. That leaves the 1994 for some other time. I’ve had it for a few months now, and I’m not sure if I’m saving it for a special occasion or if I’m just too apprehensive to tackle this bad boy. It has the standard (at least in my experience) scent of a barn on a damp summer morning... musty, barny, earthy... the flavor is similar to how that scent would taste too. That’s not a bad thing. Although I was born in a hospital, I grew up in an old farm house in the country.

Extremely well balanced with a firm sourness and very complex nose. Not the low sourness/sweet variety like the others by Lindemans and not the extreme sourness of a Cantillon.

A very drinkable Gueuze with a great appearance. Not overly tart and a nice intro to those who have never had this style.

A deep golden with a very thin but lasting head and lace. Sharp nose of sour grapes,barnyard,slight fruit and others I cannot describe. Light bodied, kind of airy. Flavors at first are cheesy,barnyard and malt. Then the sourness starts to curl the tip of the tounge and it takes over. The sheer drinkablilty of this one is unlike any I ever had of the style. Its sour but its not as sour as cantillon IMO. Moderatley drying and acidic, your mouth begs for another sip. This is by far the hardest style for me to describe but its amazing.

UPDATED: SEP 10, 2004 Champagne-like in its fizziness, straw-colored with a diminishing white head. Sour and bready aroma. Very powerfully sour flavor, with some barnyard. Wine-like. No hops whatsoever.