 acrdz (4095), Pennsylvania, USA
May 14, 2008 Updated: Jun 5, 2008
In short: A single-vintage lambic blend that comes very close to nailing the style characteristics of traditional Belgian gueuze.
Poured from a bottle at the Brickskellar Lupulin Reunulin, the color is wheat gold and the body is hazy and soft. First whiff is pungent bugs - it’s egg-like aroma at first is eventually overtaken by a distinctly strong lacto-yogurt note, and aromas of lemon juice and subtle funk (limburger cheese/body odor) mix in over time. Full bodied and rich without being thick. The expected acidity is more subtle than imagined, and the body has a delicate silk-like quality that along with the moderately thick texture strikes the palate as something not tasted before. The effect can best be described as "weirdly-oily" or "slimy". Lacks coarseness (thank you), but thrashes at the palate with silky yogurt lacto and pedio. Resemblance to traditional Belgian gueuze? Yes, but the silky palate is out of place. Is it something different, though? Yes. Does it work? Absolutely.
I’ve been going back and forth on my numbers in the days since I’ve had it... originally it was 4.4, then 4.1, now it’s a 4.2. I still can’t figure out if like the slimy mouthfeel or not.
Bockyhorsey (1890), Mesa, Arizona, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Sampled at Bocky Bash on 7-5-08 Lady Isabelle was put before us at the table and all I could think of is where is footy. Musty sweet and sour aroma. Hazy gold body with good head and carbination bubble action. Sour and tartjust like the style indicates. Thanks Pauls for sharing this one with us.
SuperDave70 (605), Arizona, USA
Jul 7, 2008 Sampled at Bockyhorse’s Bocky Bash on 7-5-08. Pours a golden apple cider color with a small head that fades into a ring around the edge. Aroma of lemons and sour apple, with yeast and straw also detectable. Great sour fruity lemon and wood flavor. Lots of yeast and funk on the finish. Nicely carbonated. Very refreshing. A seriously amazing brew.
Sparky27 (388), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Jul 7, 2008 Bottle tasted at the 7/5/08 Bock Bash locals tasting. Pours a golden yellow with minimal white head. Nose is lemons, crab apple, yeast, barnyard funk and aspirin. Taste is lemon juice, vinegar, sour wine grapes with a slight aspiriny finish. Light, refreshing mouth feel. Soury goodness.
awaisanen (1100), Irvine, California, USA
Jul 6, 2008 From a 750mL Bottle. Mostly hazy, straw gold colored pour with a thin finger of large bubbled, fizzy
white head. A steady stream of large fizzy bubbles stream up the sides of my glass, building up a layer of
bubbles along the edges and collapsing in the middle before they have time to accumulate a thick head. The nose
is a pleasant interplay of barrel and wild yeast characters. There’s tart lemon rind, musty brett, ripened brie,
and leather layered on top of a subtle vanilla backdrop. I’m also picking up a subtle nutty-woody character
reminiscent of water chestnuts that I also detected in Cable Car - a distinctly memorable aromatic characteristic.
Medium-light bodied, softly carbonated mouthfeel with a bold acidity. It’s certainly dry and carbonated, but the extreme dryness and champagne-like carbonation level found in the best gueuzes is missing here. The flavors are intensely sour, with a
slight acetic note coming through on the backend. The vanilla notes found in the nose don’t really translate
through to the flavors, but there is certainly an underlying spicy oak flavor here. Tart peaches and other light
fruits. Where the aroma seems incredibly funky, the flavors come through as bright and fruity. White pepper and a nutty goat cheddar flavor comes out toward the finish. Excellent beer overall that combines an impressive level of acidity with a delightful flavor complexity.
chrisafari (48), Orange, California, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Updated: Jul 6, 2008Pours cloudy orange blonde. Sweet and sour aroma, citrus. Flavor is extremely sour and salty. Leaves your mouth dry and salty.
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