2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle: Light copper in colour with a short white head. Suprising malt aroma, mild caramel there! A few earthy notes behind. Flavour is quite sweet, with some toasted caramel notes. Finish is very slightly sour, yet not tart or acidic. Refreshing if a little thin in feel. Too sweet for me though.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
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Woody coriander aroma with some strawberry, apricot, and peach notes. Complex and fruity. Thick, glossy, white foam over a foggy, orange-chestnut liquid. Sugary sweet lotus root malt flavour with some strawberry and white grape with a little horseblanket and only a tiny hint of sourness, that is definitely not sufficient. Medium body, moderate carbonation, fruity-sweet finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tasted on tap. Very simple, basic gueuze. Aroma is traditionally musty. Lightly sweet. Medium acidity. Nothing special.
2.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Green bottle - LCBO - Big sticker on the side announcing it is artificially flavoured. Amber colour, initially large white head which quickly reduces to a small one. Kind of a sweaty-peppery aroma with a sour tinge, some apple & vodka (?) in there too. What a contrasting taste, like over ripe apples that have been dried and eaten as a snack food, a ’dusty’ finish, little carbonation, just odd. Not what I expected at all.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Not particularly ’gueze-ish’, but very refreshing. Sharp and crisp, plenty of candy. Quite sugary, which cuts the sourness. Still remains quite sour, a pleasant little tartness. Has a bit of earthiness to it, kind of like drinking from a natural spring. Palate is light, not a lot to it. Not an archetypical gueuze at all, but still like this one.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Not really my style, but a decent gueuze for people trying to get into the style. Body is a dark gold colour, with very noticable white head. Aromas are herbal, hops, with some malts. Taste is bitter hops, malts, and grassy. Sort of a mild burn on the finish??? Strange.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Amber gold pour with minimal head. Aroma and flavor of sweet and tart fruit with a bit of yeastiness in the back. Lightly sour. Okay.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
375 ml bottle from LCBO, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass.
App.: Deep golden, clear(!), minute white head.
Aroma: Light acidic/grassy notes, slightly spicy and peppery, a bit of apple/pear, the tiniest hints of funk, light brown sugar, a bit of bread and yeast, stale apple juice.
Palate: Medium-ish body, soft but fairly full effervescence.
Flav.: Lots of stale apple juice, cherries, apples, pears, and other fruits, a hint of spice, a bit of cardboard, some grain/cereal, a wee bit of yeast, no funk; a bit sweet, lightly tangy, no bitterness, leaves an impression of old apple juice.
A Gueuze this is not! And artificially sweetened?? Since when do beer drinkers watch their calories??
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