3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
375 ml bottle from the LCBO. i was surprised to find a gueuze available at the lcbo and pick this up with high expectations. pours light amber with a medium white head. aromas are sweet and sour but no real funk that i was hopping for. flavours are ok and moderatly complex. sweet gives way to some sourness leading to a dry finish. ok i guess but not what i was expecting and i hope to try some better gueuze soon.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
375ml bottle
4.50% ABV
I tried this beer on March 3, 2008 after purchasing from my local LCBO outlet. The beer poured a translucent orangy-red colour with a generous white bubbly head which quickly disappeared. The aroma was faintly sour apples. not as strong as others have suggested. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied, almost creamy, and highly carbonated. The flavour wasn’t all that sweet...very reminiscent of the crabapples I used to eat as a child on the way to school. Not a lot of malty flavours or hoppy tones in this one.
3.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
The aroma is a very mild sour apple scent. The appearance is a very clean golden color, with a thin white collar. The flavor is a nice tart sour flavor, similar to a farmhouse style cider. The flavors are of super tart apple. The feel is a nice initial champagne like bubbly effervescence that transforms into a dry feel, with an interestingly nutty late ending.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
I’m not too familiar with sour beers, this is my second. Soft aromas of apples, cherries, raspberries and bready yeasts. Taste is sour cherries but a bit of malt too. Not very sour at all just a well felt acidity all along a bit like an oak aged beer. I enjoyed it.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
The Geuze. On tap at Capones. One word: tarty. Has an aroma of vinegar, malt, and citrus. Slight sour, but again the tartiness dominates. Pours an amber orange clear color with a small head. Had a sampler, would not likely enjoy a full glass.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a clear amber with loads of lingering head. The head really dampens the smell, which just comes across as biscuity malts. Remarkably light and fruity. Rather like champagne - it’s even got grape in there I think. Puckering sourness on the finish. Some bland biscuity grains sneak in every once in a while.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pleasant, if mild, gueuze. Good introduction to the style, I’d say, though not the place to look if you’re seeking something funky. Straw colored pour, smells of citrus and bread, lively carbonation and quite fruity acid, Refreshing and enjoyable (from a nice fresh keg) but not especially memorable
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
375 ml bottle from Manitoba Liquor Mart Brandon. Brown/orange colored pour with an eggshell colored head. A bit of a funky aroma that smells like lemon juice, the artificial kind that comes in bottles. Flavor is much more subdued that the aroma. Slightly tart but not funky, notes of lemon. The finish is actually a bit sweet. Not bad but a bit uneventful.
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