3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20750, corked and baled. Synthetic cork. Pours a cloudy medium toffeeish amber with a surging, pillowy platinum blonde head. Light spotty lace. Very light funky hay mixed in with green apples and sweet cream on the nose. Very appealing combination, just very subdued. Creamy medium body, nearly flat. How do you combine the two most consistently lively-carbonated styles in Belgium and get this? Maybe this isn’t the ideal batch. Green apples and a little bit of hay on the mid palate. Promising combination but the results in the bottle are underwhelming.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750 ml bottle into chalice, best before 6/8/2016. Pours lightly hazy golden orange color with a 1 finger dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with moderate streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of pear, sour apple, grape, lemon, raisin, clove, pepper, hay, grass, oak, light leather, funk, honey, candi sugar, light vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance of the Tripel/Gueuze counterparts with nice complexity of yeast esters and moderate malt balance. Taste of lemon zest, pear, apple, grape, raisin, pepper, clove, hay, grass, honey, candi sugar, light funk, light oak, light vinegar, and yeast earthiness. A bit of earthy tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus, light fruits, clove, pepper, light funk, honey, candi sugar, light vinegar, and earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and complexity of Belgian/wild yeast esters; with moderate malt balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a smooth, moderately crisp, and lightly prickly mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very nice take on a blended style. Very nice overall balance of both styles with good complexity; very smooth and crisp to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours golden with a small off-white head. Aroma of malt, some funk, sour berries and leather. Flavor is sweet and sour with some funk and berries. Medium body, average carbonation.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 330ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear deep golden with a white head. Aroma is light sour, barnyard, sugar and apples. Taste is light sweet and light sour with a dry light sour finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Een lekkere combinatie dit biertje. Proef wat citroen en sinaasappel. Eentje is genoeg.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle:
Medium to bigger sized fluffy white head on top of a hazy yellow colored beer.
Aromas of geuze, wild yeast, triple sweetness, cellar and stone, sweets and grass.
Flavours of wild yeast, bitters, spices, bitter malts and plant extracts, stone, no sourness at all.
Well balanced with a good bitter and yeasty tone.
Aftertaste bitter, herbs, yeast, light dry, malts and cellar ish...
Low carbo, soft creamy mouthfeel, a very good medium body and a creamy texture.
Nice blend. I am Happy with the good wild yeast and the typical geuze aroma and flavours, makes it even more tastier and more interesting than a tripel!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hazy lemon yellow pour with small white head. Funky tart and yesty nose. Taste is sweet funk up front with a mild bitter back.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft at iTap’s Sour Tap Takeover, served in a goblet. Pours a mostly clear orange color with a small eggshell white head. Notes of sweet malts, barnyard funk, apple juice, apricot, floral notes, wood, dust, and tropical fruits. Medium-bodied, with a sweet, juicy mouthfeel and modest carbonation. Some funkiness. Seemed kind of old. Not my favorite sour.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
330ml brown bottle. Lemon yellow pour with light haze. Fairly fat head, creamy sticky edges, white in colour. Nose has gueuze tartness and a bit of dusty yeast. Taste is surprinsgly crisp and clean up front, gueuze funk comes in at the end with a bit of sweet breadiness. Dry finish, acidity, lemon, light yeast. Lively carbonation, medium body but drinks like a lighter less strong beer. Delightful brew.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Sampled at the W&C Ballas open house. It poured a hazey golden color with a small white head. The aroma was a little cheesey, funky and musky. The taste was also musky, sweet caramel with some toast, yeast and touches of wheat on the finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
2013-02-02. Hazy golden orange small white head. 3+ Modest aroma, light musty notes, pale malt. 7+ Flavour is similar, pale malt with a light tangy quality, lighter overall than expected. 6-7 Average to light body. Decent. Bottle at Sourfest, Buffalo
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