Gueuze
Brasserie Eylenbosch ( -1991) in Schepdaal, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Gueuze Regular|
Score
7.30
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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
1983 bottle with some carbonation left in it. Bottle courtesy of GRG1313. Pours with a clear, deep golden hue with a lasting white head. Aroma is musty, mostly cork, acid, apple, and rotten wood. Flavors are sweet, faded, appley, mild funk. Still lively bubbles, but the corked character makes it dead. Fun to try. We had a older Hassens that day (something from the 50s), and while flat, held its flavors much better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2012
at 15:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Courtesy of a generous trader, vintage 1984, 26 years old
Corked bottle; under the plastic film, the ugly mold has worn some millimeters of the cork, that is printed and guarantees the name of the brewery, from Schepdaal.
Beautiful golden-copper color, bright (at least, the first glass; the second one is cloudy orange); limited carbonation, mostly without head, with little perlage.
Mild aroma, sour components, wood, light plastic, a bit corky. Not exciting, though it improves after a few minutes.
Light bodied, but with the age it probably acquired a smoother mouthfeel; the flavor is sour, very lemony; the final is dry, acidic, a bit astringent but also rather short.
I am missing some more funky elements, lacking in complexity.
It will go well with my smoked mackerel, today.
Corked bottle; under the plastic film, the ugly mold has worn some millimeters of the cork, that is printed and guarantees the name of the brewery, from Schepdaal.
Beautiful golden-copper color, bright (at least, the first glass; the second one is cloudy orange); limited carbonation, mostly without head, with little perlage.
Mild aroma, sour components, wood, light plastic, a bit corky. Not exciting, though it improves after a few minutes.
Light bodied, but with the age it probably acquired a smoother mouthfeel; the flavor is sour, very lemony; the final is dry, acidic, a bit astringent but also rather short.
I am missing some more funky elements, lacking in complexity.
It will go well with my smoked mackerel, today.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2011
at 09:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
17th May 2009
Copenhagen Beer Festival. Huge thanks to Jacob (Hildigoltur) for pulling this from his cellar and sharing. Sourish woody nose. Easy going sour beer. A little acidic but nicely rounded off with a soft dry palate.
Copenhagen Beer Festival. Huge thanks to Jacob (Hildigoltur) for pulling this from his cellar and sharing. Sourish woody nose. Easy going sour beer. A little acidic but nicely rounded off with a soft dry palate.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2011
at 07:42
9.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle at Akkurat, vintage 1984. Hazy golden with a small white head. Very impressive funky aroma with citrus, apples, earth, hay. Very tart taste, incredibly fresh given the age. A magnificent beer! 375 SEK for a 75 cl bottle, ridiculously cheap considering what you get in the glass. I must drink this one again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2010
at 01:48
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
750 ml bottle, 1984, at Grote Dorst, shared with BigMomma. Straightforward sour with the expected funk. Still had a lively head after all these years. Well-kept and expertly served.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2010
at 00:26
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the late ’70s or early ’80s, shared by the manager of Moeder Lambic Fontainas. Dry, dusty, citric, oxidized aroma with barrel notes. Lovely orange-amber color with some bubbles. Funky as hell; aged big time. Hugely fruity and citric flavor, funky, with some yogurt, leather. Soft, oily mouth feel. Very interesting, and in great condition. Lovely; very impressive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2010
at 21:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
37.5 cl bottle at Akkurat, Stockholm. BB was August something, but the year ws torn from the label. 1988 vintage.On August 6, 2010Clear copper color, white head. Acidic, milky, red wine, some dirtcellar, dates, raissin, sweet scent. Swet, sugary, lactic, metalic, acidic taste. Smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness. Dates and raissin aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2010
at 08:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled a 1984 bottle thanks to the amazingly generous guys at Hopcat! Poured a cloudy pinkish gold with a thin near white head. Aroma was quite sour with some grapes and vinous notes and some funk definitely came out as well. Flavor began with very tart grapes but the mellowed towards the finish allowing some nice funk to enter in. Amazed I even had the chance to try this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2010
at 14:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
‘84 -750ml bottle @Pauls Gathering courtesy puzzl, thanks Andy-pours no head and hazy orange/brown color. Aroma is earthy/leather, toffee-light malt, some sour. Taste is sour-light/medium fruit, earthy/leather, toffee-light malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2009
at 19:34
8.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
1988 bottle made by Eylenbosch, not de Keersmaeker. Murky. Head fizzed up but promptly disappeared. Light tannic, leathery character with a hint of tartness. Some peach notes, plus pear. Tannic, but quite rounded and refined at this point. Fresh acidity and a long finish with a hint of sweetness. Light nutty character with lots of lemon at the end. Crazy - what a blast to drink this 21-year-old original.
Eylenbosch Faro, 1988 bottle. Hazy light amber. The aroma is sugary with some caramelly notes. Maybe a bit smoked - these phenols are coming from yeast degradation though. A hint of tartness late, and some apple skins, but this is clearly too old. 4-2-5-2-10.
Eylenbosch Faro, 1988 bottle. Hazy light amber. The aroma is sugary with some caramelly notes. Maybe a bit smoked - these phenols are coming from yeast degradation though. A hint of tartness late, and some apple skins, but this is clearly too old. 4-2-5-2-10.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2009
at 06:11