Goudenband
(has 15 batches)
Liefmans in Oudenaarde, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular|
Score
7.45
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Liefmans Goudenband is one of the most distinctive dark beers in the world. Originally called IJzerenband (Iron Band) – a reference to the iron bands around the beer barrels – the bottle gained its champagne cork when it was renamed Liefmans Goudenband (Gold Band). Made in open vats with beer of mixed fermentation, it is left to mature for four to 12 months in the cellar. Mature beer is then fortified with younger beer, so the fermentation process starts up again.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home after a long week and a picanha for dinner. 2022 blend. Medium brown with a tan head, clean nose with brown sugar and balsamic notes. Moderate acidity, not super complex, but it is a well balanced blend of caramel Kandi sugar and barrel-aged woody sour notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2025
at 20:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle from Systembolaget Sweden that I found after 5 years in the wine seller.
Short lasting white head.
Clear very nice aged red wine color.
Small vineger and lactic aroma.
Smooth acidity and a bit caramell taste too give a dark maltiness. Low bitterness and a medium to firm body.
Short lasting white head.
Clear very nice aged red wine color.
Small vineger and lactic aroma.
Smooth acidity and a bit caramell taste too give a dark maltiness. Low bitterness and a medium to firm body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2025
at 16:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home. Pours brownish copper with thin head. Nose is vineous notes, light vinegar acidity, dark sugar. Taste is moderately sour, lightly funky and somewhat sweet notes of brett, wood, red wine and malts. Closes with light funk, some sweetness. Light body, soft to average carbo. Could have stronger and more sophisticated sour and funky notes and a somewhat more pronounced wouldnt hurt either.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2025
at 12:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
nice brown/red color, next to no head. Aroma is slightly malty, and very vinious. Flavour is very much like wine with a tartness to it. Very interesting, this is somehwat sweet also, butt he sour/tart never really goes away. Very much like wine, i’m intrested to see how thos holds up after some cellaring.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2025
at 06:12
