Caves
Verhaeghe in Vichte, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
6.60
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This gueuze-like beer is brewed by the Verhaeghe on behalf of the guild "Heren van Lier" vzw.
Fun fact: The Guild 'Heren van Lier' decided to have Caves brewed again in 1976. Since then, it can be found in abundance in the Lier region, where it is a regional specialty. It therefore has the subtitle 'Het bier van Lier'. "In principle", Caves may only be served in Lier and in the own cafes of the Verhaeghe brewery. The Heren van Lier adhere to this rule and if an exception has to be made for whatever reason, a little Lier soil is scattered on the tap place (source: Wikipedia).
Fun fact: The Guild 'Heren van Lier' decided to have Caves brewed again in 1976. Since then, it can be found in abundance in the Lier region, where it is a regional specialty. It therefore has the subtitle 'Het bier van Lier'. "In principle", Caves may only be served in Lier and in the own cafes of the Verhaeghe brewery. The Heren van Lier adhere to this rule and if an exception has to be made for whatever reason, a little Lier soil is scattered on the tap place (source: Wikipedia).
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Light amber with a lasting off-white head. Good looking lace. Weak funky aroma, extremely rodenbach-like, with malt in the background. Sweet and fruity with a little tartness.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2008
at 12:56
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ Sour ale Tasting - DOE Holstebro. Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, wood. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light acidic with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (250308)
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2008
at 03:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
25 cL bottle, from fonefan. Pours clear and golden amber with a collapsing off-white head. Aroma is light citric aroma with a light sourish note, followed by a light sugarish note. Flavour is light sweet sugarish and with a light sour note. Ends lingering sweet sugarish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2008
at 05:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark amber with medium head. Sweet and sour aroma with ripe fruits and roasted malt notes. Sweet and sour flavor that holds wood, balsamic and roasted malt. Would be nice if more sour.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2008
at 16:20
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
25 cl bottle @ Plan-B, Copenhagen: BB 04/07. Pours amber/copper with a sprinkly fading head. Aroma is very sweet & vinous, reminds me of danish gløg. Red wine, fruity sour & soft bodied. Sweet and sticky also. A bit dusty/woody - very matured & old feel, but just good all around. So sippable & nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2008
at 08:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. Amber colour with small beige head, which quite fastly vanishes almost completely. Aroma is wood, nectar and really sour fruity notes. Flavour is malts, sour fruits, spices and some vanilla. Once it warms up it gets quite rasp- and strawberries.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2008
at 06:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9.5
Bottle, 5.8% as Caves - het bier van Lier. Sweet, fruity, caramelly aroma with a nice underlying sourness. Muddy dark orange colour. No or very unstable head. The flavour is quite sour, nicely citric and vinegary. Quite sweet to balance. Reminds me of Goudenband, and is almost as good. This one has a lower ABV which can be a bonus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2007
at 13:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear redbrown color, medium off-white head. Aroma of wood, port, malt. Bit sour and tart taste, caramel malty, bit fruity, oak. Bit sweet finish. Nice.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2006
at 11:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Clear brown colour with almost no head. Sweet malty, spicy aroma with some hints of sourness. Sweet slightly malty fruity flavor with some hints of sourness. Sweet malty aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2006
at 12:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled (BB 08/2005)
This is called Caves "Het bier van Lier". Copper brown, small firm white head. Strong sour fruity nose. Sweet, sour, fruity, a bit earthy.
This is called Caves "Het bier van Lier". Copper brown, small firm white head. Strong sour fruity nose. Sweet, sour, fruity, a bit earthy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2005
at 02:13