7

Stall in der Nase, Säureknüppel. What did I expect?

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

5/V/24 - 37.5cl bottle @ Toer de Geuze, BB: +20Y, bottled: III/2024 (2024-279) Thanks to all for sharing today’s beers!

Cloudy orange to almost pink beer, creamy white head, stable, non adhesive. Aroma: fruity, funky, lemony, spicy, peppery, nice! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice, mellow beer, juicy, a bit lemony, dry, hay. Aftertaste: a bit spicy, fruity, peppery touch.

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle 37.5 corked and caged (2014) lot H, bought 12/2015 bbd 08/34 @ home poured into a teku glass. Sour nose. Clear pale to medium amber colour, good frothy white head, slowly diminishing, leaving some yeast circles, light lacing. Aroma sour, fruity, green apples, vinegar, horse blanket, brett, woody notes. Mouth filling sweet and sour taste, brett, unripe prunes, lemon zest, green apples, vinegar notes, some yoghurt, some wood. Medium body, sticky texture, soft carbonation, dry but also fruity sweet and sour aftertaste, light bitter notes in the finish, rich and tasty geuze, what a joy, excellent stuff.

8.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

hazy golden to orange colour, moderate sized off-white head, which disappears quite quickly leaving back an ivory layer; aroma of lemon juice, acetic acidy, acetone and some earthy notes; taste is the same with some salty notes; great gueuze!

7.3

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

0,375l bottle at home. Bottled 2016. dark yellow almost clear color, rather big white head. smells grassy, earthy, nutty, hay, herbal, thyme. nice smell. full body, soft carbonation. tastes citric, grassy, earthy, subtle funk, peppery, some oak, herbal, thyme, lime, light coriander. finishes lightly dry and lightly sour with notes of grass, lime and peppery notes. nice stuff, rather bright taste, not overly funky, very nice balance.

7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Dec 31, 2025 (5/3/5/3/12=2.8): Poured from 375mL bottle (pkg Nov 2020, wk 3). Hazed gold with very minimal white head, almost flat. Some nail polish on the nose, taste is quite acetic, quite rough. Acid reflux. As it warmed, raised from 2.7 to 2.8.

June 29, 2022 (8/3/7/4/16=3.8): Poured from 375mL bottle (pkg 2018-04). Slightly hazy golden orange with small white head. Funk, light wood, touch of horse blanket, very feint astringency. Quite nice.

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Rerate bottle Mile High Wine and Spirits 12-30-16; prev 4.4

8.2

World class beer. Classic gueuze style. Super tart, refreshing and crisp clean and so incredibly robust. Dulle Griet Gent