Oude Lambiek
(has 13 batches)
Geuzestekerij De Cam in Gooik, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Unblended Regular|
Score
7.60
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We could wax poetic about the 2003’s leathery, herbal, citric, woody, vanilla, buttery qualities—but the only way to truly appreciate it is to taste it yourself.The one quality we must emphasize is that this is an OUDE LAMBIEK (old Lambic) NOT Geuze. There is some very light sparkle to the beer but it is not intended to have the high champagne-like carbonation that Geuze aims for.
You will see them turning up for special tastings at the best specialty beer bars coast to coast. Quite literally, when this product is gone it can never be made again.
You will see them turning up for special tastings at the best specialty beer bars coast to coast. Quite literally, when this product is gone it can never be made again.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From a 2006 bottle aged 10 years at the time of pouring. Shared darbeer75 and wombat23. Pours orange with no head or carbonation. Aroma a mix of brandy, apple, and something musty. Sour tartness dominates the taste, sweetens on the finish. Lightly acidic. Decent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2016
at 11:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle(750 ml): Hazy, deep golden with an orangey sheen; rich, mainly dry, nose of tart apples and malic acid, citric acid and some cellary notes are also included; moderate to solid dry sour flavour, some residual sugars very hard to detect, light to medium bodied, tart MF, but still quite soft; dry and lingering finish with apples, malic acid and a very slight bitterness. Well drinkable and very pleasant...
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2016
at 15:42
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample tasted at BBF Lab Madrid 2016 on the 02/07/2016. Hazy golden colour whit a white disappearing head. Aroma is leather, sour grapes, lactic and lemon acidity. Taste is very dry, medium sour and light bitter. Aftertaste is light tart, light bitter with herbal and citrus flavor. Next one please!
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2016
at 11:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 8
Tap at WvdSG. Clear dark golden with a few big bubbles. Light woody, soft white grapes, soft mineral notes, lemon. Under medium sweet with very light bitterness. Under medium bodied with dry feel and no carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2016
at 09:56
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 2/2012. Pours slightly hazy golden orange color with no head and minimal lacing. Light bubbles sticking to the glass. Aromas of tart lemon, lime, grapefruit, orange peel, green apple, white grape, hay, straw, grass, wet wood, leather, musty funk, light white wine vinegar, light pepper/vanilla, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, oak, and light-moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of tart lemon, lime, grapefruit, orange peel, green apple, white grape, hay, straw, grass, wet wood, leather, musty funk, light white wine vinegar, light pepper/vanilla, and yeast/oak earthiness. Moderate acidic/tannic tartness and light yeast/oak spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, grapefruit, orange peel, green apple, white grape, hay, straw, grass, wet wood, leather, musty funk, light white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, oak, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/tartness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from acidity as well. Minimal carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth and moderately acidic/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 5%. Overall this is an excellent unblended lambic style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, oak, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink with the balanced acidity. A very enjoyable offering, with plenty of classic lambic flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2016
at 21:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle shared with ippopotamo36 and luttonm. Pours deep golden with no head. Aroma of barnyard, citrus, lemon, balsamic notes, fresh fruits. Flavour is fine and balanced, medium fruity sweetness with a nice sour end. Medium body, no carbonation. Refined!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2016
at 07:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
At a tasting, many thanks, light hazy palish orange color, aroma vinegar, paper and some spiciness, wood and citrus flavor with some saddle and spice, light sourness and quite mellow. woody oranhe peal bitterness. Really interesting.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2015
at 03:51
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
(2001 750ml bottle @ Moeder Lambic Fontainas, Nov 17 2015, split w/ phyllomedusa) Pours clear deep gold with, of course, no head. Aroma is delightfully wet, earthy and funky, like a forest floor with fresh mushrooms and decaying leaves. A bit of brighter herbal blend on top of balanced dry wood core. The palate has a beautiful balance of light acidity, wood, wet leaves, mushrooms, wet earth, lemon/lime zest, a hint of quickly buried white grape. Finish has a bit of lingering acidity but is dominated by wet earth, leaves, soft tannins and mushrooms. Nice umami! Medium bodied and slightly slick, flat. Wow. If this is what 14 years does to oude lambic then it should always be aged that long. Just lovely quality to this beer, so contemplative a sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2015
at 16:09