Oude Quetsche à l'Ancienne
(has 10 batches)
Gueuzerie Tilquin in Rebecq, Walloon Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Fruit Regular|
Score
7.83
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The Quetsche Tilquin à l’ancienne is a spontaneous fermentation beer obtained from the fermentation of destoned fresh purple plums (Quetsche véritable d’Alsace, close to the Damson) in a blend of 1 and 2 years old lambics for a period of 4 months. Unfiltered and unpasteurized, it is re-fermented in the bottle for a minimum period of 3 months. The lambics used were fermented and matured in our own oak barrels at the blendery. They are made from worts brewed by Boon, Lindemans, Girardin and Cantillon.
The taste is slightly tart but also fruity and round which makes this Quetsche à l’ancienne may be more accessible for non-experts or less sophisticated palates. It also has a slight dryness from the skin of the plums. The nose perceives a plum brandy perfume.
The taste is slightly tart but also fruity and round which makes this Quetsche à l’ancienne may be more accessible for non-experts or less sophisticated palates. It also has a slight dryness from the skin of the plums. The nose perceives a plum brandy perfume.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Corked bottle from 16th Street Liquor, West Vancouver
vintage 2012-2013, bb 29/01/2023
The color is murky, with orange-pinkish hue, well carbonated, with a medium sized persistent head. The carbonation brings too much yeast sediment to the top of the bottle, once open.
The aroma is pungent, very citrusy, with scent of old cellar, horseblanket and some fruit vein (7+).
The mouthfeel is very dry, excessively carbonated; the acidity level is very high, not the strongest; the flavor profile is simpler than expected, the fruit is mildly present, luckily it has a moderate, pleasant astringency; also quite lemony; and with traces of yeast (7-). The final is sour but weak and without emotions.
Still better than the foreign attempts, but not the best inside the Belgian panorama.
vintage 2012-2013, bb 29/01/2023
The color is murky, with orange-pinkish hue, well carbonated, with a medium sized persistent head. The carbonation brings too much yeast sediment to the top of the bottle, once open.
The aroma is pungent, very citrusy, with scent of old cellar, horseblanket and some fruit vein (7+).
The mouthfeel is very dry, excessively carbonated; the acidity level is very high, not the strongest; the flavor profile is simpler than expected, the fruit is mildly present, luckily it has a moderate, pleasant astringency; also quite lemony; and with traces of yeast (7-). The final is sour but weak and without emotions.
Still better than the foreign attempts, but not the best inside the Belgian panorama.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2014
at 02:07
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Flaska från Etre Gourmet. 2013 vintage. rosa/orange/gyllenfärgad. Frisk syrlig doft med lite funk men mest syrliga äpplen. Fin syra med bra bett, riktigt torr, plommonskal, omogna plommon och en lätt plommonkärnebeska kompletterar en riktigt fin lambic perfekt. En stor njutning.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2014
at 06:24
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
37.5 cl bottle thanks to sebletitje! 2012-2013 vintage, BB 29/01/2023. Sampled April 18, 2014.Cloudy amber color, medium sized white head. Acidic, tart, fruity, stable scent. Fruity, tart, acidic, pith, fruit stone taste. Tart aftertaste. Medium to fizzy mouthfeel, very low bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2014
at 08:16
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Batch 2 of Quetsche. Belgian bottling, 2012/2013 on the label. Stored sideways @ 55F since March of 2013. Enjoyed split two ways at 40F in wine stemware in a basket server. Pours a frothy white head with cloudy light reddish hues. Nose is bright, lemony, acidic and a touch of grassiness. Taste is pretty incredible! Pierre, you rock! Raspberry, plum, blueberry and grassy hay. Super acidic, very little sweetness, insanely dry finish. Has a lemon rind sort of crispness to it. I cannot wait to try more of Pierre’s fruit lambic. This one is a winner!
Tried
from Can
on 18 Apr 2014
at 18:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Matt! Pours hazy deep amber with a a touch of orange and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of oakiness with light funk and a nice tart sourness. Flavor is more acidic with sour plum and a bit of oakiness coming out in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2014
at 16:18
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2013 375mL bottle, drunk 4/6/14
Lightly hazed currant-tinted apricot colored liquid is topped by a prune juice-tinted off-white head that recedes quickly to a ring.
Sour nose displays the oude gueuze character of well-rounded malo-lacto notes coupled with moderate brett acids. Lots of that Cantillon-like funk with horseblanket, sulphur, light farm animal poop. The plum adds a touch of sweetness but mostly dry plum skin and tart, acids that are mostly lost amidst the critter-induced acids. Very good strength to it and no flaws or alcohol.
Very, near bracingly sour. Tons of brett acids tarten up the softly sour lactic base while the plum juice seems quite tart/sour as well. As in the aroma, it’s tough to pull those acids out from the rest of it, though the dark fruit flavor, almost black currant-like is certainly noticeable. Nice restraint on the fruit. Much lighter on the fruit flavor than a Cantillon fruit lambic. More along the lines of 3F Oude Kriek. More Cantillon -like flavors abound, with leather, cheese, some light acetic acids and a delicious lactic finish to wrap it all up. Mouthfeel is lightly slick and carbonation, while ample is just a touch fizzy/loose. Great stuff, as expected. Hope to see some new products from these guys soon.
Lightly hazed currant-tinted apricot colored liquid is topped by a prune juice-tinted off-white head that recedes quickly to a ring.
Sour nose displays the oude gueuze character of well-rounded malo-lacto notes coupled with moderate brett acids. Lots of that Cantillon-like funk with horseblanket, sulphur, light farm animal poop. The plum adds a touch of sweetness but mostly dry plum skin and tart, acids that are mostly lost amidst the critter-induced acids. Very good strength to it and no flaws or alcohol.
Very, near bracingly sour. Tons of brett acids tarten up the softly sour lactic base while the plum juice seems quite tart/sour as well. As in the aroma, it’s tough to pull those acids out from the rest of it, though the dark fruit flavor, almost black currant-like is certainly noticeable. Nice restraint on the fruit. Much lighter on the fruit flavor than a Cantillon fruit lambic. More along the lines of 3F Oude Kriek. More Cantillon -like flavors abound, with leather, cheese, some light acetic acids and a delicious lactic finish to wrap it all up. Mouthfeel is lightly slick and carbonation, while ample is just a touch fizzy/loose. Great stuff, as expected. Hope to see some new products from these guys soon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2014
at 13:12