7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from the tap @ MBCC 2023 (finally adding my notes). Hazed gold with no head. Feint hops, light funk, needs more body.

8

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

I lost count of how many single-flavoured unblended experimental lambics Oud Beersel has produced in the past few years so far – but most of them have proven very entertaining, so I never skip one when I see it advertised somewhere, in this case Bar Beenhouwer (which usually has one on tap). Cheers Meeki! Thinnish, snow white, moussey, opening head on a misty deep yellow-golden robe with somewhat khaki-like tinge. Aroma of freshly cut lemon and lemon zest, freshly mown lawn, lime peel, wood sorrel, fresh spring onion, unripe mandarin, background structures of old wood, stale sweat and pickled gherkins. Refreshingly lemony or lime juice-like onset, citrusy but not overly acidic, softish carb, smooth and somewhat vinous body; dry bread-crusty graininess under drying yet fruity lactic tartness (green apple) and ongoing lime, teaming up with drying woody tannins and the hops – accentuating this bright yellow-green, radiant fruitiness, blending freshly crushed green gooseberry and Granny Smith apple with lime and lemon as well as spring onion and sorrel. Simcoe does not, however, become too oniony here: instead it retains its youthful citrusiness and lends the lambic a beautiful brightness and crispness, accentuating the lemony aspect in a soft, very easily drinkable, colourful way. A little gem, this one – absolutely delicious!

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draught Just a white ring over clear, yellow-ochre beer. Sulphur, burnt rubber, tarr, bit leather, horseblanket. Sour-ish, lots of lactic acid, hints at malonic, lemon, and again leather, mineral... but not hoppy? Then, after some time in the finish, the grapey notes of Simcoe appear, I pari réussi /I, and gradually increasing to determine the character of the beer. Good! (OK; better).

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draught at Sibeeria Taproom, small bubbly head, hazy deep orange colour, aroma of minerals, stinky toilets and a hint of wood, strong lactic flavour, a bit of minerals and ripe oranges behind and a hint of nectarine that is getting stronger, medium sourness. Nice and interesting.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap @MBCC2023, Yellow Session. Clear golden, no head. Woody, grassy aroma. Woody, sourish flavour, herbal dry hops.

6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Golden body, off-white head. Lightly tart herbal aroma, for some reason I put Speculaas there, likely wanted to write down spicy. Lean dry taste, apple, dry, bitterish... not sure, the notes sucked for this. To be rerated, I really didn't dig it for whatever reason.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

(Draught at In De Wildeman, Amsterdam, 11 Aug 2023) Golden colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, sourish nose with notes of lemon, grapefruit, barnyard and horse blanket. Fruity, tart taste with citrus, grapefruit, green grapes, grass, barnyard and horse stable. Low bitterness. Medium body, dry. Tart and tasty, with fresh citric hops. Very nice.

7.5

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours a rather hazed, slightly darker yellowblonde. Small white head. Scent is lambic, typical OB , woody, apple funk, very mild herbal side due to the hops, but not at all hopforward. Taste is smooth, gentle lambic with restrained acidity. Typical OB lambic, hops are not as outspoken as feared/hoped , as I'm quite unsure about the combo. In this case, it adds or destroys little to none. 'just' another great lambic. - perhaps a tad more floral / citrussy.

6

Sourish, acidic, hoppy, sweetish and bit jammy