Brouwerij Kestemont Groene Druif

Groene Druif

 

Brouwerij Kestemont in Dilbeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Lambic Style - Fruit Regular
Score
7.25
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 7
A bit the same story as our Blueberry lambic. We had a full pallet of surplus delicious Italian green grapes. I like to snack grapes like anyone, but this was perhaps a bit much. Add it to lambic it is. The result is, permit some bragging, quite the happy marriage. This fruit lambic has about 400 gram of green grapes per liter of lambic. After fermenting for four months there is a second fermentation in the bottle, producing those lovely bubbles. The acidity is a bit less outspoken than most lambics because of the extra sugar in the grapes, but of course unmistakably still lambic.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle from Geers. Lot 20220801. Clear golden, no head. Aroma of grape must, horseblanket, wet hay, gooseberry, cheese, damp cellar, green apple. Taste has sour green apple, rhubarb & grapes in a sourdoughy malt body surrounded by funky notes of leather, hay & cheese. Tart grape in the finish, woody tannins (oak, grape skin), some stone fruit and hay. Medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation. Nice balance between fruit & funk (damp almost).

Tried on 07 Aug 2025 at 11:54


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Flaska från Etre Gourmet. Disig gyllengul vätska utan skum. Låg kolsyra och syra, lätt oxiderad med mineraler, svavel jämte sedvanlig lambicfunk, strå, stall och citrus. Även gröna omogna druvor, krusbär och rabarber. Trevlig

Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2025 at 11:28


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

375mL bottle. Pours slightly cloudy golden yellow with minimal white head. Aroma has barnyard funk, white wine skins, gentle citrus peel. Flavour is a bit tart, some barnhouse and white wine skins, gentle citrus.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2024 at 05:53


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

375mL bottle, pours a hazy bright golden with a tiny white head. Aroma reveals ascorbic green grape, gentle barnyard funk, and light acidity. Flavour is somewhat citric, some underripe green grapes, and light funk. Very understated green grape, with subdued funk. Nicely done but shy of exquisite.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2024 at 05:44


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from a 375 ml bottle with a Lot date of 20220801. Aroma has a medium light green grape notes with hints of stone fruit and lemon. A touch of a yogurt note as well. Light grain notes and a bit of oak. Medium light earthy, herbal funkiness with a touch of grape must. Hints of alcohol. Pours a slightly hazy, golden orange color with a medium large, moderately thick, frothy white head that recedes quickly and disappears. No lacing and faint legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with a medium light acidity and light grain notes. Low bitterness and light alcohol notes. Hints of oak. Moderate green grape notes with a bit of mustiness. Hints of lemon and under ripe apricots. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid lambic from a brewery I had not tried before. Nice grape notes in aroma and flavor with complimentary fruity notes from the fermentation. A decent amount of funk without being overly acidic.

Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2024 at 04:54


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Pale yellow colour with light fizz and no head. Sharp fruity aroma with some oak and lemony notes. Sharp taste but not acidic. It ends dry. There's a definite white wine element with the woodiness and the grape sweetness in the aftertaste.

Tried on 12 Nov 2023 at 16:30


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

No head, looks as slightly carbonated white wine. Damp cloth, rainwater, horseblanket - wet horse! Pllus a slightly toasted fruitnose - grapes, but also peach or other yellow fruit. Bretts and leather, elderflower. Flavour is quite aromatic, but with an unsettling aroma of herbal, spiced fruit. Floral (again elderflower) and herbs. Light body, light acidburn, medium carbonation. Nice, if surprising fruitflavour. Txs to Stef!

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2023 at 08:28