Brouwerij F. Boon Oude Geuze VAT 91

Oude Geuze VAT 91

 

Brouwerij F. Boon in Lembeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Lambic Style - Gueuze Regular Out of Production
Score
7.80
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 110
The incredibly subtle, elegant and mellow flavour of Oude Geuze VAT 91 has its origins in foeder No. 91, which used to be a calvados vat in Normandy. Today this foeder is creating excellent, mild Lambic beer, perfect for Oude Geuze. VAT 91 is soft, rounded, full-bodied, complex and balanced.
 

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7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Barnyard, leather, autumn leaves, some lemon. Dry, moderately sour. A solid but somewhat simple Geuze.

Tried on 14 Feb 2025 at 11:34


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

Bottle from Drankenspeciaalzaak Jelle, Leeuwarden. Aroma is soft funk, wood, green apples, grain, citrussy notes, touch of apricots, hint of white wine. Flavour is bordering on medium sour with some sweetness. Body is medium. Fairly soft with a relatively gentle sourness, similar to Vat 92, overall quite gentle and mild.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2025 at 10:33


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

(Bottle) Hazy amber colour with brief, foamy head. Fruity, sourish nose with notes of citrus, grapefruit, green apples, grapes, barnyard and wood. Fruity, tart taste with citrus, sour grapes, green apples, hay, barnyard and oak wood. More than medium body, quite dry. Acidity is fairly subtle and elegant, with a ripe fruit touch to it. Excellent balance. Great beer!

Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2023 at 14:51


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

Bottled@Littlepub, Vaasa. Hazy orangeish golden colour with a small head. Aroma is ripe fruits, some tart wood, mild spiciness and a wee bit of acidity to it. Flavour is wood, some tart wood, mild acidity with some funk and mild horseblankety tones to it.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2023 at 18:21


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

Bouteille: Hazy to cloudy, small but stable foamy (off-) white foamy layer, orangey coloured, moderate to robust - not overly dry - sourish aroma of green apples with bretty traces plus a lemony fruity twist; solid bitter and also mildly sweet flavour, medium bodied, not too tart; lingering sourish citrussy finish with returning traces of green apples, some sweetness still detectable. Well balanced, well drinkable….

Tried on 24 Aug 2022 at 18:10


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cloudy amber with a medium head. Aroma of woody bread. Flavour is sharp white wine, dry salty tart base, long, very long white wine finish.

Tried on 19 May 2022 at 21:52


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

Fles 37,5cl in Den Haag. Bottledatum 19-12-2016. Matig zuur, barnyard, droog, fruitig, eik, groene appel, funky, redelijk rond. (27-6-2021).

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2021 at 15:21


7

Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2021 at 18:21


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

Bottle at home. Pours a slightly hazy aroma with a very small off-white head. Aroma of dried apricots, wheat, gooseberries, horse, oak and apple cider vinegar. Flavour of grass, apple cider vinegar, heather, spices oak and apricot marmelade. Has a slick mouth feel, medium body and a light bitterness. Rich and well balanced gueuze. Interesting spicy undertones as well.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2021 at 19:48


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

Vertical tasting of VAT 91, VAT 92, VAT 108 and VAT 110. VAT 91 – slightly unclear golden body under a small white head. Nice funky aroma with citric fruit, apple cider and ripe apple with cellar notes. Many elements from a classic Geuze but has the more distinct sweet and sour taste from a unblended Lambic. VAT 92 – Same appearance as VAT 91 and much of the same flavors, a bit more on the fresh apple than ripe, some more citric fruit and hint of bitter citric zest. At the same time the overall impressive is slightly milder and more balanced than 91. Still, I prefer the 91 that I find with slightly more distinct flavors. VAT 108 – Sama appearance as VAT 91 but more lively carbonation and foamier. Aroma as more distinct cellar notes, taste is more acidic and all in all this taste closer to a regular Geuze than the others. Fresher expression, more complexity and smoother with more balance. Very nice and tasty. VAT 110 – Slightly darker golden body than the rest. Less fruity and more wood flavor than the others. The wood feels almost a bit harsh in aftertaste, assume it’s actually notes from the Cognac that might emphasize the taste of wood. Nice enough, but compared with the others this is the less preferred version.

Tried on 30 Dec 2020 at 10:43