Foederbier
Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste (Bockor) in Bellegem, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular|
Score
7.39
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Clear reddish orange colour, diminishing white bubbly head. Fruity aroma, quite sour, lemon, malts. Sour flavour, red fruits, lemon, hint of sweetness. Bit astringent. Sour finish, citric acid, light wood. Nice.
(from draught @ ZBF 2014, Leuven. Served as Jacobins Foederbier)
(from draught @ ZBF 2014, Leuven. Served as Jacobins Foederbier)
Tried
on 05 Apr 2015
at 06:14
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
The ’raw’ lambic of which the Jacobins beers are made, not bottled nor otherwise commercialised, tasted at HOP Karakterbierweekend in Vichte in 2008. Off-white, very loose head, artificially created for serving purposes only and disappearing instantly. Bronze colour, aroma sour and estery, passion fruit, wine vinegar, medium dry sherry, lemon, brown sugar, sweetish onset in the mouth quickly drying up due to the sour basic taste, complex, yeasty, wood, long dry finish, smooth mouthfeel without carbonation. Quite different from the ’real’ lambics in the Brussels area but very interesting and complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2014
at 13:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Omer Vander Ghinste Foederbier (by Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste (Bockor)):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4/5
3/IV/14 - straight from the oaken foeders @ Bockor foederzaal (Bellegem) during TV recordings for Vlaanderen Vakantieland - BB: n/a (2014-326) Thanks to Alex for the sample!
Note: got to try two different versions of the foederbeer, a 4 month old and a 12 month old. The 4 month old I'm putting up as Jonge Lambik.
Clear orange beer, obviously without any head. More sour than the young version, fruity and lemony. MF: thinner texture than the young version, easier drinkable, with still a nice medium body to it. Taste: more sour, yet a very mellow sort of sourness. Also very fruity with notes of peaches. Aftertaste: very sour, some citric acidity, astringent. Very glad to have tried these beers straight from the foeders! Thanks a lot Vlaanderen Vakantieland for the free trip and Alex for the samples!
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4/5
3/IV/14 - straight from the oaken foeders @ Bockor foederzaal (Bellegem) during TV recordings for Vlaanderen Vakantieland - BB: n/a (2014-326) Thanks to Alex for the sample!
Note: got to try two different versions of the foederbeer, a 4 month old and a 12 month old. The 4 month old I'm putting up as Jonge Lambik.
Clear orange beer, obviously without any head. More sour than the young version, fruity and lemony. MF: thinner texture than the young version, easier drinkable, with still a nice medium body to it. Taste: more sour, yet a very mellow sort of sourness. Also very fruity with notes of peaches. Aftertaste: very sour, some citric acidity, astringent. Very glad to have tried these beers straight from the foeders! Thanks a lot Vlaanderen Vakantieland for the free trip and Alex for the samples!
Tried
on 03 Apr 2014
at 12:05
8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
On tap at Hay Merchant part of unblended flight. Pours a clear yellow gold wth no head. The aroma is sour fruit and tart. Thin mouthfeel with extreme sour flavor and tart finish. Really blown away by this. Wish I could have full pint of this. Very impressive stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Apr 2012
at 17:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear golden with a medium white head. Sour aroma with brett, barnyard and hints of lacto. Sour flavor with brett, lacto, barnyard, wood and sour apples. Finished sour. Nice one for that brewery.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2010
at 10:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A golden beer with a thin orangey head. The aroma has notes of vinegar, brettanomyces, wood, and lemon. The flavor is acidic with notes of malt, wood, and lemon, leading to a tart finish. Lovely complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2010
at 08:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap. RBESG Rome 2010. Slightly hazy yellow with an off-white head. Dry, tart aroma spiced with some barnyard but not overly so. Light body, rather refined marzipan notes and again a little barnyard. The finish is rather tart. 030610
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jun 2010
at 02:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ 4:20, Rome. Pours slight unclear golden with a small creamy white head and lacings. Manuer, cellar, berries, acidic. Very dry crisp and refreshing. Nice treat
Tried
on 10 Jun 2010
at 04:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Light unclear medium yellow color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, toasted, sour malt and yeast, green grass, tart and citric. Flavor is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy acidic with a long to average duration, fruity, tart and refreshing. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090804] 7-3-8-4-17 = 39 Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England. [ As Bockor Oude Lambiek ]. Clear light to medium yellow orange color with virtually none head. Aroma is tart, sour, barnyard, leather, vinegar. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and acidic with a long duration, vinegar. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. Much more tart and vinegar then the Foederbier IMO. [20090804] 8-4-8-4-16 = 40
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2010
at 13:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask @ GBBF 2009. Pours a dark golden color with no head. Has a sour tart fruity aroma. fruity malty sour tart flavor with citrus hints and hints of wood. Has a fruity sour tart woody finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2009
at 23:28