The 'meerts' version of Tilquin's Pêche Jaune, coming from the second Meerts box he has released so far - in a clever way of recycling ingredients and getting the geeks like me to essentially buy the same basic product twice, although I hasten to add that this is all too cynical a way to look at it, because most of these Meerts editions so far have been very good to excellent. Quite thick and fluffy, egg-white, moussey, slowly breaking and eventually dissolving head on a hazy warm peach (sic) blonde colour with pale orangey tinge. Aroma of indeed ripe yellow peach, even a whiff of canned peach, wood sorrel, mandarin, dried lemon peel, old wood, dry hay, raw rhubarb, green apple, apricot chutney, dried moss, old stable, funky hint of old dried mushrooms in the background. Tart onset but in a very rich, radiant and 'malse' way, utterly fruity to even fruit-juicy, brimming with yellow peach indeed but also containing green plum, cucumber, green apple and lime - a spring-like burst of sunshine in your mouth really. Moderately yet adequately carbonated, smooth body; soft cereally base under lactic fruit-yoghurtiness and loads of actual fruit, tart but with a slight sweet core as well, which is one aspect of what makes these peach and apricot lambics in general often so great in my opinion. Ongoing yellow fruitiness and natural lambic esteriness kept interesting by funky accents of dry hay, old bookd and old dried mushroom as well as a soft woodiness, though the tannic effects here remain more limited than I was expecting (probably because peach kernels and peels play less of a role here than in the regular version). Oddly but beautifully ends like it began, closing the circle: radiantly fruity, 'sunny', gentle and elegant, bursting with fruity juiciness - and sheer joy. What a gem - I am even inclined to rate this 'Meerts derivative' higher than the regular yellow peach lambic. I absolutely adore peach lambics when done like this - a stark contrast with the original 'pêche' from the eighties (as in Lindemans Pêcheresse, for example)...

Pours a clear blonde, medium sized, yet stable white head. Scent is full, earthy grape character, but surely fruity as well, bit floral even. Mild lambic aroma underneath. Taste is Surprisingly tart, higher acidity than expected. Milder in fruits (still pretty fruitforward) than the aroma sugests. Floral has the uperhand, rather than the earthtyness that took the lead in the aroma. Quite balanced. Nothing exceptionally great to my taste, but as far as balance and character go, this is a really good one !

Reviewed from notes.
Purchased from Winooski Beverage, Winooski, VT on 07/25/2019 and consumed on 07/26/2019.
Poured into a pokal.
Appearance: golden yellow in color with a finger and a quarter of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: barnyard funky with wood, peaches, apricots and dried sweet grassy tones with wet basement and some lactic notes
Flavor: is funky tart with sour to tart stone fruity character and some light mustiness; finishes funky tart with sour and stone fruity tones
Texture: full bodied, somewhat a sipper; some smoothness but also plenty of acidic sharpness
Overall: as far as I know this was a nicely done Gueuze I believe I could come back to. However, I am still learning much about this style.

Cloudy gold with a lovely white frothy head. Autumn leaves, basement, tart oak, leather, vinous notes, lemon, wood, old hop. Bone dry. Medium sour. Light plus hop bitterness. Very good. Pretty tasty.