One of the newest in this series of OWA lambics, made with De Troch lambic by a Japanese entrepreneur located in Brussels and specializing in Japanese themes, in this case sudachi, a lime-like (but round) citrus fruit typical for the Tokushima Prefecture. The bottle as usual carries a paper ornament around the neck, bright grass green in this case. Eggshell-white, mousy, bit irregular and opening head, misty peach blonde robe with ochre-gold edges. Aroma initially with a whole lot of brightly fresh green citrus, very fresh lime juice-like but of course representing the sudachi, flanked by a ‘rural’ lambic character of yoghurt, pickled beetroot, raw rhubarb, green sour apples, unripe pineapple, bread crust, straw bales, cheese crackers and cucumber. Pleasantly softish-acidic onset, very crisp and refreshing ‘bright green’ as if biting in fresh lime flesh thanks to the sudachi, crisply carbonated; bread crust- and cracker-like malt body dried by the lactic tartness of the lambic but coloured and ‘refreshened’ by the citrus, both matching with each other perfectly. Cheesy and herbal (lemonbalm) notes in the finish, dry tannic woodiness and a late but very firm, earthy ‘old hop’ bitterness, quite long and confident, also blending a bit with the sudachi citrusiness. It is no wonder that citrus fruit in some or other form would sooner or later turn out to fit lambic very well and this hits the right spot, with a refreshing, herbal, aromatic, exotic bright ‘greenness’ that goes perfectly with the lambic. Hugely quenching, relatively complex, earthy and fresh at the same time, this beats the two previous citrus lambics by OWA for me (yuzu and mikan) and, sure, all the lambics this company has released so far. Deserves a very generous score in my book.

Imported from my RateBeer account as OWA Sudachi Lambic (by OWA Brewery SPRL):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5

9/XII/18 - 37.5cl bottle from Gedeelde Vreugde (St. Niklaas) @ home, BB: 5/XI/20 - (2018-1974) Thanks to Alengrin for sharing the bottle!
Little cloudy blond to orange beer, small creamy white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: pretty soapy, lots and lots of citrus, lambic, brett, bit woody, lovely stuff. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of citrus, lemony, bit soapy, some lemon peel, slightly bitter touch, decent! Aftertaste: fruity, lots and lots of citrus, lime peel, bitter, grapefruit, long lasting bitterness, very nice stuff.

Bottle shared with Mrs Scopey on her birthday. It pours clear bright golden with a sturdy white cap. The aroma is funky, musty, barnyard, tangy, zingy citrus, lime, lemon, yuzu, waxy and a bit of sherbet. The taste is crisp, dry, tart, good mouth - pucker, loads of zingy citrus, pithy, zesty, green, limey, limequat, yuzu, kick of acidity, musty, funky, brett, wet hay and some barnyard vibes with a dry, zingy finish. Medium body and fine, spritzy carbonation. Citrus works well in the mix here. Fun and zingy.

Bottle - pours orange gold white head - nose and taste of rosehip, hisbiscus, florals, and mineral funk - medium body