7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
1991 bottle thanks to Gibson. Pours a hazy orange gold with no head. The aroma is strong funk, rubber, wood. Medium body, funky, wood, apple, tart, held up very well, really glad I got to try this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2016
at 21:54
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. 1991. Pours gold Nose/taste of woody brett, sour citrus, lemon, oak, sour funk. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2015
at 22:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
This bottle acquired in a trade appears to be from 1992. 37.5CL with 91-93 on the label but none of them scratched to indicate the year. Served in a Gueuze Tumblr @ 45 Degrees F.
A - Ultra cloudy, just a murky burnt gold color. Cork had a small whisp of carbonation but no head formed.
S - The nose is not overwhelming but it smells very sour, lots of lemon, lime, maybe some cherry cola, coconut and balsamic vinegar.
T - Oh yeah, this is a total sour bomb! Insanely sour like it’s hurting my tongue but it has a lot of depth. A lot of flavor going on, nice lemon and sour dough bread and skittles.
M - Pretty much completely flat
O - Really enjoyed trying this. I have a 75CL as well but given I’m drinking this with just 1 other person, I’m glad it was enjoyed in the smaller format first.
A - Ultra cloudy, just a murky burnt gold color. Cork had a small whisp of carbonation but no head formed.
S - The nose is not overwhelming but it smells very sour, lots of lemon, lime, maybe some cherry cola, coconut and balsamic vinegar.
T - Oh yeah, this is a total sour bomb! Insanely sour like it’s hurting my tongue but it has a lot of depth. A lot of flavor going on, nice lemon and sour dough bread and skittles.
M - Pretty much completely flat
O - Really enjoyed trying this. I have a 75CL as well but given I’m drinking this with just 1 other person, I’m glad it was enjoyed in the smaller format first.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2015
at 20:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
1990 A dark reddish brown. 1 finger head. Nose is a mild tartness and a lot of cane sugar with maple doughnut and a bit of peach. Very little carbonation. Is more oily. At first you get a musty basement funk and shoe grossness with a slight kriek. After some decanting, the basement mold taste has faded. Cheery comes through more but it’s a bit too sweet still
Tried
from Can
on 16 Nov 2014
at 12:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
1990 vintage bottle shared at DHVL. Pours clear dark golden with a small bubbly off white head. Aroma of mouldy dank cellar, big cobwebs, citrus, still a little fruity. Flavour is moderate acidic going into a heavy acidic finish. Very dry in the palate. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2014
at 11:03
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Magnus (non-RB). Best before 1994 but not sure on the actual vintage. Smell is slightly sour and slightly funky with crackers, leather, hay, dry soil, lemon peal, barnyard, prunes, horse blanket, codwebs and hints of cardboard. Taste is tiny sweet, tiny sour, tiny malty and tiny fruity with crackers, hay, lemon zest, barnyard, leather, cardboard, white raisins, dry soil, horse blanket, codwebs and hints of wine gums. Mouthfeel is slightly dry, slightly tart, flat and light bodied. Finish is tiny sour with crackers, lemon juice, hay, dry soil, leather, cardboard, barnyard, horse blanket and lemon zest. Pretty oxidized but still interesting, intriguing and tastes quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2014
at 05:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Vintage at De Kulminator. Continued for a while by Belle-Vue for its good reputation, after De Neve stopped their activities in 1994. Orangey blonde colour, loose, off-white head. Fruity and yeasty aroma, sourish but not as assertive as usual for a traditional geuze, which I guess is logical as this was the filtered version; same for the taste, which had all lambic features but in a kind of restrained way, even a sweetish touch. Not bad as a stepping stone geuze to get to know the style - had it still existed, that is.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2014
at 11:51
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
1990 Vintage. 750mL bottle at Grote Dorst, pours a clear amber with a small beige head. Nose brings out artificially sweet cherries above anything - a little stale smelling as well. Flavour is thankfully not so artificial, with lots of lightly sweetened cherries and very faint funk. No idea what this would've tasted like fresh, but I doubt it was ever very complex. Drinkable, but off the mark. Why filter a kriek...
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2014
at 06:53
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Vintage 1991. Hazy amber colour, medium carbonation. Very complex aroma of sour apples, citrus and some light sweet hints. Very good for the age.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2013
at 03:11
9/10
Tried
on 17 Dec 2013
at 19:24