7.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2590 of 2700. Bottle at Craig?s. Pours hazy yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of sulphur, barnyard funk, oak. Taste is acidic, sour lemon. Finishes sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2015
at 11:51
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle sample at a tasting at Beer Market Jaffa. Thanks Shmupi. Hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma of coriander, orange and some hops, somewhat stale. Sweetish and slightly souirish flavor of coriander, oranges and a bitter finish. Medium-bodied. Like a somewhat hoppy Witbier.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2014
at 08:12
6.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
37,5 cl bottle @ Tuulensuu. Bottle #1342, BBE 06/2017. Aroma has sour cherry juice, woody and lactic tones. Flavour is rather juicy with lots of cherries, some spicy tones and some sweet berries. Like a gluhkriek with tartness added.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2014
at 09:07
8.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
17.12.2014, 0,374l bottle (#1383/3800) @ home:
Nice slightly bubbly mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet fruity, sweet raspberry candy, fresh cherries, berry skin, sugar, grass, oak, caramel, sorrel, mild vinegar. Taste is sour-ish fruity, dry cherries, fresh raspberies, red currants, berry skin, grass, sorrel, sugar, soda powder, oak, mild vinegar. Medium bitterness, dry sour-ish mouthfeel. Very nice.
Nice slightly bubbly mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet fruity, sweet raspberry candy, fresh cherries, berry skin, sugar, grass, oak, caramel, sorrel, mild vinegar. Taste is sour-ish fruity, dry cherries, fresh raspberies, red currants, berry skin, grass, sorrel, sugar, soda powder, oak, mild vinegar. Medium bitterness, dry sour-ish mouthfeel. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2014
at 08:43
6.2/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft @ London Craft Beer Festival 2014. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity wheat malty spicy grassy hoppy aroma. Fruity wheat malty spicy grassy flavor. Has a fruity spicy grassy hoppy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Dec 2014
at 01:55
5.2/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
13.12.2014, 0,33l bottle @ home:
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly fresh, citrus peel, yeast, weeds, light malts, grass, wheat, orange, spices, paper. Taste is slightly harsh, weeds, alcohol, citrus peel, yeast, sugar, wheat, spices, medicine, grass. Medium bitterness, slightly harsh mouthfeel. Not my cup of tea.
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly fresh, citrus peel, yeast, weeds, light malts, grass, wheat, orange, spices, paper. Taste is slightly harsh, weeds, alcohol, citrus peel, yeast, sugar, wheat, spices, medicine, grass. Medium bitterness, slightly harsh mouthfeel. Not my cup of tea.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2014
at 13:23
7.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
6th December 2014
Light hazer on this deep cherry red beer, small peachy pink head. Palate is light and semi dry with good fine carbonation. Tart cherry kicks off with a little raspberry backing it up. Turns sweeter in the mid bringing some contrast but overall a sourish beer. Light finish with fruits vibrant. Aptly named, very nice sour and sweet beer.
Light hazer on this deep cherry red beer, small peachy pink head. Palate is light and semi dry with good fine carbonation. Tart cherry kicks off with a little raspberry backing it up. Turns sweeter in the mid bringing some contrast but overall a sourish beer. Light finish with fruits vibrant. Aptly named, very nice sour and sweet beer.
Tried
on 07 Dec 2014
at 09:32
8.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
I bought a bottle at Hopduvel Gent and acquired another in a trade. Opened with 77Ships and others in Gent, Belgium. Bottle was pretty cloudy.
A - Very cloudy (mostly due to be transported) with a bright yellow creamy 2 finger head that faded to some stickies.
S - The nose is really nice! Lots of lemon,lime. Very grape forward with a nice dryness. smells really really good!
T - Okay, so the taste falls short. It starts really nice and then you get a sweet candy like taste in the middle. finish goes back to basics with a nice dry finish with a touch of port wine. I think currently, this beer is too sweet for me with maybe candy and jolly rancher sour.
M - Decent mouthfeel. Champagne like
O - I’d like to see if this fades so I’ll grab some bottles to keep for a few years. Good gueuze out of the gate and can get way better with time.
Updated - 11-10-2018: This beer has gained more lemon flavors, more hay, is far dryer now. I'm bumping the rating up from 3.5 to 4.0.
A - Very cloudy (mostly due to be transported) with a bright yellow creamy 2 finger head that faded to some stickies.
S - The nose is really nice! Lots of lemon,lime. Very grape forward with a nice dryness. smells really really good!
T - Okay, so the taste falls short. It starts really nice and then you get a sweet candy like taste in the middle. finish goes back to basics with a nice dry finish with a touch of port wine. I think currently, this beer is too sweet for me with maybe candy and jolly rancher sour.
M - Decent mouthfeel. Champagne like
O - I’d like to see if this fades so I’ll grab some bottles to keep for a few years. Good gueuze out of the gate and can get way better with time.
Updated - 11-10-2018: This beer has gained more lemon flavors, more hay, is far dryer now. I'm bumping the rating up from 3.5 to 4.0.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2014
at 12:17
7.3/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as BIIR 4B Oude Gueuze - 2014 Lambic Series (by BIIR):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
14/XI/14 - 75cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ Sanne's birthday tasting (Gent) - BB: n/a, bottle #2581/2700 (2014-1326) Thanks to AdamJackson for sharing the bottle!
Bit hazy beige beer, creamy white irregular head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: smells a lot like Boon, bit dusty, lemony, funky, geuze. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter (Girardin touch?), sourish, soft funky stuff, dry, bit woody, some tannins. Aftertaste: bitter, lemony, bit buttery, Girardin lambic signature prevails in the flavour. Also: way too expensive! Seriously...
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
14/XI/14 - 75cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ Sanne's birthday tasting (Gent) - BB: n/a, bottle #2581/2700 (2014-1326) Thanks to AdamJackson for sharing the bottle!
Bit hazy beige beer, creamy white irregular head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: smells a lot like Boon, bit dusty, lemony, funky, geuze. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter (Girardin touch?), sourish, soft funky stuff, dry, bit woody, some tannins. Aftertaste: bitter, lemony, bit buttery, Girardin lambic signature prevails in the flavour. Also: way too expensive! Seriously...
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2014
at 13:05
8.3/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle purchased from Gunther Bench . THNX ! Very curious about this one , since it is damn expensive. Yet if a beer is good enough, its worth it . Previous beers by Gunther have set the bar high so ... Pours dark and deep red . Small and rather fast fading white head . Smell is very full, fruit, some lambic notes . Swiming pool scent ( as I have many times with cherry-based beers, they usually are very nice than ) yet more complex than just cherries . Taste is very full as well . Cherries ( in your face ) with a raspberry undertone . Some lambic funk , as well as dryness ( from the wood, I suppose ) . This contains a ridiculous amount of fruit-flavor ( which might explain the price ) and that makes the beer ’sweet’ even though it clearly has a sour background . Perfect carbonation. Waaw, I like this ! One of the best fruitlambics I had , I must say . The only thing is that I do miss an aftertaste , as this beer almost has none ... With an aftertaste to it, it would very well be a new top favourite . As it is now ... Yes , it IS worth its money .
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2014
at 04:31