7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

The blended 'geuze' version of a blood orange lambic made by Publitasting, the lambic blending operation of Geert Demuynck in Anzegem, making use of lambics of six (!) different ages - so not a true geuze in the strict sense of the word (i.e. according to the Belgian legal definitions) even apart from the fact that it contains fruit and therefore cannot be a real geuze for that reason either - but I get the idea. Lots of proteins and other floating particles in the bottle (like in several other Publitasting bottlings). Regular, egg-white, audibly fizzing head, fizzing away in instants like the foam on a glass of freshly poured coke, leaving as good as nothing behind; hazy peach blonde robe with pale orange glow and, as said, residue near the bottom of the glass. Aroma of bitter orange more than juicy sweet blood orange but in any case very citric, orange peel, unripe mandarin, wet old wood, lemon, bitter garden weeds (De Troch piercing through, as usual), kefir, milk, haystacks in September, crabapples, calamansi citrus vinegar, unripe nectarine, redcurrants, dry farmland, old jute bags, dusty attic, cracked leather, petrichor, oxidized dry white wine. Crisp onset, notably lemony, puckering even, with the added blood orange strongly accentuating the lambic's natural acids to an almost vinegary degree; again, more sour or bitter orange than the sweet-juicy blood orange effect I was hoping for, surrounded by unripe stonefruit, wild apples and sour berries. Prickling carbonation, minerally, full mouthfeel; bready core, carrying a load of sourness, lactic, lemon-like and in the end clearly citric and coming from the fruit; woody tannins add further dryness and an extra layer of flavour is achieved by a leathery, hayloft-like and earthy Brett funkiness. Mild but important bitterness in the end, from the citrus fruit and from old hops; the old lambics in here also provide something sherry vinegar-like, but it remains very much in the background, I am guessing the younger vintages make up the lion's share of this blend. Very 'neig' (sharply acidic), in all, which is perhaps not surprising considering the load of extra acids added by the citrus fruit; not one for stomach ulcer patients, clearly, it gave me a heartburn which lasted for a while, but if you can take a good amount of sourness in a lambic, then this is certainly worth a try. Still, the unpleasant looking residue, the lack of head retention and the predominance of harsh acidity are things which could be up for improvement; not the most refined lambic blend I had, not even within Publitasting's range, but definitely an interesting one, with - thanks to the old lambics in the blend - a lot of funky and rustic elements to it to keep it interesting.

7

Hapu, nats happeline, sidrun, kuiv, tanniinine. Ok.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Funky, peaty and leathery with some smoky notes, tartness and farmyardy yeastiness. Interesting, but perhaps not the best combination

7

Light, sour, peaty. A bit of smoke, salty, at the same time fruity with some citrus. Very interesting, definitely drinkable, probably wouldn't wanna try again though. Nice.

8

Funky, peaty and leathery with some smoky notes, tartness and farmyardy yeastiness. Interesting, but perhaps not the best combination

8.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Color: Hazy golden, white head. Aroma: Peaty, a little fruity tartness. Taste: A well balanced combination of fruity (lime, unripe peach) moderate tartness and clearly present peat and even Whisky notes. Subtle funky and oak wood notes. Dry finish. Medium body, below average carbonation. Long lasting evenly balanced finish. I love peat, missed the first batch of Islay Whisky Geuze and was very curious, so I'm very glad to got this secind change. One of the most unusual Geuze blends I've tasted so far. Maybe not everyones friend, but certainly a nice 'experiment' for peat lovers. Well done again, Geert!