New geuze blended by Hanssens for their fellow villagers of the Boelekewis restaurant, constructed in December 2022 from lambics brewed at Boon and Lindemans. Big thanks to tderoeck for sharing! Snow white, moussy, opening head on an initially clear, warm orangey golden robe, turning into a misty apricot blonde as the bottle is emptied. Aroma of dusty attic, green gooseberries, apple vinegar, dried mushrooms, old wood, moss, dry leather, bitter garden herbs, stale sweat, unripe green kiwi, dry forest floor. Sharpishly tart, lemony onset, a tad acetic even, lots of unripe gooseberry, green plum and green apple astringency with lively carbonation - the sourness slightly reduced a bit further on by a ripe kiwi-like fruity sweetishness hidden within the sourness; this sourness, however, remains sharp and edgy throughout, piercing a bready core into a tannic finish with drying lactic acidity joining the sharper acetic aspect, but also earthy, musty, funky Brett effects. Altogether enjoyable geuze, even if a somewhat less 'neig' character could bring improvement (and this goes for many other Hanssens lambics today as well, I guess) - but who knows how this will evolve over time. Accomplished, in all, but a side by side tasting with Hanssens' own geuze could, perhaps, prove interesting. I should visit this Boelekewis restaurant one day - I heard a lot about it through the years, but have not made it there so far.

22/XII/23 - 37.5cl bottle as a gift, shared @ home, BB: +20Y, bottled: week 4, XI/2022 (2023-1191) Thanks to Dimitri for the bottle!

Clear orange gold beer, big aery irregular off-white head, a little stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: lemony, pretty fruity, grains, cookies, somewhat piny, herbal, funky touch. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: very sour start, lemony, some vinegar, a little metallic, sharp acidity. Aftertaste: vinegar sting, pretty sharp, dry, a little herbal, pretty funky, lemon juice, more acidity burning, gooseberries, some overripe kiwi, very dry finish.

bottle at new barns ...deep red ...thin white lacing . big strawberry fruit . sharp acetic ..juicy strawberry fruit. big sharp fruit

Pours unclear amberblonde. Fairly big, dense and noticably stable white head. Scent is bit acetic, but not over the top. Grassy. Taste is sharp, intensely tart, fairly high acetic acid . Dry finish. Bit woody. Strong citric (lemony) presence underneath the acetic.

Quite pale. Aromatic. Fruity. Woody. Mega sharp vinegary sourness. Pickle juice.

Bottle. A- Strawberry, bright, mild lemon. A- Dark gold color, clear liquid, no head. T- Strawberry, funk, barnyard, musky, acidic. P- Medium body, thin texture, flat carbonation, funky finish. O- Lovely aroma but the body just wasn't there for me. Plenty funky. Vintage 2016.

Pours fairly clear, very yellow-blonde. Small to no white head. Scent is very funky, raw and overripe apple. A lot of cider-funk vibes here. Medium high to high acidity. (too) high on acetic acid. Woody, overripe apples.