SpringsLicker (4048) reviewed Oude Gueuze from Hanssens Artisanaal 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5
I sampled this perhaps in hopes that it would change my mind about Lambics in general. It pours as a slightly cloudy light golden color with a small head. The aroma is an odd experience. Others said it was barnyard, but it didn't smell like any barnyard I've ever been in. The taste was battery acid sour. Only for those who have a taste for this stuff. If you've never had a Lambic, try one in a smaller bottle so you won't have to pour out the whole 750.
notalush (7339) reviewed Mead the Gueuze from Hanssens Artisanaal 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2.5
This beverage tried to kill me - the second I loosened the cage, the cork exploded from the bottle with enough force to escape the earth's gravity, ricocheted off of my kitchen ceiling, bounced off of my forehead (most likely giving some minor brain damage) and came to rest somewhere under my fridge - carbonation, whoa! - the sound it made when I poured it sounded less like fizzing and more like the tide coming in - aroma is an odd combo of tartness, perfume, and this faint, disgusting, musky, urine-like smell, but despite this, I attempted a sip - this should not be listed as a mead - I can taste no mead qualities in this at all - it pretty much tastes like straight up gueuze - damp, earthy, tart, some hints of grain, and maybe, just maybe a hint of honey flavor way in the back, which I guess is from the (supposed) 30% mead in this - a word to the wise, if you must try this, do not smell it, just hold your breath and drink - this wasn't worth the head injury at all.
jhaase (14816) reviewed Oude Gueuze from Hanssens Artisanaal 22 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Horseblanket, citrus and vinegar aroma. Pours a lovely light amber with a lot of fine champagne bubbles and a low blanket head. Very sour baseline - but after getting used to that fruity (apples, peaches), especially citrus flavors appear. Straw and a bit mildew retronasal. Light body and dry mouthfeel with prickling carbonation. After drinking the first half solo I enjoyed the rest of the bottle together with a really nice spicy camenbert - highly recommended.
omhper (44752) reviewed Oude Kriek from Hanssens Artisanaal 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled. Pale red. Nutty sweetish cherry aroma. Clean mouthfeel, less lively and sparkling than their regular gueuze. Woody and ashy, with some sweetness to balance the heavy acidity. A good kriek, no doubt, but lacks something to make it really great.
omhper (44752) reviewed Oude Gueuze from Hanssens Artisanaal 22 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Bottled. Hazy pale amber, small head. Striking barnyard aroma. Citric with rounded maltiness and a superb light, sparkling mouthfeel. Acidic with concetrated berries dominating a complex flavour profile. An unbelievably fantastic beer, at least in the shape this bottle was in.
caesar (10848) reviewed Oude Gueuze from Hanssens Artisanaal 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Typical oude gueuze, with the oak wood aroma and the sour and tart taste. Aroma is a bit weak though. Bit dry finish. Very nice!
Boutip (9769) reviewed Oude Gueuze from Hanssens Artisanaal 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
First time I ever try a gueuze. Pourred a light beige/brown brew with a nice head. I can already smell the sourness coming out of my glass. Taste is very sour with a light sweet aftertaste. Alcohol is very subtle with a medium body. Very different from what I had experienced before but still very enjoyable.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Oude Kriek from Hanssens Artisanaal 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Vibrant orange-amber colour. Aroma of cherry, leather, dust. Starts sweet and soft, with cherry and a slight peach juice note. Gets tart in the middle, more traditional. The sweetness comes back in the finish, though, and lingers, taking the edge off the sourness but to my mind also the beer as well. I liked the sweetness at the start as a nice way to ease yourself into it, like the quiet intro on a really heavy song, but the sweet finish was definitely not required.
jhaase (14816) reviewed Oude Kriek from Hanssens Artisanaal 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Cherry and wooden redwine aroma. Hazy brown, lowish head. Tart citric sour flavors, currant, leather, cobbwebbs. Bone-dry finish which makes you crave another sip.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Oude Gueuze from Hanssens Artisanaal 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 10
The site tells me Hanssens oude gueuze is lacking in my portfolio. Let's remedy this fast. Sample fairly aged. Let's say, from before Sidi's time. Good carbonation, white head but immediately gone. Fully hazy orange-amber. Very outspoken horseblanket and citrus in the nose. Grapefruit peel, lactic acid, wet oak. Tart but not really sour. Great! Just a lactic-lemony rind around a full mouthfeel - hinting at impossible maltsweet. Aroma's of "speculoos", wood, tannine. Sharper finish. Refreshing, but not light bodied. Great as expected. Hanssens used to be notorious for the use of saccharine in their kriek - no trace of that here. Everything tastes natural, complexity is overwhelming. Quintessential gueuze from the last of the true blenders.