Lindemans Gueuze Cuvée René - Brouwerij Lindemans

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rAvg: 4.08
pDev: 12.01%
Reviews: 737
Hads: 381

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Brouwerij Lindemans

Belgium

Style | ABV
Gueuze | 5.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (735), nitro-bottle (1), on-tap (1).

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Reviews by Philousa:

Philousa

California

4.28/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours a tawny gold with bubbles that settle to barely cover the surface. Clarity is quite amazing and makes for a brilliantly lit beer in the lowest of light. The aroma is complete funk. Sweat. Brett up the wazoo. Sweet fruit is very prevalent as well: strawberry, blueberry with light wine. A little acidity makes the nose crinkle. White grape, white raisin, white wine, this is a very light tasting beer. Sweet flavors shrivel on your tongue and turn it sour. Very tart and mouth puckering at the end. The sourness completely replaces any bitterness that would be in a typical beer. Watery and acidic, the champagne bubbles tickle the nose as you drink. Dry finish like a Brut.

I was genuinely excited to try this beer. I was so afraid of Gueuzes because of the lambic blend, but I soon realized these aren't sweet like Krieks. The bottle is really packaged with care and creates an air of specialty when opening and pouring. This is a very complex, funky beer. The sourness masks the complexity a bit. At times I felt like I was biting into an unripe lemon, and other times I felt like I was drinking a beer that was a byproduct of a sweaty, funky brewer. I feel like I'll pick out different flavors each time I try it, though. Makes me want to try it again.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2012 05:26:38 | More by Philousa

More User Reviews:

EyePeeAyBryan

Arizona

4/5 rDev -2%

05-22-2013 05:49:52 | More by EyePeeAyBryan

Bubbalito

Virginia

4.75/5 rDev +16.4%

05-21-2013 21:29:30 | More by Bubbalito

Michigan

Michigan

4.25/5 rDev +4.2%

05-21-2013 03:44:33 | More by Michigan

UWBadgerFan4Life

Wisconsin

4.25/5 rDev +4.2%

05-21-2013 01:55:01 | More by UWBadgerFan4Life

williamjbauer

West Virginia

4/5 rDev -2%

05-19-2013 15:34:06 | More by williamjbauer

drgonzo2k2

California

4/5 rDev -2%

05-18-2013 17:51:22 | More by drgonzo2k2

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -2%

05-18-2013 05:32:21 | More by Jason1337

straightlambic

California

4/5 rDev -2%

05-18-2013 04:48:06 | More by straightlambic

andrewfjohnson

Northwest Territories (Canada)

4.75/5 rDev +16.4%

05-18-2013 01:17:33 | More by andrewfjohnson

SpongeRuiner

Michigan

4/5 rDev -2%

05-17-2013 01:40:08 | More by SpongeRuiner

draheim

Washington

4/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

375mL (bottled 10/6/2011) into a tulip. Pours a clear coppery golden color w/ a big fluffy white head, vigorous carbonation.

Aroma is funky and vaguely sour, almost saison-like. Earthy, spicy, a little musty.

Taste is sharply acidic up front, lemony with an underlying sweetness, and then more sour on the finish.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied w/ a semi-dry finish. A little prickly from the carbonation.

Overall a pretty solid version of the style and certainly a good introduction, but better ones are readily available.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 00:58:06 | More by draheim

wedge

North Carolina

4/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Bottled: 09 NOV 2012

Fairly clear gold with some random flaky bits floating around, topped by a thin, wispy head. Smells a bit grassy and earthy, like wet hay and flower petals, along with barnyard, mustiness, spice, and some dry wood. Tart, earthy flavors - not extremely sour or acidic. Floral, dusty lemons, and mineral notes. Very crisp, dry, light, and fluffy mouthfeel with a refreshing puckering quality. This is good and certainly has all the right elements for a Gueuze, though no standout characteristics. For the price, laying a couple bottles away to have a few years down the road is a no-brainer.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 13:40:26 | More by wedge

tastybeer

North Carolina

4.23/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A:
Bright Glowey gold colored with a small white head. Not a lot of retention and once the head fades you never see it again. Very pretty color though.
S:
Fermented tangy juicy fruits-cherries-oranges-apples-lemon-raspberry and light cereal grains. Very fun, sunny, and stinky.
T:
Flavor is tangy and refreshing. Earthy, fruity, funky and appealing. Fermentd black cherry and light tingly even bitterness.
M:
Very swirlable in the mouth. Perfect super fine carbonation bubbles.
O:
Very nice.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 23:59:35 | More by tastybeer

beerpirates

Belgium

3.56/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

37,5 cl poured into a lindemans glass

A - a clear bright pale orange with a small white head of foam. Dissipated rather quickly.

S - lots if acidity at first. A bit of barnyardy funk. Slight sweet bready malts. A little bit buttery.

T - very similar to the nose with bright acidity and a very slight malt sweetness. Some green apple character in the middle. Some funkyness toward the end. Dry and tart finish.

M - medium bodied. Very crisp with bright carbonation.

O - I just wasn't crazy about that little funk bit in the end but otherwise a very refreshing beer for a sticky summer eve.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 16:09:43 | More by beerpirates