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Zure Van Tildonk 2014
Brouwerij Hof Ten Dormaal
- From:
- Brouwerij Hof Ten Dormaal
- Belgium
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 9.48%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 17, 2022
- Added:
- Nov 02, 2014
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 11
The traditional sour beer uses the wild yeast found around the farm. This gives the beer a soft, refreshing sour taste. After a year of aging on a barrel this beer is ready for consumption. Each batch of Zure van Tildonk is carefully aged in our cellars at the Engelburcht Monastery for several months prior to release.
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.78/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jan. 2016: Shared bottle at local tasting, 6% ABV. Hazy yellow colour, low white head. Fresh and sourish aroma, notes of brettanomyces / farmhouse and lemons, attractive. Lemony flavour, notes of brett. Enjoyable to drink.
Sep 17, 2022Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
2.17/5 rDev -45.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.17/5 rDev -45.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
drank in 2022
Look - not really blond, more a lighter brown with a slight white head and white rimming. Could be from age
Smell - tart citrus with a metallic scent in there as well
Taste - floral herb with a slight citrus dirt
Feel - syrup medium body with no real carb
Overall - I'm hoping this is bad just due to the age
May 10, 2022Look - not really blond, more a lighter brown with a slight white head and white rimming. Could be from age
Smell - tart citrus with a metallic scent in there as well
Taste - floral herb with a slight citrus dirt
Feel - syrup medium body with no real carb
Overall - I'm hoping this is bad just due to the age
Reviewed by ONUMello from Ohio
3.8/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12.7oz bottle poured into a stange. Best by 7/17 (oops)
A: Dark yellow/pale brown with a thin head
S: Sour/vinegar, a touch of metal, citrus
T: Lemon, sour raspberry, a bit of vinegar and a hint of floral
M: Light-bodied, crisp
O: I think I would have liked this better sooner but the style is certainly capable of aging and for an aged beer this is still drinking nicely
Sep 13, 2017A: Dark yellow/pale brown with a thin head
S: Sour/vinegar, a touch of metal, citrus
T: Lemon, sour raspberry, a bit of vinegar and a hint of floral
M: Light-bodied, crisp
O: I think I would have liked this better sooner but the style is certainly capable of aging and for an aged beer this is still drinking nicely
Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong
4.14/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.14/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
A 12.7 fl oz bottle with a best before date of July 2017. Poured into a Cantillon ballon glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy golden colour with a just over one finger white head with decent retention and great lacing.
Aroma: Sour, funky and bretty with some nice fruity lemon, apricot and a hint of vinegar.
Taste: Sour, tart and lemony. Light oak and sweetness on the finish with a touch of berries.
Mouthfeel: Crisp, light bodied with high carbonation.
Overall: It’s nice and refreshing.
Dec 22, 2016Appearance: A slightly hazy golden colour with a just over one finger white head with decent retention and great lacing.
Aroma: Sour, funky and bretty with some nice fruity lemon, apricot and a hint of vinegar.
Taste: Sour, tart and lemony. Light oak and sweetness on the finish with a touch of berries.
Mouthfeel: Crisp, light bodied with high carbonation.
Overall: It’s nice and refreshing.
Reviewed by Tone from Missouri
4.11/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
4.11/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Pours a cloudy, golden color. One inch head of a white color. Great retention and great lacing. Smells of strong bacterial funk, pale malt, slight sweet malt, slight alcohol, and earthiness. Fits the style of a Lambic - Unblended. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with a high carbonation level. Tastes of strong bacterial funk, hint pale malt, hint sweet malt, slight alcohol, hops, slight citrus, and earthiness. Overall, good appearance, aroma, body, and blend. I have only slight concerns; body is not complex and it is too carbonated.
Apr 25, 2016Reviewed by Czequershuus from Minnesota
4.15/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
This beer pours a slightly hazy straw-gold with a large head. The aroma is medium intensity with notes of wet hay, citric acid, and tart plums. The flavor presents much less barnyard that the aroma, instead there is a tocuh of tart plum and very mild cherry, almonds, and digestive biscuits (those English ones). The mouthfeel is full and characterized my plentiful small bubbles. Overall this is a super balanced beer - not irresistably exciting, but very enjoyable.
Jan 23, 2016Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
4/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled in late 2014. Pours slightly hazy bright golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of tart lemon, lime, green apple, white grape, hay, straw, grass, cracker, bread, leather, pepper, oak, light vinegar/funk, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/acidic/spicy yeast, oak, and pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of tart lemon, lime, green apple, white grape, hay, straw, grass, cracker, bread, leather, pepper, oak, light vinegar/funk, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Moderate amount of herbal/yeast spiciness and light earthy tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, green apple, white grape, hay, straw, grass, pepper, oak, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic/spicy yeast, pale malt, and oak barrel flavors; with a great malt/tartness/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Moderate amount of dryness after the finish as well. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with very smooth, moderately crisp, and lightly acidic mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this a damn nice unblended lambic style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic/spicy yeast, pale malt, and oak barrel flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink with the balanced acidity and elevated carbonation. A very enjoyable offering.
Oct 24, 2015
Zure Van Tildonk 2014 from Brouwerij Hof Ten Dormaal
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
69 ratings
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