Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne - Gueuzerie Tilquin

BrownNut

Florida

4.08/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A - A really pretty cloudy orange-gold. Very bubbly.

S - Having never smelled anything like this smell before, I don't know what it is I'm smelling. When I first opened the bottle, I thought it was a vinegar smell, but now that's gone and I'm left with whatever interesting smell this is.

T - Wow. This is my first gueuze. Doesn't taste like beer at all. As with the aroma, I'm not sure what I'm tasting here. I hear people talk about "funk" and I wonder if that's one of the elements I'm getting. There's a tartness/sourness on the edge of recognition, less of a flavor and more of a sensation, transitioning quickly to a dry finish. I can see that sourness being what brings me back. The taste is part champagne, part cider, part something else. There's a faintly fruity taste with a general citric acid-y sourness.

M - Dry like champagne. Some apple-peel-esque tannin action going on. The mouth is left dry as a bone afterwards, even a little puckered initially.

O - Well that's very interesting. It's certainly not what I'd reach for when I want a beer. But it's a really nice other category of beverage, and pretty refined. Flavorful, pressing a few buttons, yet tastefully restrained and classy. I could see serving this at a nice dinner party, whether just for the people who aren't into beer or for everyone. More people should know about this category. I love that the expiration date for a 2011 beer is 2021.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2012 23:47:50 | More by BrownNut

Duff27

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -2.3%

05-17-2013 16:43:07 | More by Duff27

RashyGrillCook

California

4.76/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Poured into a tulip. Bottle dated 05/03/2021.

A:Perfectly clear golden, amber with an orange hue through the middle. A thin, maybe 1/4 inch, bone colored head with some impressive staying power for a Gueuze. Fine textured bubbling can be seen rising up constantly. Really no room for improvement here. 5

S:Earthy but in a fresh way like a walk through a citrus grove during a sunshower(Lol). Salt water taffy comes to mind along with some acidity coming through. 4.75

T&M: The low pH is very noticeable and forces salivation at an incredible pace. Sweaty start with a well balanced effervescense but mellows out into a typical barnyard Gueuze profile. This one finishes out nicely with some clean citrus notes. 4.75-4.75

O: This is definitely a top 10 Gueuze for me. The mouth watering quality is just out of this world, its ridiculously refreshing and the head stuck around for the entire time I enjoyed this brew. I will definitely buy again. 4.75

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 14:20:20 | More by RashyGrillCook

danieelol

Australia

4.33/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a lovely mango-yellow with good head/lacing.

Smell is delicious and luscious stonefruits. Almost hoppy in that fruitiness, but I know it's really yeast driven. A lovely blue-cheese funk. There is a bit of rubberiness and almost a macro, ricey quality. Also get spanakopita.

Taste and mouthfeel has that dry and watery fruitiness and stone fruits. Definite apricot.

Think blue cheese and quince paste, but with the extremes of salt and sugar replaced with sourness. A lovely gueuze.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 11:19:49 | More by danieelol

egrace84

Illinois

4/5  rDev -8%

05-17-2013 04:07:28 | More by egrace84

DStoked

Ohio

5/5  rDev +14.9%

05-16-2013 17:11:22 | More by DStoked

cnbrown313

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +3.4%

05-16-2013 12:03:10 | More by cnbrown313

deekyn

California

3.75/5  rDev -13.8%

05-16-2013 04:09:04 | More by deekyn

Happyhopper

New York

4.5/5  rDev +3.4%

05-16-2013 00:49:13 | More by Happyhopper

wedge

North Carolina

4.41/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Best Before: 18/01/2022

Mostly clear orange with a low, fluffy head on top that settles to a creamy ring. Tart, lactic aromas of funky lemon, granny smith apples, grass, sour citrus, berries, and a light sweetness. Sour, woody flavors...earthy lemon, leather, damp hay, and mustiness. Crisp, light, and super dry. Excellent! The draught version is a little brighter and more outright refreshing, but this has deeper complexity. Both are noticeably lemony and not over the top with acidity and you really can't go wrong with either.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 14:18:33 | More by wedge

draheim

Washington

4.48/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

375mL (2010/2011) into a tulip. Pours a slightly hazy glowing orange w/ a 1-finger white head, lively carbonation.

Aroma is tart and funky; grassy, earthy, acidic and alive. A deep whiff is so strongly pungent that it almost brings tears to my eyes. But in a good way.

Taste is likewise puckerlingly tart and lemony, a little vinous. Green apples, Smarties. Sweet and sour in almost equal proportions. Biscuity pale malt provides the canvas for the exotic yeast. Of the three gueuzes I've had so far, this is easily the most sour (and my favorite). In some ways it reminds me of RR Temptation.

Mouthfeel is clean and sharp; refreshing w/ a bone-dry finish.

Overall a crisp, bright, drinkable, well-made beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 03:55:52 | More by draheim

illy0sis

Texas

5/5  rDev +14.9%

05-14-2013 22:24:59 | More by illy0sis

leftstagebrew

North Carolina

5/5  rDev +14.9%

05-13-2013 16:22:57 | More by leftstagebrew

jl28r1

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +9.2%

05-12-2013 14:02:44 | More by jl28r1

SourAddict

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -2.3%

05-12-2013 11:32:20 | More by SourAddict

mverity

Florida

5/5  rDev +14.9%

05-12-2013 05:41:51 | More by mverity

Gobzilla

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.4%

05-12-2013 05:10:26 | More by Gobzilla

Chingringo

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +9.2%

05-12-2013 00:44:47 | More by Chingringo

tastybeer

North Carolina

4.21/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer has a golden amber glow to it and a white bubbly head on top. Retention is mediocre. Deep and bright aroma. Dark fruity berries, wild flowers, rooty plants, stinky stinky stinky. Flavor is tangy and delightful. Fermented fruit, dark and smokey and very bitter. Mouthfeel is great. Overall an excellent choice.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 00:12:17 | More by tastybeer

MinorThreat

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +3.4%

05-11-2013 21:09:44 | More by MinorThreat

TomRB

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +9.2%

05-11-2013 17:33:31 | More by TomRB

Michigan

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -2.3%

05-11-2013 13:12:36 | More by Michigan

fsck

Washington

4.25/5  rDev -2.3%

05-11-2013 10:16:08 | More by fsck

marshmeli

New York

4.5/5  rDev +3.4%

05-10-2013 20:56:52 | More by marshmeli

Chico1985

Massachusetts

4.16/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

I've had the bottle version of this a few times. This particular review was from a 2011-2012 750ml that was shared at a saison/sour tasting.

Cork comes out easy, foams a bit out of the bottle. Pour is hazy darkish orange with a big ol white head. It retains well and leaves some decent lace behind.

Awesome smell, potent and deep. Lots of earthy mushroom funk, sour lemon apple goodness.

Taste doesn't quite live up to the scent, but still a very solid gueuze. A good mix of earthy farm and funk, bracing amount of sourness, lemon and citrus, some light notes of white wine.

Good mouthfeel, I felt it could use a bit more carbonation/oomph, but overall fine.

As far as gueuzes you can pretty much find at anytime go, this is the one to get. I don't think it quite matches the intensity/mastery of some other Belgian brewers but certainly close.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 18:27:42 | More by Chico1985