Boon Geuze - Brouwerij Boon

IchLiebeBier

Virginia

2/5  rDev -49.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Appearance: Cloudy; orangish; no head

Aroma: Sour; citrusy (mostly lemony); ginger

Taste: oaky; spritzy; very tart; dry finish; kind of like unsweetened orange soda on the end

Remarks: Did not score A, T, S, M at that time; so please disregard those scores

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 02:24:19 | More by IchLiebeBier

tectactoe

Michigan

3.85/5  rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75

Boon Geuze, ahh.... the Boone's Farm of gueuze, right? Just kidding. Picked up at Discount Drinks for about six dollars. It pours a golden color with some light amber hints - nearly translucent, but it end up being basically opaque. Volatile and foamy with an eggshell color head that lasts for days and leaves a small touch of lacing on the glass.

Up front, the aroma is pretty tart and definitely gets the saliva glands pumping right away. Tart green apples, white grapes, and a moderate amount of funk in the form of musty cork, wet wood, and a damp cellar. I can't decide from the aroma whether this one will be more funky or more tart, but my money is on the funk side..

The flavor profile begins with an initial burst of tart apples that's met immediately with a mild, astringent bitterness that peaks during the height of the carbonation snap to provide a nice shock to the senses, both taste and smell. Lots of dry funk enters in the middle; cork, must, old cellar, very dry with some funky wood in the finish that couples with a fading, dying tartness. Wood, funk, and spent apples are left on the palate. Light bodied, effervescent with lots of carbonation.

Definitely a nice gueuze considering the availability. Don't expect the quality and taste of Cantillon, Drie Fonteinen, or even Russian River, but this is certainly a decent gueuze given the fact that it's readily available at your local beer store for 6-7$. Better than Lindenman's Cuvee Rene in my opinion. A good "beginner" gueuze to get your friends into funky beers.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 02:31:22 | More by tectactoe

Kit

Maine

3.78/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

I am a sour beer fan and don't have much to add to the previous reviews, which seem pretty apt in my experience. I opened the bottle one evening when I was craving a sour at home, and had a glass, then corked the bottle with a wine cork. Had another glass a day or so later, and then killed the bottle this evening--at least three or so days later. I expected it to have gone flat, but it still had a lovely head, and tasted just as intriguingly funky-lemony-tart as it had the first time I tried it.

A-It's pleasantly cloudy (I like that in a beer!) with a nice dense white head that hangs in there.

S-tart, funky/yeasty, like a sour!

T- lemon-citrus tart, that really hits the back sides of the tongue. Every time I've had this, I think, "This is not really my favorite beer!" but then I taste it again and go back for more! It is VERY dry, funky, tart, in a refreshing way--looking forward to drinking this on a hot summer day with some shellfish, or after farm chores!

M-Tart, with an underlying sweetness that's sour characteristic.

O-While I say this is not my favorite sour beer, my local grocery store carries it at a VERY reasonable price, so I can imagine it being a default summer drink at home beer, and it is definitely growing on me!

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 01:58:35 | More by Kit

Brenden

Ohio

4.05/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is an active beer, with lots of carbonation working all the while it sits. it's a hazy dark yellow-amber in color,and it develops a clean-looking, absolutely white head that remains very tight and soapy, rising to just over a finger. It retains its form very well and leaves good patchy lacing as the beer falls.
The aroma offers a lot of tartness, seemingly foregoing some of the funk for added sourness. It's not that there isn't some funk, which there is, giving off a smell of wet hay. There's a whiff of vinegar and some green grape skin in the slightly sweet aspect of the sourness. Nice and complex; just a bit more strength puts this over the top.
While malts are very light, this Gueze certainly isn't light on the tart and sour flavors. It's like an extreme version of a Kolsch (for comparison) in its dryness and the champagne-like vinous quality. A bit of grains runs underneath and there's some citrus zest (the sourness can only make one think of lemons) going into the finish.
The body is light, which works well for this one, with as constant a crispness as the carbonation would lead one to expect. It's also as dry as one might expect.

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2013 13:20:24 | More by Brenden

Wolfpack2005

North Carolina

3.93/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

First Gueuze or lambic style beer.

A-Poured a cloudy golden yellow with 3 finger head the recedes and leaves a nice 1/2 finger cap.

S-Sour green apples and slight yeast funk.

T-An odd funk that is a bit unfamiliar, but not unwelcome. After the the tartness takes center stage and holds on longer after the beer is down. Tart green apples, sour lemon rind and green grapes. Very faint malt presence with no discernible hop flavor.

M-Light body, high carbonation. Dry Finish.

O-This is an interesting beer that seems to be a cross between a light ale and champagne. A style that I would like to explore a little bit more.

Serving type: bottle

01-01-2013 01:28:59 | More by Wolfpack2005

greenmonstah

New Hampshire

3.7/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750 Ml into tulip glass

A - First off, this is the first geuze I've had where the cork literally exploded out as soon as I undid the cage. Dangerous! Head is massive, four fingers. Body is a yellowy orange, hazy with a massive stream of bubbles, more than the Sorachi Ace I had last week.

S - Lemony, grassy, sour, not too exciting.

T - Follows the nose, with more yeast pop and funkiness. Tiny bit peppery and lemony.

M - MEdium to light body with huge carbonation and a light dryness.

O - Perfectly fine geuze and widely available. Nothing to write home about but very enjoyable with a steak.

Serving type: bottle

09-07-2012 00:47:00 | More by greenmonstah

PEBKAC

New York

3.53/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

$9 Bottle from New Beer. Best by 2029... Woot, I think I'm in the clear!

Clear, pale amber body. Fizzy/delicate, head.

Acid & lots of agitation. Micro-beaded carbonation, seltzer-ish body. Bittersweet scent. Kiwi, battery acid & socks. Cheesy asparagus.

Very thin. Cheesy sourness. Cider vinegar & sugar free soda. Bitter, metallic finish. Numbing & refreshing. Lemony entrails.

It's missing something.

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2012 07:38:11 | More by PEBKAC

Edwaka01

New York

4.08/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

Poured from deceptively huge 12oz bottle into Chimay goblet.

A - Pours a super foggy yellow gold. 1 finger head taking its time on the way out. Lacing left when gone.

S - Sour, funky.

T - Definitely a sour beer. This is my first sour, and my palate is quite confused. Don't know quite what to say about this besides sour. Malt, hops, the usual suspects aren't making a big impact on me with this one. Champagne-like at first, followed by an intensely sour aftertaste.

M - Again, champagne-like. Nice refreshing and quenching.

O - I know this is a famously awesome beer, and even though I can't describe it well, I am a big fan. Possibly my entrance into the world of the sours.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2012 02:41:19 | More by Edwaka01

KDawg

Illinois

4.13/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

poured from 375 into a tulip. Pours a solid orange color with a frothy head

excellent depth with aromas that jump from the glass. you can smell this from several feet away. Classic geuze aromas of funk, sour citrus, and tart sour apples.

medium bodied with good tart acidity. Lacking a slight bit on the middle, but with tart flavors of sour apples and citrus

A really good geuze. Brings the funk and style that one would want from a geuze.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2012 07:53:55 | More by KDawg

GameFreac

Georgia

3.98/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2007 Vintage from the Brick Store Pub Cellar in Decatur.

Appearance: Pours a nice straw/golden color. Looks more like a champagne then a beer.

Smell: Citrusy notes like lemon and tart aromas.

Taste - Weird description but tastes like sparkling/carbonated water with lemon and citrus flavors.

Mouthfeel: Nice carbonation and feels more like a champagne.

Overall: My first Gueuze on my 22nd birthday so it was pretty awesome. Not like a beer at all…different but refreshing and very good. Not too sour at all. My friend who doesn't even drink beer liked it so much and called me a week later asking where he can get some of that "Booze Gooze."

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2012 06:15:02 | More by GameFreac

oline73

Maryland

4.03/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A: The beer pours a very cloudy amber with a slight yellow and orange hue. There is only a finger and a half of head, and the bubbles seem to be a bit on the large side. The carbonation fades quickly to just a ring around the edge of the glass. 3.5

S: The smell is mild for the style. Still quite sour, but the sourness and acidity are subdued. The funk/barnyard smell is still there along with some stinky cheese, both good things. 4

T: Less sharp than many gueuzes I've had in the past. The citrus acidity and tart flavors are still there. There is a slightly musty and dark flavor at the beginning of each sip, but it fades with a little time. The finish is bitter with the aged hops and sour flavors. 4

M: Medium body with tingly carbonation. The carbonation keeps the beer light on the tongue. The finish is a dry.

O: Smooth. There is a woody quality that shows up a bit in the finish. Not a huge fan of the musty taste in the beginning, but it fades and the rest of the taste is quite nice. 4

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2012 22:06:47 | More by oline73

amcmaho1

New Mexico

3.7/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottled on "05 02 22..." whatever that means
Poured into Cigar City snifter (Thanks again Injuredreserve)

Appearance: Pours a very clear amber, and holds a frothy white head momentarily. Lots of visible carbonation, and very little head retention. Very minor lacing, though it doesn't seem to stick around for very long at all.

Smell: Huge white grape and apple notes immediately. There's also some really big malt sweetness present, but not very much funk or mustiness...yet at least. I even get some vanilla/bourbon notes on the nose (I'm assuming this was barrel aged?). Really sweet smelling overall, not what I was expecting in a geuze.

Taste: Lots of grape and apple again, I get some strong cider notes with the sweetness which is cut slightly by the tart and vinegar forward notes. There's a nice initial puckering tartness that gives way to the wood notes on the nose; the vanilla notes seem strange in a geuze...but still tasty and interesting.

Mouthfeel: Very light, dry, crisp and refreshing. There's very little slickness, though the sweetness makes this beer somewhat tiring for my palate.

Overall: A bit strange for me, I've never had such a sweet lambic before. I need to research the actual date of the body to better understand how this beer may have matured. I'd be willing to try it again, but would like to find a very fresh bottle as a comparison. Cantillon is still my top geuze...

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2011 04:11:45 | More by amcmaho1

kingcrowing

Vermont

3.45/5  rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

750ml cooked and caged bottle poured into a Duvel tulip.

Pours a hazy yellow with The nice stick and creamy white head that lingers the whole time. Nose is funky and fruity with horse blanket overtone.

Taste is well balanced with a light sour and very earthy slightly vegetal flavor. Mouthfeel is light and carbonated lightly for a smooth Mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

11-24-2011 23:45:34 | More by kingcrowing

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

3.15/5  rDev -19.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Bottle shared by mdfb79. Thanks Dan.

The beer appears hazy and rusty orange hued with a half inch of white head. The aroma is decent, with notes of hay, funk, oak. The flavor is earthy and oaky, and much sweeter than I expected. Not as delicate or smooth on the palate as I was hoping. Sharpness in the finish. Half the bottle remained the next day, which is a tell tale sign, since my house is like a gueuze vacuum. I'd be willing to try it again, hopeful of a different result.

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2011 16:06:49 | More by Huhzubendah

mdfb79

New York

3.68/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

From 11/05/11 notes. Picked this one up in NJ a few weeks ago at the Liquor Locker. Poured from a 375ml bottle into a snifter. Best by date of 2021 on the bottle

a - Pours a murky dark orange-brown color with an inch of white head and moderate carbonation evident.

s - Smells of sour fruits, apples, grapes, bready malts, oak, and earthy funky notes. Funk and sourness is very nice.

t - Tastes of bready malts, a bit oxidized, sour fruits, grapes, oak, and barnyard funk. Funk is nice here, but the taste is too bready for me.

m - Medium body and lower carbonation. Pretty easy to drink.

o - Overall a decent gueuze, but not one of my favorites. Seemed a little old and oxidized, but surprised it hadn't held up well. Nose was nice and funky, and would be willing to try again, maybe as a fresher bottle.

Serving type: bottle

11-09-2011 03:45:09 | More by mdfb79

VncentLIFE

North Carolina

4.33/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nothing like a good Gueuze to celebrate!

Pours a golden straw color with a very fizzy head that disappears.

Smells like barnyard funk but not too much. Very balanced. Green grape rind and slight vinegar.

Taste is fizzy with some barnyard funk mixed in. I get a slight malty flavor that I normally dont get from Gueuzes. Taste isnt really as sour as i expected. It has a slight sweetness that really helps make it drinkable. Whats really nice here is that the sourness just kind of sits there. It doesnt overpower. It doesnt destroy. It just let you know, "hey, this is a gueuze."

As you let it sit and sip it, it transforms into something even better (kind of like the truck transforming into Optimus Prime). The funky flavors come out without adding sourness.

Serving type: bottle

10-13-2011 21:55:49 | More by VncentLIFE

beerandcycling88

Washington

4/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a snifter from a 350ml bottle.

This one was pressurized as the cork shot across the room when I opened it. But it didn't gush which was nice.

A Pours a nice orange yellow color topped with a nice white fluffy head that has pretty good retention. Also lots of bubbles.

S The nose has a nice sour green apple smell to it with a hint of barnyard funk.

T Lots of tart lemon, more green apple, and a slight sweetness.

M Very carbonated almost champagne like with a nice medium body.

While I don't have much of a basis for comparison as this is the first gueuze I have ever had, this seems to be an excellent example of the style in addition to being extremely tasty. I'm sure I will be drinking more of this in the future.

Serving type: bottle

09-23-2011 23:59:42 | More by beerandcycling88

rvdoorn

Netherlands

4.13/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Look: The beer pours an orange color with a nice fluffy white head
Smell: Sour cider, lemon, hay, apple, freshly cut flowers and oak.
Taste: Nice tart cider, white grapes, hay, lemon and some malts. Aftertaste is long, dry salty with oak.
Mouthfeel: Medium-high carbonation, medium-light bodied
Overall: Great example of the style

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2011 13:53:40 | More by rvdoorn

bluejacket74

Ohio

4/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 ounce bottle, but my bottle says 6.5% ABV. I think the stamp on the back label means best before 06.08.2027. Served in a tulip glass, the beer pours a hazy golden color with about a 2 inch frothy white head. The head sticks around for a long time, but there isn't much lacing left behind on the glass. Aroma is hay, funk, apple vinegar, and a bit of lemon. I think the taste is the same as the aroma, it's nice and tart and funky. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's well carbonated and also has a dry finish. I think it's a good overall brew, I'd buy this one again.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2011 23:38:27 | More by bluejacket74

mikesgroove

South Carolina

4.58/5  rDev +16.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

The pour was wonderful. . Rich, and bright, vibrant golden yellow in color. A large, perhaps three inch high head of white foam then came up over the top and settled down wonderfully into a one inch layer of foam that came up across the entire top of the glass.

The aroma was a bit lighter then I was expecting, but still tremendously good. Rich nose of tart apple vinegar, sour grapes and a touch of wet hay. Enormously complex, as it warms it comes across with a light wheat or herbal like quality and just the tiniest amount of spice prickling the nose. The flavor was more of the same. Rich notes of sour and biting vinegar flavor coming across on it right away. Light grapes and even a touch of wheat coming through mid palate, especially as it starts to warm. Mellow grassy flavors are mingling very well within the flavor now. \

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2011 03:08:12 | More by mikesgroove

mdaschaf

Washington

4/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Review from notes. Served at the May beer dinner at The Pickled Pig Pub in Rehoboth DE.

A: The beer was a hazy orange/golden color with a small white head that dissipates rather quickly leaving behind no lace.

S: Definite barnyard funk/stink. There is a sourness and some green apple.

T: Very tart with a little bit of funk (not as much as the aroma). Nice green apple and apricot flavors.

M: Light to medium bodied. Definitely on the dry side and makes your mouth pucker.

O: A nice introductory geuze, not outstanding, but very good. It was a nice pairing with dessert.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2011 15:25:40 | More by mdaschaf

thagr81us

South Carolina

3.98/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Best Before: 12.12.2025 or 12.12.2021 (couldn't make out the last number). Served from bottle into a Green Man snifter. Poured yellow-orange with a minimal slightly off-white head. There was no lacing evident throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, wood, funk, and cherries. The flavor was of swet malt, wood, funk, slight tart, very subtle mothballs, and cherries. It had a light feel on the palate with medium-high carbonation. Overall this was a pretty nice brew. I wish I would have been able to read the last digit on the date to get an idea on the age of this one. Seemed fairly fresh though based on the flavors. I could however see this one evolving very nicely over time. Great aroma and good flavor going on here. A definite must try.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2011 18:31:09 | More by thagr81us

berley31

New Brunswick (Canada)

4.18/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: Poured with a moderate-large, white, fluffy thick head that has excellent lasting power. Still at 1-finger size after 10 minutes. Body is golden-yellow, with good clarity. Effervescent.

S: Wonderfully funky, lots of barnyard aromas, with a slight acidity in the background.

T: Some nice funkiness in the flavor, low-moderate acidity... nicely balanced. Finishes funky and relatively dry.

M: Medium-bodied, moderate-high carbonation. Tart and puckering.

D: A very nice example of the style... delicious. Went extremely well with some fresh goat cheese.

Serving type: bottle

02-12-2011 19:50:24 | More by berley31

socon67

New York

3.55/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a Corsendonk tulip.

A - Orange and cloudy. White active foam. Carbonation is noticeable.

S - Smells like a combination of sour apples and lemon.

T - Tastes like a whiskey sour. More tart than sour, and a sweetness at the end.

M - Mild carbonation, and a tart flavor. Light bodied.

D - Style was tough for me to consider drinking more than one. I could, but the tartness is a bit much.

I plan on trying more of this style. This is a good segway into sour adn tart beers.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2011 01:34:19 | More by socon67

WYVYRN527

Minnesota

3.9/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 375 ml bottle into my Russian River stemmed glass.

A: Pours a crystal clear orange hue with an inch-thick head that leaves some decent lacing as it settles. The only true flaw in the appearance of the beer are the massive clumps of yeast that emerge when pouring.

S: This beer was bottled over six years ago, and the age has definitely changed this beer in the aroma. Funky, with some hints of cider, citrus and barnyard. Malt and hop notes are non-existent.

T: Taste is much like the nose. Very cider-like, with hints of earthiness. Tart from start to finish, and quite dry.

Notes: Boon makes a pretty solid Gueuze. It's a light-bodied brew, and very refreshing. Definitely better than other offerings from this brewery.

Serving type: bottle

11-28-2010 05:54:41 | More by WYVYRN527