Boon Oude Geuze Mariage Parfait - Brouwerij Boon

WankelEngine

Illinois

4.31/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 375ml corked and caged bottle into a small snifter
Vintage 2007

A: Pours a hazy golden-orange color. There is a bubbly white head that quickly fizzes away to nothing. No lacing.

S: Opens with a tart vinegar scent followed by strong, sharp lemon. Some funk as well, mostly an earthy hay. Slight citrus notes.

T: The attack is dry funk and tart lemon. Some vinegar follows which lingers through to the finish. Dry funk of wet hay and horse blanket. An almost champagne-like dry alcohol flavor follows and defines the finish of lemon and lingering funk.

M: Very tart and very dry. Strong effervescent carbonation increases both sensations. Borders on foamy. Drier than most gueuzes I've had probably thanks to a more noticeable alcohol character.

O: I like this gueuze a lot. It's more champagne-like than most, which says something for the style.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 01:45:30 | More by WankelEngine

magictacosinus

California

3.93/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Consumed during the second monthly "Beermageddon" with many others recently. 2007 vintage. Poured into a tulip glass from an 11.2oz bottle (I think?). Freshness date is "2030," as all of these beers are.

Pours a straw colored, lightly amber/yellow color, complete with about a half finger of head. As expected under the style at hand, as well as the inordinately high ABV, head retention is pretty low. Some bubbles rise to the top, but this looks as dead as gueuzes can be, only notable with the sticky resins providing lacing all around the glass's edges, as well as its wine-like appearance and color. Not too hazy - definitely different in certain regards. More rustic than certain gueuzes I've had recently, although there's a polished glimmer within. Eye candy for sure.

The aroma is undeniably funky, although not as crazy as Cantillon or 3F (but then again, what is?). As a fanatic of Gueuze Tilquin, I can definitely see where the tamer, slightly less tannic and acidic base came from in the blend. There's a butterscotch, caramel-y flavor that is quickly awash with barnyard funk, woodiness, soured apricots, big citrus rinds, as well as a slightly musty, lactic acidic finish. All of the funky flavors are undeniably subdued by some sort of sweetness underneath, and while this is not bad, it's undeniably different. I'm willing to claim that this gueuze in particular (based off reading the brewery's website) is so different because it's spent far more time in oak, and that only 5% of the blend is a young Lambic. It's still super funky, mind you - but less on the acidic side and far more on the oak-infused, butterscotch soured side. Really interesting stuff.

What's up with the flavor, though? I didn't expect anything too ridiculously acidic or funky, but the first sip reveals even more of the butterscotch/oak flavor far more than I anticipated. Really mellowed out, with a hint of tartness that is subtle in the way that it is in a good saison. Not bad by any means, but definitely experimental, even for the style. The flavor consists of a bready flavor combined with light lemon and raisins, with a touch of acetone and sulfites that meld with the juicy maltiness and grassy, dried hop character. Perhaps this has spent enough time in the barrel that the wild yeasty phenols have dried out substantially? If so, it's interesting, and still a lovely drinking experience, if only a bit less complex within the style. It's refreshing in the sense that it is different, but also only mildly disappointing as I expected a relatively soured experience in the traditional method that this is made.

Quite a different gueuze - not my favorite, but probably the best one to introduce people to who are foreign to the style. Would pair amazingly well with food, and works as a casual, crisp, funky experience as any good saison. Ahead of the pack in terms of the oak blending going on here, but definitely not as extreme. Recommended to fans of gueuzes looking to complete their list of all the traditional Lambic breweries.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2013 02:02:54 | More by magictacosinus

facundoCNB

New Jersey

4.13/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

2007 bottle:

poured a very clean copper tone with 3 fingers of white foamy head which quickly dissipated. aroma of wine barrels strikes first.. lots of wine grapes, oak, flower petals, funky cheese-like aroma. very tart and sour up front but after each sip you can develop more flavors.. oak, grapes, a charred like bitterness (barrel), cherries. medium (though light) body with a high amount of carbonation. a very nice gueuze for sure, very glad i picked this up. if i could do without one thing it's the slight bitterness.. but i think i can live with it.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 00:57:23 | More by facundoCNB

mahak213

New York

3.89/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

2007 375mL bottle

Appearance- Super hazy orange body, with a bone colored head. Head receded fairly quickly.

Smell- Tart and funky, slight apricot, grass, lemon

Taste- Dominated by earthy funk, very mild sourness, lemon. Finish has a slight metallic taste that is a bit off-putting, but it fades as it warms up.

Mouthfeel- Low carbonation for the style, at least the bottle I had. Doesn't finish very dry, but still has a refreshing quality to it.

Overall- Not my favorite as far as gueuze goes, but not bad. Would be much better without the metallic edge on the finish.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2013 21:58:28 | More by mahak213

harrymel

Washington

3.93/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Vintage 2008

Pours hazed gold with a rim of whites. Smells of funk, hay, yogurt, lemons, metal and some black olive juice. Flavor carries that nice mouth watering tart I like, then some bicarconate/chalk tones with some lemon peels, some metal, some acetic quality and a good yeast character in the background. Light on thin bodied with hi carb and a semi dry finish. Nice beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2013 06:03:30 | More by harrymel

Stevedore

Wisconsin

4.06/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

375ml bottle of the 2007 vintage poured into a Gulden Draak tulip glass and consumed today, 5/29/2013. The cork pops out with a blast. Very cool.

Aroma: Earthy funk, some vinegar, a good bit of oak, cherries and a hint of peach. It smells rather syrupy and resinous somehow. (3.75)

Colour: Pours a clear dark amber, perhaps copper body with a massive fluffy white head that exceeds 3cm, and slowly dissipates into the body of the beer where it becomes just a bubbly collar. The lacing on this one is fairly decent. (4)

Flavour: Lots of oak and tart but sweet cherry up front, with hints of sweet peach combined with sour vinegar later on.. and the aftertaste is rather earthy. Overall is very acidic and sour, but with earthy effervescence that lingers a while. (4.25)

Mouthfeel: Thinner medium body, very well carbonated beer that leaves a strong earthy funk for an aftertaste that lingers for a good while. It hides the 8% well, and drinks like a sipper despite its lighter bodied characteristics. (4)

Overall: A nice geuze that was pleasant to drink. It's sour as hell, but also has a bit of sweetness to balance it out. The oak is very well present, and of course the funkiness is there. As a beginner to Belgian sours, I have to say that this could very well be a good beginner geuze. (4)

Serving type: bottle

05-30-2013 00:44:53 | More by Stevedore

smakawhat

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Poured from the 750ml bottle into a tulip glass. Vintage 2009. Huge forceful pop off the cork, nearly takes my hand right off

A real looker of a beer. Nearly crystal clear, with apricot pale orange like amber body. A roaring middle column of fire of carbonation in the middle. Head is very frothy and soapy, bleach white with two fingers but always populate with large bubbles from the side glass carbonation. Aggressive, colorful, always keeps a white creamy collar, nearly perfect.

Classic nose of earth wild funky yeast. Dry, a little bit of pepper sense. A bit one dimensional, but also a real solid classic geuze aroma. Not much else to say.

Palate hits with a light body presence. Not quite wet but lots of effervescent almost soda dioxide aftertaste. Mid palate brings large dry earth, with a quick finish and fleeting taste. Not much fruit character, but a light acidic quality and quick pepper in the mid palate. Oak aging doesn't seem obvious due to it's light character but is an easy drinker.

Overall a real easy drinking solid geuze with hints of simplicity, but not much diversity, complexity or extremes either.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 00:35:58 | More by smakawhat

MCImes

Minnesota

4.91/5  rDev +19.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

A- Geuze-y. They all look pretty similar. Golden color, medium-high carb. What do

S- Apricot, peach, lots of apple, pear, other white fruits. Funk.

T- This is one of my favoriet Geuzes. It is perfectly balanced IMO. It is sour without being biting. It has just enough residual sweetness to balance the sour. The white fruits just come pouring through every sip. This is a perfect palette cleanser. I love drinking it with steak, good cheese, or a salad (like a apple, candied walnut, bacon, cheddar, vinaigrette on spring greens...yummy). This is a very mellow geuze while still being packed with funky Belgian goodness and just the right amount of sourness. Its one of my all time favorites that isnt too hard to find.

M- enough residual sugar to perfectly balance the sourness.

O- I think it deserves higher than the 92 it has right now. Im aging some from 2007 and its drinking sooo nice. Be sure to drink it at 55-65*. It gets worse as it gets colder. The younger stuff is good too, but it just gets better with time.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 17:42:42 | More by MCImes

jrenihan

Ontario (Canada)

4.09/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

2009 vintage.

Beer is clear golden amber in colour, with a large white head. Fades steadily.

Smell is funky and yeasty. Smells a bit of apple, as well as hay. Maybe a touch of honey.

Taste is good, but not as nice as the nose. Tart, funky and very dry. Some green apple and a bit of white pepper.

Light bodied, strongly carbonated, quite astringent.

Overall, a decent geuze, but not a great one.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 19:05:38 | More by jrenihan

VelvetExtract

Massachusetts

3.93/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5

A-Glowing but murky. Big head that dies to a thinner layer. Freckles of lacing.

S-Funky and Gueuzey. Impending tartness.

T-Not too aggressive with the tartness. More musty than tart. Its one of the more agreeable versions of the Gueuze.

M-Drinks far too easy for a Gueuze with such a high ABV. Drinks like the usual 5% Gueuze...with a bit more body and lingering effect.

O/D-Pretty neat. If I am going to have this style, I want it to be offensively puckering. This is more subdued; especially at its ABV.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2013 03:21:44 | More by VelvetExtract

lackenhauser

Maryland

4.2/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

2007 vintage with a best by date of 2030!!! Nice, deep orange color with a decent fluffy white head. Sharp and tart aroma-grassy and apple like. Very tart flavor with a nice apple/pear flavor-almost cider like. Spicy and peppery. Very smooth mouthfeel-the tartness and effervescence is rather subdued I am suprised. Nice grain like quality. A great beer for sure. Had my first geuze 20 odd years ago and certainly didnt "get it" then. This is just a great beer and a great experience.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 21:26:45 | More by lackenhauser

TMoney2591

Illinois

4.15/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Served in a Local Option cervoise.

2009 vintage. I popped this bottle with a friend of mine who's soon to tie the knot, a sort of toast to good tidings and good futures. It pours a hazy sunset amber topped by a finger of off-white foam. The nose comprises mild mandarin orange, white wine grapes (pretty close to Chardonnay), light vanilla, and a smattering of very light cobweb. The taste brings in more of the same, with a good amount of the inherent funk seeping into the mandarin orange character. The body is a light-leaning medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a dry, sticky finish. Overall, a very nice gueuze, hopefully a glass of healthy portents for my buddy and his lady.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 06:03:17 | More by TMoney2591

StonedTrippin

Colorado

4.16/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

2009 vintage. this beer is outstanding, thanks to my rare beer club for hooking this up. a real treat. it pours a radiant orangey yellow color, hazy, but not nearly as much as some others. the head is over two inches tall, and leaves excellent lacing. the nose is sour and punchy, just how I like it. not as complex as some, but still a lot going on with a lemony acid profile and a floral sort of yeast that goes well with the souring agents. the flavor is just like the nose, very straightforward gueuze. im picking up a little more oak in this than I usually do, which I think helps the sour set in and make a little bigger impression. its very refreshing, and it hides its strength incredibly well. im surprised at its elegance, being as big as it is. I think the age has mellowed it just a bit, as the carbonation isn't quite as effervescent as it probably was. but the relaxed feel really works for me, and the light body helps it stay drinkable. overall an excellent example of the style, it has that perfect sour funk profile that is just right for this time of year. this one is a winner, worthy of seeking out. could see giving it another 10 years or so too...

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 20:58:10 | More by StonedTrippin

deadonhisfeet

Kentucky

4.04/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2007 vintage. Poured from a bottle into a Duvel tulip. The pour is clear, dark gold with a large rocky-looking sudsy head that dissipates quickly. Lots of sour notes on the nose. Apple cider vinegar and cedar predominate. Upon swirling, some funky barnyard notes start to rise.

The beer has a light body and very dry, tart flavor. Lots of acidity here, but still pleasant to drink. The acidity is pretty well-balanced by the alcohol. The beer doesn't taste boozy at all, but the alcohol smooths out the flavors and provide additional body. Up front, the beer has a nice, crisp wheat-like graininess, but the fruit and wine-like sour notes march in and combine with it very well. Tart, dry finish leaves you salivating and ready for more.

Overall, a nice gueuze, but not the best. The flavor is very pleasant and well-balanced, but others seem to have more complexity than this one. I may want to visit this one again after I've had a few more. This is still a new style to me and I'm trying to decide what I do and do not like.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2013 23:45:07 | More by deadonhisfeet

mwilbur

Minnesota

4.21/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

2009 vintage. Poured from 750 mL bottle into tulip.
A: Pours a beautiful hazy orange-yellow with high carbonation producing a 2+ inch bubbly white head. Good retention.
S: Strong aroma of musty horse blanket greets you a few feet away from the glass. Citrus--sweet and tart, earthy minerals, and a hint of berries and green apples.
T: The bright citrus note that hits first quickly turns toward tart lemon and lime notes. Musty...and...dusty (I don't think I've used that word before to describe a beer). Interesting. Whiffs of leather, green apples, grass, and a note of brine in the finish. With warming, minerals, oak, and green apple notes come more to the forefront.
M: Light body. Carbonated effervescence. Tart, lightly sweet, and acidic (this is moderated by the 3 yrs of aging in this one). Dry white wine finish (french viognier immediately comes to mind).
D: A nice example of style. A solid geuze. Very refreshing and extremely easy to drink (the 8% is nearly imperceptible).

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 03:24:36 | More by mwilbur

blankust

Oklahoma

3.58/5  rDev -12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75

Poured into chalice style glass, from bottle, solid pop from cork

Appearance: straw yellow, very effervescent with 1&1/2 finger head.
Aroma: funk and cork
Taste: it seems like I could taste cork very tart, long lasting background mustiness, 8% alcohol barely noticeable.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 01:16:51 | More by blankust

CloudStrife

New York

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

375 ml poured into a snifter. 2007 Vintage. Bottled 10-09-2010 (subtracted 20 years from best by date per website)

A: Pours a mostly opaque cloudy amber with a 1 finger that is not very compact and quick to dissipate. Lots of visible carbonation shooting to the surface. Head finishes as just a ring around the outside of the glass.

S: A very tart and sour fruitiness with a complimenting oak backing. A bit of funk and cellar in there. The fruit comes through as a blend of berries and cherries.

T: This one is certainly on the tart side of the spectrum. Intense at first any other flavor is undeserniable. After a second or two a fruitiness comes out. Oak notes are solid in the middle as well. A lambic yeast finish. I'm always a fan of pouring in the yeast for the last bit of the glass but would recommend skipping that on this vintage.

M: Light to medium body with great carbonation. Mouth puckering with its sour qualities. Any alcohol is lost in the tartness. Just a bit of stickiness upon finish.

Overall I will certainly be picking up a few more of these. About as far on the tart side as I would think sours can get. A little lacking in some complexity with fruitiness and whatnot but nonetheless a must try for anyone seeking the extreme.

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2013 23:33:03 | More by CloudStrife

riored4v

Colorado

4.66/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Poured in to a tulip with a 1.5 finger, white head. Slightly hazed, golden colored body.

Aroma is lemony and citric. Good amounts of vinegar with some slight funk. Malty and a bit grainy.

Taste was lemony and acidic as well. Slight vinegar with some barnyard type funk. A bit earthy hop flavor with a fair amount of maltiness and grainy flavor.

Mouthfeel was medium/light body with high carb and a dry finish.

Overall an excellent beer. Wished I could get more of this easily. Loads of sour tartness while remaining drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2013 02:05:38 | More by riored4v

merc7186

New York

3.54/5  rDev -13.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

2007 Vintage. 375ml poured into a snifter glass.

A: Hazy Golden Straw/Orangish Hue, Passes Some Light, White Head, Some Lacing

S: Musty, Hay, Earthy, Mild Lemon

T: Musty Lemons, Medicine, Mildly Funky

M: Decent Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Mildly Dank, Mildly Bitter

Overall, it is okay for the price but for a few bucks more, there are much better options out there (3F Oude Gueze or Lindemans Cuvee Rene).

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2013 02:54:19 | More by merc7186

Rutager

British Columbia (Canada)

4.26/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

2008 vintage, bb 27/07/2031

Appearance. Pours a hazy honey-gold with a finger of white head.

Smell. Sweet pears and tart green apples, some light earthy funk and old wood. Smells really nice.

Taste. Green apples again and a little bit of lemon juice, some lightly bitter wood and nice earthy, dry funk. There's a bit of a brett quality that stands out a bit more than most other classic gueuzes I've tried, not that this is a bad thing.

Mouthfeel. Medium body with medium-strong carbonation.

Overall. A very nice gueuze that would probably just get better with more age. With that, I may buy a bottle the next time I see it to put away for a while.

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2013 03:11:57 | More by Rutager

Jonada

New Jersey

3.63/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

2007 Vintage 375ml bottle

Appearance: Dark rusty orange color with a little over 1 finger of an off white head. There's a decent amount of visible carbonation streaming through the glass.

Smell: Sour lemon juice, wet hay, funk, oak, slight green apple

Taste: Oak, lemon cough drops, funk, white grape, musty. Much more funk in the taste than in the nose. Dry, slightly bitter finish. Sourness straddles the line between low and medium and is definitely not as sour as I was expecting.

Mouthfeel: Light, crip mouthfeel. High carbonation. Slight warming alcohol.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2013 08:07:10 | More by Jonada

AxesandAnchors

Oregon

4.18/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

2008 Vintage

A: Pours a super cloudy burnt orange color. Not a ton of carbonation, I was expecting more. Even though the head dissipates quite quickly it is easily roused. Nice consistent flow of carbonation from the bottom of the glass, although its quit hard to see through the cloudiness. I can't see any large yeast particles floating around.

S: Mild orange peel, lemon grass, hay, maybe some apple, slightly vinegary. I wouldn't describe it as funky, but there is an obvious musk about it.

T: Pretty light tartness for the style. Has an orange/apple and lemon cider like flavor. The oak is present but not heavy. White grape skins. The funk is super mild and really balances well with the fruit character.

M: Fantastic mouth feel. Very spritzer-esque, the tartness combined with the carbonation really dance on your tongue.

O: Executed, fantastically. I loved this beer, my only complaint would be that the nose is a little lackluster...don't judge a book by its nose however, this brew is tasty.

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2013 22:13:52 | More by AxesandAnchors

SpeedwayJim

New York

4.01/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

2004 vintage. 750ml corked and caged bottle into a Cantillon tulip. Shared by schen9303.

Pours a 3 finger frothy, light cream colored head with good retention. Beer is a clear orange that reveals ample carbonation. Thin, sticky legs. Lacing is sparse but thick with decent stick. One of the better gueuze's I've come across in this department.

Nose is cheese, wet hay, citrus, lemon, and a saturated oakiness. Moderately sour but very aromatic and funky. Really good.

Opens lemon rind, tart, cheesy. Some hay and wet wood. Puckeringly dry. Tanic with some wine-like sour notes. Finishes with a light ethanol note mixed with more lemon, hay and cheese. A light sweet tartness pervades the aftertaste. Solid.

Light bodied with moderate to ample carbonation. Lively yet smooth and oily in the mouth with a hint of booziness going down. Finishes messy with a dry, sticky aftertaste. Some alcohol comes through as this one warms which is a touch unappealing. Also not as lively as it could be. Still decent though.

Overall, I was very pleasantly surprised by this. Big, wet, funky, cheesy notes make this one a gueuze-head's gueuze. Could use a bit more liveliness in the feel and there's a very slight, mellow alcohol taste that I could do without. Still all things considered, I gotta go back and get the rest of the remaining bottles of these.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2013 01:55:41 | More by SpeedwayJim

Lemke10

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

2007 Vintage. This pours a murky copper orange color with a white foamy head. The aroma is fairly acidic with lemons and apples in the mix with other earthy tones. The flavor is quite tart and full in volume. Taste is a very well blended with a combination of tart fruits and oak. It finishes kind of dry and chalky. Very well done, only is Belgium!

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2012 05:33:01 | More by Lemke10

Jeffo

Netherlands

3.73/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Part of a nine gueuze lineup a few days ago. Got this one at De Bierkoning in Amsterdam. Drank this one right after the regular Boon gueuze, so it was fun to see the differences, which were very apparent.

From a 37,5cl corked and caged bottle into a snifter
Vintage: 2008
Best by 20 October 2031

APPEARANCE: Pours a 1+ finger, medium looking, fluffy white head with good retention. Clear safty orange in color with higher levels of carbonation evident. Head fades to a thick cap and remains in tact as the glass empties. Much like the regular Boon, but a tint darker in color.

SMELL: Milder nose with some light musty notes and lactic acid. Tart lemon esters, orange peel, with some funky aromas and vinegar as well. Decent here.

TASTE: Much different than the regular for sure. Sour, tart lemon esters, white grapes, green apples and some light funky barnyard notes. A touch of musty and mouldy fungus as well, but this is defintely restrained. Lightly acidic at the swallow with tart green fruits, some vinegar and notes of floral bitterness linger on the palate. Not bad at all.

PALATE: Medium body with lower levels of carbonation. Creamy enough on the palate, goes down fine and finishes slightly dry on the palate. A little creamier than the regular gueuze.

OVERALL: Liked this one way, way better than their regular offering. Less musty and mouldy flavors and no added sweetness means this one allows the tart green fruits and light acidity to play a more central roll. More my style at least. Enjoyed this one and would gladly drink agian.

Serving type: bottle

12-21-2012 19:36:38 | More by Jeffo