 MartinT (4316), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Feb 27, 2006
Any first impressions?
-A dissipating veil covers the misty orange sunlight.
-Hay and citrus shyly join the meditative peppery yeast.
-White grapes, plenty of citrus fruit and straw all lie amid sturdy wooden dryness.
-Carbonation here is tighter and not as fiery as the Blauw’s.
What if you dig deeper?
-While the white pepper mustiness is still there, the overall flavor profile is more mellow than the Blauw’s.
-Grapefruit and lemons lend more sourness maybe, but there is less crunchy hay to chew on.
-White wine vinosity and sweet fruitiness offer clean enjoyment, restraining wilderness.
-A serene mentor to show the way and inspire other gueuzes to do better.
Bottle bought at De Heeren Van Liederkercke by our generous friend Olivier_MTL.
KimJohansen (3171), Copenhagen V, Denmark
Aug 26, 2008 Bottle @ De Heeren van Liedekercke. Hazy golden with medium off white head. Sour aroma with woody and barnyard notes. Sour flavor with hay, barnyard and horseblanket notes. Ends sour. Lovely!
fiver29 (303), Strongsville, Ohio, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Bottle shared at Cleveland tasting on 8-23-08. Thanks!! Pours a hazy gold color with a thin white head. Aroma is oak, funk, and just all around tart. Has a medium body. Taste is very tart with a smoothness on the finish. I detect lemon with some wood and an overall mellow tartness overall. This is a nice start to the tasting today. I really enjoyed this.
JoeinUccle (666), Brussels, Belgium
Aug 10, 2008 Enjoyed at Heeren van Liedekercke. High acidity and moderate bitterness led to a harshness I didn’t expect... Made for an interesting drink that wasn’t as refreshing as it might have been. Orange-copper color with nice white head. Musty lemon nose, sour lemony flavor with that bitter backdrop, very lively carbonation, quite acidic. Pretty intense flavor. Glad I got to drink something rare from one of my favorite breweries, but I wish it had been smoother.
Fin (2179), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
Aug 5, 2008 Bottle at Casey and Traci’s tasting 01-08-08, cheers you two for a great evening, thanks also to Mes for recomending this and where to buy it, cheers! crikey any more thank you’s and it’ll begin to sound like an Oscar acceptance speech Pours hazy golden orange in fact in the light of Casey and Traci’s Morroccan lamp this beer looks like the oily run off from a spaghetti bolagnese. The citrus sharpness bites first and its like getting a preserved lemon washing the salt residude off and then rubbing it around your gums fantastic. There’s a lemony wet sheep aroma some nice gentle carbonation, slight furry lemon at the end, its soft, drying and very nice indeed.
Miver (384), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Updated: Jul 13, 2008Thanks to Hopdog for sharing this 750ml bottle dated 6-9-2003. It poured cloudy gold in color with a few sparse white bubbles. Aroma is tart, brett funkiness, oak and awesome. Taste is tart, oaky, funky, citric, and just wonderful. The Roze has more of a mellow tartness, and overall more flavors then the Blauw. It’s really a complex brew to describe, but it really is incredible. I never thought I’d have the chance to try this. Thanks again Steve!!!
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