Belle-Vue Sélection Lambic

Formerly brewed at Belle-Vue (InBev)
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium

Vintage 1999. Haxy orange, white head. Very sourish, sour, woddy and with fruits. Sour flavor, sour but also a bit fruity. Dryish, vinegar notes.

(750ml bottle, vinitage 1999, shared by pivnizub – many thanks !) I had the vintage of 1990 once before, which was my first Gueuze ever and called my attention to the style. Hazy and slightly murky orange colour with a short off-white layer. Fine sourish, musty and woody aroma with citrus and subtle notes of peach. Sour flavour, slightly lactic; woody and fruity taste; very well-balanced fruitiness and sourness; almost astringent dry and tart lingering finish. If I only could by that stuff right around the corner, with 10 €uro per bottle, it has a phantastic price – enjoyment ratio.

Bottle (vintage 1999, purchased at Streekprodukten, Halle, 06/06): Orange to amber coloured, small foamy layer; strong sourish fruity nose (citrousy, cidery) with a bigger touch of horseblanket and barrique; strong sourish (woody), dry flavour; finishes dry, sour, citrousy with a tart tinge of brettanomyces.... The dry acidity knocks You really down.......

Bottle (1999). Murky dark golden with a small head. Wow this is totally wild. Very sour. Fruits. Citric fruits. Close to vinegar and slightly moldy and earthy. Very dry.

Bottle. 1999 vintage. Pours a hazy orange-yellow body with a small, white, creamy head. The aroma is somewhat harsh - very oaky, manure-like, and barnyardy. The flavour is reasonably fruity and almost cherry-like with crazy tartness. Super funky and a little bit of sweetness comes in for a moment. Very pungent and punchy! Awesome. Sampled at the Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation on May 28, 2006.

750ml bottle, vintage 1999
Consumed at the Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation, Opstal, May 2006 (7 years cellared)
Murky orange cloudy appearance, very still, with almost no head. Incredibly juicy up front, very medicinal (in a good way), intense, juicy sourness. Sticky, thick, oily, chewy, etc. You get the picture. Tastes properly aged, with old oranges and juicy floral grapefruit flavors battling. Strongly acidic, overall an absolutely excellent geuze, one of the best ever. Very rough, but very well aged. I want more.

Photograph of Bottle & Glass
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Vintage 1999 – Unclear golden body with a small beautiful white head; Very nice a bit sour very deep and complex nose: apple, grapefruit, citrus, hay, barnyard, cow shit, with exceptional balance; Complex, balanced body to the sour side, incredible texture, that makes this body not present and incredibly present at the same time; Into long warm sour finish with a very present balance: wood, ripe apple, warm grape juice, some sweet orange juice. Simply amazing, perfect sourness in both body and finish.

Bottle, vintage 1992 - marking the second millenium with a treasure from the Pattyn dungeons - Joris my debt in beer to you has grown into the infinite by now.
Pours a orange amber colour, initially heavily sparkling but quickly setting into a light champagne fizzle. A whiff reveals a hint of horseblanket, candied orangepeel, mirabelle plums and cherrywood. A truly elegant acidity, just right to keep the tongue feeling dry but not blocking the fine lime, mirabelle, lemongrass and light wooden/leathery notes. Sparkly dryness closes everything up leaving you with lime and grape aftertaste that commands you to take another sip. Wow!