Boon Oude Geuze Mariage Parfait

Brewed by Brouwerij F. Boon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Lembeek, Belgium

2003 vintage. at the rake with the boys. Quite horsey nose, lots of citric sourness and gooseberry. Amber colour, no head. Very bitter and tart in flavour, quite sweet alcohol notes, lots of grapefruit. very good geuze not my fav tough.

Vintage 2003. Nice amber colour. Sour taste with some bitterness from hops. A very good geuze with balanced hops.

My mouth starting watering the moment I opened the box when I got this from puzzl in a trade. Beautiful pour, cloudy beige with very little yellow. Sour appetizing aroma. Very nice tingly palate. Delicious sour initial flavors overwehlm the taste buds. Enjoyable and refreshing as with most real lambics. Wow what an experience! Has much more alky in it than I am familiar with most lambics, 8%. However it hides the alky content well. The only thing I didn’t care for in this brew was the apparent bitter lingering aftertaste, which by the way, was not really that bad, just noticeable. Overall I want to say this beer rocks and I owe puzzl big for this selection. Lovely, reminds me a bit of cantillon iris.

Cask. Pours a light amber copper body with no head. Aroma is sour fruit, orange, lemon, acrid tart fruit. Mouth is very dry and palate cleansing. A touch of pepper and yeast, but mostly sour tart fruit. good.

Bottle. Pours a clear copper with a large white head that fades leaving some lacing. Aroma of tart lemons, green apple, and some yeasty brett goodness. Taste is the same as aroma. Medium mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness, moderate acidity, and very well hidden alcohol.

[1156-20080301] Bottle. Boozy grainy petrol yeast aroma with a bit of bread. Clear, medium orange brown body with quick white bubbles. Boozy astringent yeast flavour has petrol characteristics. Medium body is sour. Interesting to try and well-blended, good example of a par+ geuze.
(ZBF 2008; Sint Niklaas, BE)

(Bottle, 2003 vintage, at Brugs Beertje, Brugge, on 2008-05-19) Amber colour. Hazy. Dense small white head. Slightly sour nose. Acidic and sof palate that turns very dry. Taste contains some sourness. Wood in taste. Small bitterness from hops. Excellent.

The pour was an ever so slightly cloudy, light copper color. A substantial white head formed then gave way to some flecks of lacing. Lots of effervescent bubbles. The aroma was light funk, sour fruit and even some light malt? The flavor followed suit. The mouthfeel was clean and dry and I found it mildly refreshing. To be honest, I’d just as soon have a Mike’s Hard Lemonade if I feel the need for something sour, bubbly and alcoholic.