IPFreely (1470), Niagara Falls, New York, USA Apr 5, 2006 Bottle. Cloudy amber color with a medium white head. Nice aroma, pretty pungent, sour apples, salty, acidic. Flavor isn’t carroed across quite as well, what is there is still nice, pretty funky with some cheese and apple again. Medium bodied, lacks the nice sour mouth-puckering feel, also not very acidic. The alcohol is well hidden though, I hadd no idea this was 8% until I was half done with the bottle. Pretty nice beer though, if not the greatest gueuze.
Svesse (1818), Hässelby, Sweden Oct 6, 2008 (Bottle, Akkurat, Stockholm, vintage 2003) Pale amber colour, hazy, with brief frothy white head. Acidic, fruity nose with overripe pears, horse blanket, stable and sweat. Fruity, tart taste with notes of citrus, tropical fruit and green apples. Balanced acidity, slightly vinous. Dry, medium to full body. Nice gueuze, with a rounded mouthfeel and slightly more alcohol than usual. Lubiere (3324), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Sep 27, 2008 Golden gueuze with a thick collapsing white head. Aroma of horseblanket, with nice ground cherries, and light epsom sallt, very pleasant. In mouth, a good lactic gueuze, with light cherries in mouth, but less acid than expected. Very nice. Bottle at Oud Arsenaal, Antwerp, Nov. 2006. illidurit (434), Santa Cruz, California, USA Sep 27, 2008 Poured into a wine glass. Hazy dark gold with a small white head of fine carbonation. Aroma is semi-sour, with lemon, apple skin, and chardonnay. Flavor is a little acetic, a little citric, and a little lactic all at once. Not arrestingly sour. Musty lemon with mild phenol, cherry, and nutty yeast. Mouthfeel is sublime. Very soft and pleasant. Finish is dry and tart. Nice carbonation. A good intro to gueuze. austone (447), Turku; Pori, Finland Sep 22, 2008 37,5 cl bottle, 2005. Hazy golden, fizzy white head. Rotten apple fruity aroma, strong funk. Sharp, stomach acidy flavor with apple and grapefruit. Smooth, velvety palate. Very nice, refreshing Gueuze, reminds me a bit of 3 Fonteinen Vintage. hopdog (4649), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA Sep 21, 2008 375ml bottle. Poured a medium to deeper golden color with a huge sized white head. Aromas of barn yard, animal manure, leather, funky, and citrus. Tastes of some funkiness, citrus, and some wood. Cheese starting coming out as I drink more. I found this one to be on the thin side all the way around. Very light tart finish.
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