kramer (1946), sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA Feb 26, 2008 22 oz bottle, via goldorak. Pours a clear yellow gold body under a bright white fizzy head that disappeared immediately. Looks much more like an American Wheat or a Pils. The nose reveals a slight sourness, but otherwise incredibly clean smelling, which is not so good for a Gueuze. Smells like an infected Golden Ale or Wheat beer. The flavor screams "don’t call me a Gueuze". It’s actually an interesting Wheat Ale, lightly fruity up front with a unique slightly dry almost brett-like funkiness. Mouthfeel is light bodied and actually quite refreshing with a spritzy finish. Moderate fizzy carbonation. If this were a Wheat Ale, it would actually score pretty decent, but as a Gueuze it’s just a travesty. At least I can say I’ve had the best and the worst of the style! Mart (211), Montréal, Quebec, Canada May 27, 2007 Bouteille. Couleur jaune paille, légèrement voilée, mousse absente, seul un très fin lacet subsiste. Arôme d’acide, de levure, d’acéthaldéhyde. Goût minéral, acide, vraiment rance. Ultra mince, effervescence très faible. Gueuze ou pas, cette bière est horrible... Boutip (1848), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada Feb 22, 2007 Bottle: Poured a bright clear golden color beer with a nice little pure white foamy head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of weak sweet malt with some subtle yeast. I could not detect any sourness, tart, oak or any other aromas linked to the style. Taste is also more similar to a light Belgian ale then a gueuze. If I was to rate to style this would be a 0.5/5 but since I’m not this is probably very similar to a light Belgian ale lacking character. destroye7 (264), Melbourne, Australia Nov 5, 2006 660 ml bottle. Yellow color. Thin head. Medium carbonation. Banana and apple aroma / taste. Very light. Sammy (3187), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sep 12, 2006 This is reportedly the world’s worst geuze. I found it rather weak, then again there are Belgian so-called-geuzes that are mediocre too. Very bubbly head, it is very sweet with little but sugary and apple juice/cider taste, and an acidic finish.Aggressively carbonated like a club soda.
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