De Troch Oude Lambik

Brewed by Brouwerij De Troch
Style: Lambic - Unblended
Ternat-Wambeek, Belgium

From the cask at the brewery. 2½ years old. It could not get any worse after I had tasted their young lambic. Luckily this was not bad. Slightly woody and acidic. Not as complex nor sour as the best lambics, but definately acceptable. While drinking this, it was very funny listening to one of the brewers telling about how De Troch fights for traditional lambic throughout the world.

Sour, funky nose though not overpowering, medium gold color, no head. Full, honey-ish malt body with a good green apple-type sourness. Some woody qualities at the end. Enjoyable.

Belgianbeerweekend, Brussels 2004: Medium sour taste, medium dry. Fruity but stale. Golden colored. Ok.

Brewed februari 2004, straight from cask at the brewery in a one litre swing top bottle. Orange color, cloudy, absolutely flat. No carbon, no head. Very oaky and dusty aroma with lemon and honey. Just a bit of sourness in the flavor. Lemon, orange, oak, some honey. Just a bit of milk. Lemon and oak aftertaste. Good and firm young lambic, well suited for making a good geuze. Lightyears better as the sweet beers De Troch offers.

Amber, hazy, full of flunky bits; no head. Woody nose, wood-varnish or thinner. Taste is pure acetic acid and some citric acid. Flavour of completely extracted wood and saddlesoap. Mouthfeel: WHOAH: puckering at the limit of the acceptable. Well yes, Godisgood must be a good blender to make something from this... was: 7/3/6/3/13 - 3.2 New rating 1yr old 2007:
1mm transparant head over yellow lambic with a verdigris shine. Nose: Citrussy, brett (definitely) horseblanket, washing powder, lemonbalm. Taste: Lemony, very tart, bit of human sweat (sorry, really not bad), instead of horses’ one. Lemon flavour is all-overpowering. Palate: Terribly dry, dry-out effect, fantastic; puckeringly dry. Overall: De Troch is getting better & better (again). Good show!