De Troch Oude Lambik

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

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!

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.

@ <a href=http://ratebeer.com/events-detail.asp?eventID target=_new> Zythos Bier Festival 2008, Sint Niklaas, Belgium. Clear medium yellow orange color with a virtually none appearance, virtually none lacing, head. Aroma is moderate apple, wheat, wood, sour - fresh green apples. Flavor is moderate sweet, moderate to light heavy acidic and moderate sour with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (020308)

Bottle @ festival today Heeren Van Liedekercke, Denderleeuw. Hazy dark golden color with a white head. Aroma fruits, woods, sour-gueuze like. Medium body. Taste sourness, fruit with woody hints. good sour finish. Nice beer from de Troch.

Draught at De Heeren van Liedekercke. Mildy fruity and plasticky aroma. Almost clear amber colour. Very small frothy head. Unfortunately, the flavour also has a little plastic. It does not really put me off, but seems a little strange. This plastic flavour goes away after a while, leaving a nicely citric beer. The flavour is a fruity citrus note. Not quite lemon, but quite close. Not vinegary or painful to drink. Has the usual hint of moldiness which helps balance the acid slightly. Low carbonation. Gets better the closer I get to the bottom of the glass.

Draught at 12de Vilvordia BierProefFestival. Hazy orangey amber, only a few bubbles alongside the side of the glass. Lemony aroma, sour notes of milk and yoghurt. Flavours start out lemony with sour yoghurt, moving towards more woodiness. the finish has a softening touch of almonds. Body is medium to light and of course completely flat, as expected. I wish they made more efforts promoting this seriously good beer instead of concentrating on all the other crap they brew.

Tap @ WSF. Cloudy golden with no head. Tart and earthy nose. Very sour. Some vinegar and cellar. Good.

Cloudy orange with no head. Funky barnyard aroma with leather and hay. Tart and funky flavour with a note of diacetyl.