Dekoninck Gueuze

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

Bottled. A hazy amber beer with an off-white head. The aroma is acidic with notes of brettanomyces. The flavor is sweet combined with light acidic notes and light notes of brettanomyces and horseblanket. The body is thin.

(Bottle 37,5 cl) Rather dark golden, hazy beer with a small, bubbly head. Very aromatic, spicy nose - almost vinous. Definitely tart and citrusy - I don’t really detect any sweetness at all. But then again I don’t really get the vinegary notes either. I could have mistaken this for being a traditional gueuze which I can understand from Joris, that it is not. 230498

[Bottled at Akkurat, Stockholm] Clear golden, creamy head. Barnyardy citric nose. The malt sweetness is edged out by refreshing acidity. Dense mouthfeel, plenty of lemon juice. Pretty intense, but not very complex.

Bottle. [Vintage 1993] Light light unclear medium orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, sour, grape lemon, vinegar. Flavor is moderate sweet, acidic, light bitter and moderate acetic with a average to long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is watery to oliy, carbonation is flat. (141207)

Bottle. Hazy amber coloured with a white head. Aroma of unriped berries and berries with acidic notes. Acidic flavour of berries and wood.

Clear golden with medium white creamy notes. Sour aroma with woody and grapefruit notes. Sour flavour with woody, citric and brett notes. Finished sour. Creamy mouthfeel for a gueuze.

Bottle... Hazy golden ale with a mid-sized, fluffy, white head... diminishes slowly to an everlasting, small, creamy white head. The aroma is “everything barnyard” with an additional note of sharp cheese. Medium-bodied and very creamy with lively carbonation. Too sweet and well-rounded for the style. It’s missing the heavy acidity and rough-around-the-edges characteristics that I normally enjoy most about this style of beer. Moderately sweet, bitter and acidic... too much balance for me. Lengthy tart and bitter finish. A shout goes out to ygtbsm94 for floating this one across the pond for me to try!

(375ml bottle, 2000 vintage, BB 02/01/2010) Pours a lightly hazy yellow body with a medium off-white head. Aroma of champagne, cork, horse blanket, and citrus. Flavor of grapefruit and lemon, though mildly acidic for a gueuze, with a dry finish.