Eylenbosch Gueuze

Formerly brewed at Mort Subite (Alken-Maes / Scottish & Newcastle)
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Kobbegem, Belgium

[1988 Bottle, thanks for sharing this rarity, ygtbsm94!] Pours dark golden with a small white head. Funkiness in the aroma is pretty subdued, with a decent amount of sourness that turns semi-sweet at times. Pretty nice. The taste starts a little sweet as well, then turns funky, especially in the finish, that is dry. Smooth with pretty good mouthfeel. A very well-rounded gueuze, and an awesome experience to get to try something this old.

1988 vintage thanks to Beastiefan2k. Moldy cork. Poured a hazy gold color. the aroma was very nicely tart with just a hint of funk. Tart flavor with a mild acidic burn. Woody and lemony. Light bodied.

750ml corked bottle, 1988 vintage, broken out graciously shared by ygtbsm94 in January of 2009. Sweet mellow aroma, shows little of it’s age, but still holds up quite well. Still has some carbonation. There are some light sour tastes, but they have mellowed as well. Very pleasant lemon lime wheaty aftertaste. Extra points for aging gracefully. An awesome treat.

75cl bottle, 1988 vintage, courtesy of ygtbsm94. Orange-amber color that has some head despite the age. Mellow and smooth aroma, though still quite tart and citric. Smooth, sour and woody flavor. Low on the carbonation, but that was expected. Really cool to sample a gueuze with this much age on it.

Courtesy of YGTBSM94. 1988 bottle consumed 1/10/09. Clear pale amber body with a tiny white head. The nose is cheese and light citrus with just a touch of cork. The flavor is lightly sweet, lightly sour with lemon, hay, cobweb, light cheese and pineapple. Medium body is very soft with very light carbonation.

(75cl bottle, 1988 Vintage, thanks ygtbsm94) Small white head atop clear apple juice body. Aroma is medium sweet, tart/sour, some horseblanket, light fruitiness. Taste is mildly sweet, sour, some lemon tartness, light orange. Light-medium body, low carbonation, some acidity. This has held up very well.

We had vintage 1984, at the Verzekering tegen grote dorst, in Eizingen. Beautiful beer, has not lost any flavour in its great age. Or, if it did, it must have been even more marvelous. Slightly orangy yellow. Head disappears instantly, but logically it is not poored in such a way that it can develop a good one either. Lemony citrus aroma, bread and some apples. Very dry finish. Great way to start a day!

Bottle @ WSF - Vintage 1998. Hazy orange with no head. Sour aroma with barnyard, wood, lemon, leather and horseblanket. Sour flavour with notes of barnyard, wood, lemon and horseblanket. Nice tart and dry finish. Lovely!