Eylenbosch Gueuze

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

1988 vintage, thanks to beastiefan2k. Aroma of luscious strawberry-raspberry-lemon complexities, oak, horsey funk, some almost gasoline-like funk. Flavor of tart, sour fruits, lemon juice. Lacked that fulfilling funk in the mouth. Still, delicious.

1988 vintage shared by beastiefan2k. Pours a light orange with a small white head. Aroma of funk, cheese, horseblanket, oak. Flavor is puckering sourness, light fruits (apricot), sour rind, acidic. I found the palate watery. I think this beer has passed its peak.

Bottle 75cl @ 17th Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation 2008.
[Vintage 1988 - from the old Eylenbosch factory] . Unclear hazy orange grey color with a virtually none appearance, virtually none lancing head. Aroma is green apple, sour - tart, oak, citrus. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and moderate acidic with a long duration, and a dry dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (240508)

This bottle has a soaked cork and has a good pop from the carbonation. Color is clear amber with visible carbonation and a small head. Aroma is mainly muddy leaves and wet wood (a lot of barrel I guess). Past that is a light, mild lambic, which is slightly lemon citric and sour. It is light malt-vinegar and mainly oak. Taste is a bit more lambic and less oak with a nice dryness at the end. Much more lively in the taste, where as it was much older on the nose. Not much acidity or anything else. Seems filtered and/or pasteurized since there is no heavy leftover sediment. Its easy drinking and light. A bit more funk and lemon citrus with the end of the bottle. Clouds up with light acidity as well, much better this way, but again still wasn’t thick enough to be sediment of a 24 year old bottle conditioned bottle. I liked it but it definitely was not spectacular or anything.7/3/7/3/15
750mL, 1984 vintage, heavier glass with a different gold foil than the one shown in the picture, from Grote, split 3 ways.

1988 vintage bottle from Grote, and this is one is more in line with the other ratings. Pours with a hazy orange body. Aroma is old barnyard, definitely affected by age and then bretty cobwebs. Some grainy malt and light vinegar as well. Taste is medium sour with aged acidity (sounds weird but thats exactly what it felt like). Finish is aged sourness, which is overridden by a surprising fruit vinegar. Light acidity and lots of lemon in the aftertaste. A much better aged version of this beer. To be accurate, i actually think the 84 was a slightly different lambic then the 88 version. 8/3/8/3/16.

Bottle from 1988:
Aroma: minerals, mustiness, some fruitiness--like peaches and apricots, watermelons, some "greeness" like stems or leaves, hisbiscus flowers
Appearance: murky, dirty yellow, lots of yeast
Flavor: watermelon, jerky, slight smoked meat flavors, some mustiness and minerals
Palate: smooth still quite tart, some aged flavors but not overwhelming

Bottle at the Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation 2008. 1988 vintage: Cloudy amber with a thin film of bubbles that run to the sides of the glass. Aromas seem a bit subdued but very nice. Normal barnyardy funk with lactic acid, tart fruits, some white wine vinegar. Good musty earthiness and a touch of cork. Slightly grassy, or hay. Possibly a touch of malt in the back? Smooth is definitely the word! Once tasted you see how well this beer has aged. No negative effects from oxidation. Good tight sourness that is well blended into all the complex flavors. Fruity tartness. Apples. Mouth watering. Earthy. Finishes with a long dry acetic nature. Light sherry build-up towards end. Fantastic!

Bottle 75 cl. Taste this 1988 vintage - old Eylenbosch factory- with Marc and Steven the day before Vilvordia ’08) Hazy almost amber color, no head. Aroma very woordy, sourness and complex. Medium body. Taste you don’t have the idae this beer is 20 years old: sour, malts, fruits, complex. NICE !

Bottle (1988 vintage - still from the old Eylenbosch factory)
Hazy amber to copper body. Nicely coloured. Sour aroma of wood and barnyard: very complex and no hints whatsoever of age. Harshly sour flavour of fruit (apple, pear, ...): quite complex and very well balanced. Surpringly it has a lot of carbonation for its age. This is a sublime beer!!