Girardin Gueuze Black Label

Brewed by Brouwerij Girardin
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Sint Ulriks-Kapelle, Belgium

Bottle. Golden colour with a white fast shrinking head. Aroma: Cheese, horse blanket, farmhouse, almost more funky then sour. Taste: More sour, light cheese, light wheat, lemon, sour green apples, funk, yeast. Balanced. Very drinkable. I really like it.

Bottle. Aroma has leather and musky yeast, citrus, and funk. Hazy medium orange hue with an average sized off-white foamy head that mostly diminished and left great lace. Flavor is sour, sweet and finishes tart and fresh. Palate is medium bodied and lively. Very good and very sour but not too acidic. Lovely.

[2027-20090303] 375mL bottle. Mild plastic aroma with yeast sour and sludge barrel notes. Clear, golden amber body with a quick foamy off-white head. Sour yeast (no sludge) flavour with some plastic and fresh leafiness. Medium body is quite sour. Lovely sourness.
(w/ jerc)

375ml bottle corked and caged courtesy of fishingnet. Corked was a bit wedged in there, so I ended up using the corkscrew to get it out. Pours a clear deep golden color with a slight orange hue to it. Thin but lasting white head that forms a nice ring around the edge of my glass. Nose is lemon, apple, vinegar, wood, with wet funky barnyard characteristics and on the dry side. Taste is similar, tart and funky with some dry woody notes on the end and maybe a bit medicinal but not in a bad way. Feels great on the tongue with well balanced carbonation and body. I have shared a bottle of this one before in the past, but this is the first time that I have had a bottle to enjoy from start to finish. Must buy some more of this fore sure. Thanks Ben!

This may be my first "sour" experience that I’ve actually enjoyed. Very tart & citrusy with a huge pungent aroma. Pours a cloudy copper with a quickly settling head. Some apple/citrus in the nose. Full mouthfeel that bites very hard at the edge and back. Leaves a pleasant coating on the front of yer teeth. Not so strong as to immediately turn ya off, though. Very, very interesting.

POurs a murky gold. Nose is very tart acid, some citrus, lemon. Flavor is VERY tart acidic, vinegar. Some refreshing citrus notes. Funky as hell with slight yeast backbone. Amazing beer.

Bottle Pours out a hazy orange topped with a small white head. Aroma sourness, wood, and some sour apple. Tast of tons tart and sour. Lots of pucker. A tast one.

Orange-gold pour with a big, rocky, white head. Loads of sour funk in the aroma with some hints of chardonnay, oak, green apple, lemon zest, grass, grain, leather, and a little sweetness that i can’t quite describe. The acidity and sourness immediately hits the tongue first but then cherry, strawberry, and lemon hints start to develop. The malt flavors are grassy, dry grains. Again the flavor has a little sweetness to it that I’m not sure how to describe. Medium body with lots of carbonation that finishes very dry and clean. This is definitely a well crafted gueuze and the complexity and quality reflect that.