Girardin Gueuze Black Label

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

An all around great sour beer!!! head size is small and light brown. The head longevity is mostly diminishing. The body clarity is murky with some small to medium particles inside the burnt amber hue of the body. It has a slight sour taste initially but then at the finish of the beer the sour taste becomes exceptionally strong. The beer is light on the palate and the texture is dry. The carbonation is lively and the finish feel is very dry!!

Pours with a small white head covering a yellow body with plenty of particles. aroma is sour, fruity with leather melons and citrus. Taste is sour all the way through with a bit of sweetness towards the finish. Dry mouthfeel with lively bubbles.
have since had an aged bottle thanks to lumpy. Aroma turns to more cobwebs/library with great complexity. Taste is still very citrus sour... A very good beer, but I actually prefer it with only about 1 year of age...

375 ml purchased in Belgium April 2007. The cork blew when I took off the cage-fortunately no injuries reported. Gold, filtered with a small white head. Nose of bitterness, funk, tons of aroma-nice. Taste of astringency, bitterness, tartness, pucker-nish just so nice and right. Wonderfully drinkable and refreshing-wish I would have loaded up on this one. Great beer.

Bottiglia da 37.5cl comprata da "A Tutta Birra" a Milano; sarà la terza gueuze che assaggio in tutta la mia vita (non per quantità, intendo come produttore) e mi sorprende perché la trovo piuttosto diversa e mi suggerisce un discreto raggio di possibilità all’interno dello stile. Questa è decisamente vinosa, non molto acida, piuttosto corposa, con una punta d’amarognolo inusitata che si stempera in un dolciastro che lascia proprio sentori decisi di botte. Se dovessi consigliare una gueuze ad un neofita amante del vino, questa sarebbe la mia scelta; è un prodotto di alto livello ma comunque molto facile da bere, direi l’ideale per un pomeriggio d’estate o per un aperitivo. O anche per il dopopranzo, un vizietto come quello che mi sto concedendo io.

bottle thanks to bhops. nice fruity tart smell and a murky gold pour with no head. easy on the palate and the sour/tartness is actually quite controlled. it’s definitely not overpowering and it’s not underpowered. this is a great balanced gueuze.

Oh my. Pours hazy gold, aroma is sour fruit and musty/yeasty. Flaovr is fruity, not too sour... medium mouthfeel. This is an incredible beer.

375 ml bottle from a trade with mcbackus. pours hazy brown with a very fizzy white head that is gone quickly. aromas are typical gueuze with cidery apples standing out. flavours are complex and sour. insanely drinkable and very well balanced. i great example of a wondeful style. its really to bad i have no way of getting any good gueuze without trading for them. thx mcbackus for this amazing brew!

Thanks to Solan for this one! Hazy orange pour fluffy off white head. Tart aroma very lemony. Nice and tart with a crisp clean finish!