Girardin Gueuze White Label

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

Burnished foxy orange, bubbly. decent stable head. soft aroma. Ultra delicious; grapey, brett, mandarin orange, more grape, woodsy bitterness. dry, short finish. slightly tannic texture. rather tart, just not one of the ultra sour lambics. and one of the most drinkable beers ever. fantastic.

Bottle. [thank you BelJohansen]
[vintage 2003]
WOW, what a guzzler, almost exploded in my face, pouring out over the table, my laptop and lots of papers! Some key still don’t work on the laptop :o(
Well, after cleaning as well as I could... A clear orange amber with a fine, creamy off-whit head that fizzes away rather quickly. Aroma is tart, barnyard, apple and a light note of liqourice. Very dry and nice mouthfeel. Flavour is lightly tart, fine fruitiness. Pleasant and a good gueuze, just not a match on the black label.

Speculated 2002 vintage tasted on 5/17/08, thanks to Don! This is definitely one of those "you have to like soy type flavor" beers. Already wafting up from the glass, the age on the beer was very present. Somewhere beneath the age without yeast, a lovely little gueze sat, and could be picked at with some work. Tiny citrus and small hints of smashed bananas were able to be picked out, even while in the midst of the soyishly thick body. Overall, a very interesting experience that I’m stoked to have. Not something I’d drink all the time though.

Bottle, from Noel Cuveliers, Abele. Warm copper, dense pale tan head. Spiced bread aroma, complimented by a dry salt ocean breeze, a little fruity date sugar. Gentle lemon rind tartness, apple skin, salty, clean, a little husky wheat. Not a patch on the Black Label, but a fine gueze anyhow, and impressive that it has survived the filtering with a great deal of character still remaining.

Bottle. Golden colour with a small white head. Sour aroma and taste with hints of fruits and herbs. Nice beer.

250ml bottle. Deep burnished gold in colour with a foamy white head. Sweetish aromas of yeast, citrus and spice. Apricot and grapefruit flavours with a short, tart finish. Very good.

thanks to peter for sharing this explosive bottle with me. nice golden pour with a thin layer of white head on top. funky smell that i couldn’t place and the taste was great. a little acidic but very well balanced with sweet as well.

Explosive opening with cork and cage flying into separate rooms. Nose is funk, white pepper, dust, and a bit of horse hair. The beer is well blended, with a comfortable harmony of sweet and acidic. Nice lemon flavour and some barnyard