Girardin Oude Lambik 3.7 125

Girardin Oude Lambik

	Percentile
	95
	overall

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

bottled
available

on tap
available

distribution
unknown

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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
125	3.75/5.0	3.7/5.0	5%	87.9	Flute, Tumbler

Commercial Description:
The original brewed Lambic. Letting this beer age for 1, 2 or 3 years and mixing those for fresh Lambic makes a Gueuze. A Gueuze is also bottle conditioned which gives it carbonation. The Lambic however is complete flat without bubbles. Available only in draught form.

Please note the age of the sample you are reviewing when entering your rating. While many factors determine whether you have had "Jonge" or "Oude" Lambik, a general rule of thumb is to enter 1 year-old or older lambik under "Girardin Oude Lambik" and anything less than 6 months-old under "Girardin Jonge Lambik".

For those between 6 and 12 months of age, you should take in to consideration the character of the lambik. Samples presenting themselves as hazy/cloudy, with some head-formation and residual sugar should be entered as "Jonge Lambik", while those that are drier, higher in clarity and with little/no head formation should be entered as "Oude Lambik". If in doubt, message JorisPPattyn.

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FatPhil (3483), Espoo, Finland

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	14/20

Mar 12, 2008

Keg (ZBF2008)
Pale gold, no head. Sharp aroma. Lovely sweet body with a crisp sharp edge and a little wood too. Solid unblended lambic, good example of the style.

jerc (3950), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Mar 12, 2008

2008-03-01. Crisp golden amber body is near headless. Very mild aroma, light not quite fruity, wheaty notes. Smells much like the other faros and lambics of the day. Tart sour flavour with a light ambiguous fruit character, pleasant sourness throughout, hints of lemons and some underlying malt. Average palate. Good, but not nearly as complex as some of their other offerings. The bartender is apparently showing off for a lady and the cork he sends over the top of the booth almost hits me!
On tap at Zythos Festival, St. Niklaas

yespr (12404), Copenhagen O, Denmark

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Mar 8, 2008

ZBF2008: Oude lambic (houten vat). Pours slight hazy orange, little lacing head. Aroma is light acidc with a mild woody note. Flavour is dry acidic to mild citric, very smooth. Also light butterish and with a mild vanilla note. Ends dry and acidic to woody.

larsniclas (3389), Gothenburg, Sweden

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Mar 8, 2008

Sampled draught at ZBF 2008. Deep golden, no head. Fruity and not very sour at all. Soft and smooth palate. A bit short flavour.

harrisoni (6830), Ashford, Kent, England

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Mar 7, 2008

On tap at ZBF 08. Toffeeish, not so sour as some of the other lambics. The age has tempered it. Quite drinkable, nicest flavours of the lambics so far. Not as good as a young bottle of the oude geuze I had in Gent the night before.

ekstedt (2446), Göteborg, Sweden

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Mar 4, 2008

Draught at Zythos beer festival 2008. Clear orange golden with some bubbles. Cidery with grapefruit and some vinegar notes. Light to medium bodied with good mouthfeel. Well balanced.

Enjoyit (1746), Vadum, Denmark

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Feb 22, 2008

Hazy amber of color with a light white head. An aroma of sour wood, oak, horse and sour notes. A flavor of grapefruits and oak, sour notes.

shrubber85 (2984), Wallhalben, Germany

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	5/5	8/10	5/5	17/20

Feb 21, 2008

Sample from 10L box from brewery. Dry red wine and vinegar aroma. Clear amber color with short lasting head. Initially smooth malty flavor followed by a sour/tart vinegar flavor in the middle and finishes back with a nice malty finish. Sourness much less pronounced than with their gueuzes - a work of art.

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