Girardin Rare Vos

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

Draught @ De Rare Vos, Schepdaal 1703, Belgium.
Clear medium amber orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lancing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate old brune apple, sweet and sour, caramel notes, brown sugar notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and acidic with a average to long duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium to light, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. Very refreshing. (240508)

Clear amber with a medium white head. Aroma had sweet malt, caramel, brett and cheese. Flavour had sweet and sour malt, caramel, sour berries and brett notes. Finished sourish.

Draught @ De Rare Vos Schepdaal. Is this beer a lambic, partly, yes. It is more like a flemish brown mixed with lambic, sort of a Jack Op. And a very good one! Strong aroma of caramel, wood and a hint of cherry. Sweetish, sourish caramelly flavor. Thin, with citrus and wood in the finish. Lovely!

Draught @ Rare Vos in Schepdaal: Amber coloured. Quite clear. White dense huge head. Acidic and quite fruity and sweet in the nose. Definately sugar added to this beer. Reminds me a little of Faro, which isnt so special given the fact that this beer is a blend of lambic, gueuze, faro and a forth ingredient from Girardin (Jacob Löwenlunds theory is that its the Ulricher Pilsner). Is well balanced and sweet with an acidic and light sour note. Medium bodied. Ends on a quite fruity note.

Draught glass
Consumed at De Rare Vos Cafe, Schepdaal, May 2006
Clear dark amber/copper colored body with a toast colored tan head. Toasty nose of chalky wood, spices, and light cinnamon. Up front it’s a bit like a flemish sour ale, then it turns to a toasty cinnamon and cedar wood flavor, then finishes with a light sourness. Interesting and different, though not exemplar.

Photograph of Glass:
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Draft @ De Rare Vos, Schepdaal. Pours a clear copper color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish malty carame land brown sugar aroma. Sweetish malty candy sugary flavor with some fruity hints. Has a fruity malty brown sugar finish.

On tap at De Rare Vos, Schepdaal. Hazy, deep amber colour with a small, off-white head. Complex aroma of citric fruitiness and that definite geuze character. Flavours start a little sweet, then develops towards citrus to finish woody and dry. A truly great beer.

Draught at De Rare Vos, Schepdaal, Belgium (only place available!).
Tall off-white head, clear dark amber body. Mild sweet malty with a slightly acidid tone in the aroma. Notes of brown sugar. Flavor is pretty mild as well with a sourish note. Citrus, hints of wood and a sugary character in the middle. Sparkling mouthfeel. A nice and easy drinkable beer, but not outstanding.