Girardin Rare Vos

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

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.

On tap at the Rare Vos. Aroma of cherries with faint citrus and fainter brass. This is an aged blend of lambic and faro than ends up fruity and refreshing. Deep reddish-copper color, thin head. Very refreshing, tempting to gulp. The blend of sweet and sour adds complexity instead of canceling each other out, thankfully, and the fruit adds further character. Cherries are strong before the musty, mature finish you expect from a Girardin gueuze. One of a kind, worth the drive if you’re visiting Brussels.

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 @ 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)

Draught at Rare Vos Schepdaal. Pours a clear brown with a small tan head. Aroma is sour, burned sugar, and a somewhat spicy maltyness. Taste is refreshingly tart, rather swet. light bodied and a sweet aftertaste

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.

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On tap @ Restaurant De Rare Vos. Brown and reddish in colour with a medium sized head. Fruity and refreshing with some sour notes and a somewhat dry and bitter finish.