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Liefmans Goudenband 3.74 717

Liefmans Goudenband

Percentile
96
overall
Brewed by Liefmans (Moortgat)
Style: Sour Ale

Oudenaarde, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
7173.75/5.03.74/5.08%71.8Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Infinitely complex in aroma and flavor with notes of maltiness and tartness throughout. An unsurpassed old brown with the richness and complexity of a vintage wine.
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 anders37 (4792), Malmö, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Feb 10, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a clear dark amber color with an off-white head. Sweet suggary fruity aroma with some sour hints. Sweet slightly malty and tart flavor. Fruity malty finish with some hints of wood in the aftertaste.


 ogivlado (3088), Zagreb, Croatia
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 7, 2007  
Bottled(375ml). -Deep red/brown coloured, small beige head, sour fruity nose. The aroma is very fruity (cherry)with notes of wild yeast, toasted malt and sugar. Tart metallic finish.


 SteC (128), Oostende, Belgium
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 6, 2007  
This Flemish sour ale is in my opinion not the best in its kind. It has a beautifully dark red body, with a nice white pearly head. It tasted the typical sourness, but I missed a bit the finish, which was too empty for a flemish sour ale.


 jonno (603), Brisbane, Australia
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/512/20
Feb 2, 2007  
Pours beautifully, with a dark, red body and large head. Has a lovely, bitter smell, almost like sake!! The taste is not a delicious as expected. A tad bitter, with a sweetish finish, although nothing truly remarkable


 TheGrandMaster (1872), Auckland, New Zealand
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jan 28, 2007  
Bottle at The White Horse on Parsons Green (London), a cloudy brown with a filmy head. A warming malt aroma with touches of yeast. A very rich and sweet malty palate. Full bodied and smooth, but a little carbonation that works well. Fruity flavour with hints of chocolate.


 raymondwave (878), Finland
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/59/20
Jan 27, 2007  
Pours beautiful deep red. Nose and flavor has a lot of dates, plum and raisins. Especially rich on dates. Very sour, has almost a citric and cider like sourness to it. Not familiar with this kind of beers (didn’t even know of them), but this was a nice curiousity.


 Sham (1846), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 26, 2007  
Brownish with a small off white head, almost tannish. Sticky spots of lace. Sour aroma of grapes and malts. Some caramel notes. The flavor is tart and a touch dry. The sourness flows into cherries and again some malts. Body is crisp and the finish is a touch jaw clenchingly tart.


 BückDich (4857), McCall, Idaho, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Jan 26, 2007  
Bottle: Pours a dark copper brown scotch color with thin head and decent lacing. The nose is ripe and fruity with some oxidized caramel malt, light balsamic vinegar (not the sour part) and cherry notes. The flavor is balanced with a tart and snappy sweet impact with a smooth malty creame mouthfeel. Finish is a bit metallic. Overall it’s not quite that memorable, but it’s still a tasty beer.



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