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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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 presario (3010), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 11, 2005  
2003 bottle with Poperinge. Borwon. No head. Small floaties. Alcohol aroma with background sourness. Flavour is more sweetness than sour with some woody notes. Interesting lemon and cherry flavour. Tasty and introspective.


 luckygirl (1221), Boulder, Colorado, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
Nov 6, 2005  
Dark amber and slightly opaque in appearance, this beer has aromas of: sour cherries, fresh bread/yeast grapes and sour apple. In the mouth, it’s moderately sweet and aromas of oxidized copper and roses become apparent. The palate is very creamy and alluring with a long-lasting sweet finish.Yummy!


shakespiers (8), England
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1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/52/102/54/20
Nov 6, 2005  
Another beer ruined by a takeover. All you get is a horrible sickly sweetness now instead of complexity of an old style brown ale. A crying shame.


 puzzl (2660), New York, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/514/20
Nov 4, 2005  
Mmmm, I love beer that has floaties all over the place. This thing was like a fucking aquarium. Awesome. So weird, I know. The beer in general was not very sour at all, which was dissappointing, but still exhibited nice fruitiness and balance.


 Nekronos (2264), Xalapa, Mexico
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 29, 2005    Updated: Feb 8, 2006
IT was really good, like one of my new pals said, you can stash it until a great time comes, like when one of my kids, if I ever got one at least, gets married.


 Hairofthedog (419), San Diego, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Oct 16, 2005  
The aroma was soury dark fermented fruit, slight barnyard, and candy notes. The flavor was soury dark fermented fruit, candy sweetness and berries. The beer poured a cloudy medium brown color w/ thin lasting head and lacing. The mouthfeel was light to medium bodied, creamy, and a dry finish.


 oh6gdx (9105), Vasa, Finland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Oct 4, 2005  
Bottled. Brownish red colour, mediumsized brownish head. Aroma is bitter fruity with strong cherryish notes. Flavour is plummy, bitter and has hints of cherry and strawberry. Long dry bitter aftertaste.


 MesandSim (5958), London, Greater London, England
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 2, 2005  
A Mes rate: A delicate slightly tart nose that is clearly a flemish brown with some extra candy floss thrown in for good measure. Wonderful murky (I know thats not a word that is usually used next to wonderful but I’m gonna go with it) chestnut brown appearance with a lovely thick head that unfortunately settles reasonably quickly to just a very thin film. This has the laciest looking lace of any beer I have had so far. Handcrafted by an old Belgian lady in a pinafore I am sure. Fruits are coming at me from all different directions. There is earth and leather and straw underneath too. Rich and complex and just very very good indeed. Think of a more delicate stronger Rodenbach or Odnar and you are not too far off. YUM



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