Lindemans Gueuze

Brewed by Brouwerij Lindemans
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
St Pieters Leeuw-Vlezenbeek, Belgium

Bottle. Pours an deep amber body with thin head. Aroma is of apple cider, light wood and oak,. Flavor has a sugary cider like taste. Light funk - sourness, a little vinegary. Has a decent amount of acidity. Decent.

I am well aware of the fact that this is a mild gueuze. It lacks some of the wildness that can be found in other gueuzes. But it’s still a damn good beer, easily superior to the majority of beers rated above it. 3.33? Are you kidding? Sierra Nevada Pale Ale has a 3.62, and there is NO WAY that is a better beer. The nose is strong grapefruit. The flavors are outstanding. Lots of apple and pear. Strangely, there is a minor note of apple skin--a dirty element that adds character. The gueuze is not that sweet but is sweeter than most. It gives a candied apple taste. Grapefruit and lime sing on for minutes. Good palate-tingling carbonation. Great beer, great brewer. Easy to find anywhere. That’s a positive not a negative!

Bottle courtesy of Bu11zeye: Poured a cloudy dark beige color lambic with a bunch of particle floating around and a medium foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma of oak is more prominent then expected with some light tart note also noticeable. The barnyard factor is lighter then in the Cuvée René and is sorely miss. Taste is sweeter then I would have expected from a gueuze but it still provides a good deal of refreshment. Body is above average with low filtration and good carbonation. While being far from the real thing, this gueuze is still enjoyable on a hot summer day if maybe a tad too sweet.

Sample, lambic and gueuze event by Philippe Wouters, at L’autre œil, savoured on January 21 2007; eye: cognac amber, clear, suspended matter, a bit of beige head; nose: Madeira, a bit of horse, a bit lactic, acidity of small berries, lightly stale; mouth: surprisingly sweeter than expected, sour apple, lactic, velvety, syrupy, medium body, creamy texture, not much carbonation, rather sweet, lightly acid; overall: goes down easy FRANÇAIS Échantillon, soirée lambic et gueuze animé par Philippe Wouters à L’autre oeil, savourée le 21 janvier 2007; oeil : ambré cognac, claire, matière en suspension, un peu de mousse beige; nez : madère, un peu de cheval, un peu lactique, acidité de petits fruits, légèrement éventée; bouche : curieusement beaucoup plus sucrée que mes attentes, pomme aigre, lactique, velouté, sirupeuse, corps moyen, texture crémeuse, peu carbonatée, plutôt sucrée, légèrement acide; en résumé : ça se boit bien

(bottle) Dark amber. Nice sour barnyard aroma. Flavor is sour fruits, slightly sweet. Not as challenging as the first gueuze I had, but still a nice change from hoppy ales.

Dark amber colour, reminds me of some sherry generous oaked wines. Nice shades when you hold it to the light. Good head with a silky lace. Aroma is pungent and sour, barnyard, ripe fruits. something in it reminds of a blue cheese. Very complex, some fruits on it too, and champagne like. Tart flavor, mouth is dry and sour, some fruits, roasted almonds or hazelnuts, some barnyard too.

Draught. Cloudy amber coloured with a white head. Fruity aroma with some sweetness and notes of wood. Sweet flavour of fruits, apples and wood. Tart finish.

Bottle sampled. Pours orange/golden with a small white head. Aroma of sour apples. The flavor is starts out sour, apples, acidic, and finishes sugary sweet. Ok brew.