Lindemans Gueuze

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

Sampled draught at Akkurat, Stockholm. (5.0%)
pale amber, clear, near no head.Arpma of apples and crystalized sugar. Sweet and juicy, still with soft mouthfeel and some depth. There is just over a hint of citric acidity. Fresh, and in good condition like this a highly refreshing drink. You can tell that somewhere under the sweetness this is actually based on quality lambic.

Dark golden w. small head. Sweet-syrupy, tart, not that dry, remniscent of fruit juice. Nice.

Thick white head, almost golden ruby. Nose of cork, wood, citrus. Medium mouthfeel, slightly sweet, some sour, some wood, with short finish. Almost too sweet for the style though a tasty treat.

37.5cl bottle: (Under the Foudroyante alias). The beer pours a slightly opaque orangish color. There was a big head that died down quickly. The aroma is very sweet, yet slightly sour aroma also. Mainly apples to the nose. Somewhat apple and lemony to the taste. Somewhat dry and tart, yet still sweet. Nice, but not the best.

Bottled: Light amber coloured. Huge dense off white head. Lasting. Moderate sourness, some earth and distinct fruitnotes in the aroma. Rather sweet. Flavour is sweet and fruity with a toned down sourness in the background. Has a dry and rather sweet end. This is not a bad gueuze, but its a bit too sweet for my likings.

Some horseblanket or leather notes in the aroma, along with candyish qualities. Thinning body, sadly. Not the greatest.

May, 2004. Bottle. Foudroyante label. 375ml. Huge fluffy head settles to big frothy head. Orange amber colour. Pleasant carbonation - lively but soft. Attractive balance of sweet and acid. Soft fresh flavours - oak, lemon, lime. Very enjoyable and refreshing. [3.2]
Nov, 2006. Foudroyante. Not quite struck by lightening due to the softening nature of the sugar, this is a pleasant, refreshing beer, good for washing down mussells. Some tartness adds interest to the fruity, ripe apple sweetness. An enjoyable drink. [2.9]

A starter gueuze, but pleasant. Copper color, head fizzed out immediately. Sweet apple aroma, very faint horseblanket in the back. Flavor starts with a sweet mixture of light horseblanket, followed by a clear wood note, and an apple oriented sweet fruity finish. Just a touch of tartness as well. This was very nice with the apple pie a la mode.