Mort Subite Oude Gueuze (formerly: Fond)

Brewed by Mort Subite (Alken-Maes / Scottish & Newcastle)
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Kobbegem, Belgium

Bottle. "Oude Gueuze". Cloudy golden with small head and nice lace. Sour, fruit - sour and tropical (pineapple), pine, certainly a classy geuze. And a nice surprise.

Couleur dorée, une tempête de gaz carbonique s’exprime violemment au fond du verre, créant ainsi une abondante mousse blanche et persistante. Notes de bois humide, de sucre en poudre, d’acier et de sulfure rappelant les œufs pourris. Texture en bouche plutôt désagréable, mince et aqueuse, carbonatation hors proportion, finale sèche et poudreuse exposant davantage les composantes sulfuriques. Bouteille partagée avec ClarkVV dans le cadre de l’après American Beer Fest, le19 Juin 2005.

2004 375mL bottling (2001 brewing perhaps?) with a Best Before of 2009. Sent to me by the very generous Jacob Lovenlund, thanks! Shared with Olivier_MTL post-ABF on 6/19/2005.

Pale, copper-amber, with fine bubbles and a strange swirling storm of carbonation that swirls about vigorously and erratically in the glass, proving quite entertaining to the eyes. Tons of foamy white head that is well-retained and provides large sheets of lace all the way down the glass. Good amount of sediment left behind in the bottle. Aroma smells of light powdered sugar, some acetaldehyde. A touch of tart brett, not very impressive though, overall, as it fades fairly rapidly and the aroma becomes very faint with hints of iron. Flavor begins with light tart yeast and green apples but quickly moves in to copper/iron/tin (one of those, or a combination), with a strange stale malt flavor that tastes more like carrots. Eggs and sulphur are horribly rampant on the finish. Light body. Now I’m getting a little bit of rhubarb like bitterness in the flavor. Low carbonation. Loose, watery body, it feels like the malt is somewhat syrupy at times, but it is just so watery on the end. Flavor recedes after breathing and warming and becomes increasingly thin and stale. Eggy.

A Mes rate: A reasonable Gueuze. I have to say I liked this more than I was expecting to given what I know about the other Mort Subite beers. Still a bit too sweet and sugary for me but nothing like as much as the standard M.S.G. Lovely candy floss in the aroma and definite vanilla in the flavour. Still too much sugar overall though. Distinct hit of grapes and almost wine like in the finish.

smooth tasting and sour but not overpowering smelling geuze. Pretty appearance, with significant lace. Does not overpower the palate, some sweetness without being cloying. Long moderately tart finsih.

(Bottle 37,5 cl) Beautiful, dark, golden colour - hazy. Dry - not much sweetness was left in this. Typical sour vinegar notes but I also detect whiskey, yes for sure - this is the closest you get to bourbon in a beer bottle.... (Mine was 6% ABV). 240793

Hazy dark golden with fair offwhite head. Shap acidic aroma with a hint of alcohol. Highly cobonated. Taste is a bit acidic but not very.

Bottle, in Gent. Golden with off-white head, almost disappearing. Nice lacings. Aroma and flavor of fruit. First sweet, then some acidic, but well balanced. Light body, watery, normal carbonated.