St. Louis Gueuze

Nice clean crisp golden amber coloured body with a thinnish white head. Aroma of hay, sour grapes, wheat, honeysuckle, vinegar and a tiny bit of malt. Light-bodied; Nice sour flavour up front with a good yeastie finish coupled with the vinegar and slightly sweet flavours you’d expect. Aftertaste shows some puckering, along with musty and grassy flavours throughout. Overall, a good gueuze - sweet and sour at the same time with a modestly meaty body. I sampled this 37.5 cL ’split’ bottle purchased from Bier Tempel in Bruxelles, Belgium on 02-January-2008 sampled on my birthday 30-June-2008.

Amber with foamy white head that thins quickly. Light fruit aroma like cider. Very refreshing bubbly light fruity taste. Not too sweet or dry. Pleasantly surprised and looking forward to other gueuzes if this one is rated so low.

(Bottle) Pours a grayish amber colour. The aroma is sourish, tart and citric with notes of wood, mold, basement, chemicals, tart unripe tropical fruits, toasty malt and hints of stable. The flavour is medium sweet and light to medium tart and acid. Some wood, mold and vinegar. Fruity undertones of apples and light citrus. Soft carbonation. Medium dry finish. Light to medium bodied.

Bottle, bought @ Belgisk Bryg, Cph.
Pours a beautiful clear orange with a small, creamy, off-white head. Aroma has lots of citric tartness, good apple notes and a feel of Belgian sugars. Light feel and highly carbonated. Flavour is extremely mild, lightly citric tart. It isn’t sweet as fx chapeau, but just non-existent.

Very strong Cherry/Cassis/Wine flavor. Medium, amber body. Fully diminishing Head. Soft carbonation.

Bottle at 3-små Rum , Göteborg Sweeden: Hazy yellow colour,with almost no head. Aroma of cider,fruits, sweet and a bit sournes in the end. Flavor: Mild mouth feeling marizipan, and citrus mix(?) Thin body, and a thin to medium finish.

Bottle (375 ml) at café Tre små rum, Göteborg, Sweden. Hazy golden, small white head. Fruity and cidery with some dusty and woody notes. Light in body, lively carbonation. A bit too sweet.

My first lambic, thanks to robinvboyer for this one! Pours a really nice deep red to coppery color with a one finger off white head. Aroma is pretty smoky, with some dark fruit notes, like dates maybe. A little bit of light fruits too, like mandarin oranges. I finally understand what the barnyard smell is, not really a bad thing, like I had sort of expected. Taste is pretty much like the smell. Very sweet and lightly fruity at first, then slowly getting drier and smokier as it finishes. A little bit of very mild spices, and some more dark fruits in the finish. Carbonation is decent, and mouthfeel is reasonably creamy. Very interesting beer.