Upstream Gueuze Lambic

lemon, tangerine sour. lactic, chalk/calcium, mineral, puckering lasting sour, light medium effervescence. flattens as it warms.

750 ml bottle - thanks riverside!! bottle #168; straw gold with slight haze; thin white head; aromas are bland with soft, floral flavors and texture; some citrus and a little tart on the finish; mild all around and quite nice

Bottle shared at RBSG Grand Tasting. Nose was tart with minor citrus, and yeast. Murky yellow orange with a small yellow tinged head. Flavor was citrus orange with minor tartness. Not very sour!

Poured a hazy yellow color with a white head. Light wheaty citrus nose with some funky leather and horse. Not real tart. Dry Bretty taste and bitterness. Light-medium bodied.

Bottle shared by BrianK. Pours a hazy yellow body with a white head. Bretty dry with citrus and earth notes. Low acidity and carbonation and finishes with a light woodiness and tart bretty leather.

Bottle shared by mmtmatrix, thanks Malcolm. Poured a clear golden-yellow color with a 1/4 inch white head that faded to a ring. Aroma of crisp, tart citrus with hints of peach and tangerine and some barnyard funkiness, including some cobwebby yeast and horse blanket. Crisp, moderately tart entry with some light citrus (orange peel and tangerine) leading into a moderate yeastiness with a lightly funky barnyard flavor that ends dry with some tannic oak. Low carbonation and light mouthfeel, the oak also imparts a nice dryness. A pretty solid effort, but the flavor didn’t quite live up to the nose.

Pro: Nice aroma, reminiscent of 3 Fonteinen. Very lemony, orange & wood. Nice oak contribution, providing notes of vanilla and coconut. Lots of funk. Very authentic.

Cons: Flavor could be more sour, more dry. Not a lot of depth and it’s very mild.

A very nice beer overall.

750mL bottled at Cantillon tasting. Thanks Sean! Light yellow. No carbonation. Mellowed from 2yrs? of age. Sourness is light. Nice funky aroma.