Submitted by craigh on Mon, 12/08/2008 - 6:28pm
Brewed By:
Lindemans
Self-Defined Style:
Gueuze Lambic Possibly the oldest beer, Gueuze (Geuzza) is unseasoned, wild-fermented wheat beer. It is highly coveted by gourmands in Belgium who lay it in their cellars like wine. Golden color, cidery, winey palate; reminiscent, perhaps, of bubbly dry vermouth with a more complex and natural flavor.
Best With:
As an aperitif in place of dry sherry, with carbonnade a la beouf, mussels in white wine or Gueuze, flavorful cheeses; traditionally served in tall, thick tumbler with cubes of sugar to sweeten to taste.
Special Attributes:
Aperitif
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Comments
My first Gueze
Appearance: Pours a slightly hazy orange and gold with a nice sudsy head that quickly dissipates to just a small ring of white along the top.
Aroma:Smells of a barn with old fruits that exude a slight sweetness, but in a very refreshing way.
Flavor:Obviously sour, tart, lot's of hay flavors, yeastiness, white wine, peach, acidic, very lingering
Mouthfeel:Very acidic, forces a near pucker, savory, leaves the cheeks soft.
Overall Impression: This is my first gueze (not first lambic), and I like it much better that the sweetened lambics, for the sheer fact, that it really feels like you are drinking a product right out of the barrel. It's a little tough to drink on it's own, but I think that paired nicely with some cheeses, or perhaps as an after dinner beer (to wash palate with acidity), it would be great.
Comments: I can't necessarily judge it based on any other gueze's or lambics, but I'd have to give it something like an 87 or so.