July 27, 2005 - #18 of 365
Brewer: Brouwerij Lindemans (Vlezenbeek, Belgium)
Beer: Gueuze
Style: Gueuze
abv: 4%
Background: Bottle from the store. I’ve had the Lindemans Cuvee Rene Gueuze, which was excellent. This is the more commercialized version.
Appearance: Pours amber with a large, creamy white head. Some effervescence and a lot of lacing.
Aroma: Artificial, candy-like sweetness overpowers a lighter sour aroma. Very little of the funkiness that should be in a Gueuze.
Flavor: Sour apples coated in sugar. Some barnyardy notes. Very tart.
Notes: Not nearly as good as the Cuvee Rene. I’ve heard this regular version is sweetened with sugar, which would technically make it a Faro, but I can’t confirm that. The artificiality of the sweetness is so obvious, though, that I think it must be true. Not a horrible beer, but too expensive and but a shadow of its bigger brother.
Rating: 3.4 out of 5
Beer: Gueuze
Style: Gueuze
abv: 4%
Background: Bottle from the store. I’ve had the Lindemans Cuvee Rene Gueuze, which was excellent. This is the more commercialized version.
Appearance: Pours amber with a large, creamy white head. Some effervescence and a lot of lacing.
Aroma: Artificial, candy-like sweetness overpowers a lighter sour aroma. Very little of the funkiness that should be in a Gueuze.
Flavor: Sour apples coated in sugar. Some barnyardy notes. Very tart.
Notes: Not nearly as good as the Cuvee Rene. I’ve heard this regular version is sweetened with sugar, which would technically make it a Faro, but I can’t confirm that. The artificiality of the sweetness is so obvious, though, that I think it must be true. Not a horrible beer, but too expensive and but a shadow of its bigger brother.
Rating: 3.4 out of 5
posted by Mr. Swiderski at 3:57 PM
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