Category Archives: Gueuzerie Tilquin

5 - Excellent (must buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Gueuzerie Tilquin, Lambic - Gueuze

Tilquin Oude Gueuze À l’ancienne – Cuvée Jean-François

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Brewery: Gueuzerie Tilquin
Country: Belgium
ABV: 7.3%
Style: Lambic – Gueuze
Other Notes: 2021-2022

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Beer of spontaneous fermentation, the Old Gueuze Tilquin – Cuvée Jean-François 1759 was blended in honor of Jean-François Tilquin with 10% 2-year old lambics and 90% 3-year old lambics, all matured in oak barrels. Unfiltered and unpasteurized, this beer is refermented and matured in the bottle for 1 year.

My rating: 5
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.5
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, with a neck label of 2021-2022, and a best before date of 23rd June 2032. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen gueuze glass.
Appearance: A mostly clear golden orange colour, with an almost two finger white head that had good retention, and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Plums, fresh cut green apple, wood, funk, hay, with light notes of lime juice.
Taste: Green apple, unripe stonefruit, gooseberry, lemon, lime zest, oak, damp wood, funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Great aroma and flavours, and it just drinks so easily. The fourth from the Tilquin Family Tree Project and my favourite so far (granted that Cuvée Arthur has already been released, but I haven’t had the opportunity to try it yet).

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Gueuzerie Tilquin, Lambic - Fruit

Tilquin Mûre-Rhubarb – Draft Version

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Brewery: Gueuzerie Tilquin
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5.4%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Draft version

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) The Mûre-Rhubarbe Tilquin – Draft Version (5.4% alc/vol) is a spontaneous fermentation beer obtained from the fermentation of frozen blackberries and fresh rhubarb in a blend of 50% of Meerts and 50% of 1 and 2 years old lambics, to reach a final concentration of 175 gr blackberries and 175 gr rhubarb per liter.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.99
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 250ml draft pour at Moeder Lambic Fontainas into a Moeder Lambic tulip glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy reddish orange colour, with a half finger pinkish head, that had good retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Sweet blackberry, notes of rhubarb, mixed berry hard candy notes, musty, hay, funk.
Taste: Sweet and sour mixed berries hard candy, blackberry dominates, notes of rhubarb, lemon zest, lemon, with some light funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Easy to drink, but more intense blackberry and rhubarb would have improved it.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Gueuzerie Tilquin, Lambic - Fruit

Tilquin Oude Abricot À l’ancienne

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Brewery: Gueuzerie Tilquin
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6.3%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: 2023-2024

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Beer of spontaneous fermentation, the Old Abricot Tilquin is made from the fermentation of 230g of apricots by liter of lambic. Unfiltered and unpasteurized, this beer is refermented in the bottle.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.91
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, with a neck label of 2023-2024, and a best before date of 14th December 2033. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden colour, with a one finger white head that had good retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart, unripe stone fruit, apricot, mandarin orange, orange peel, with notes of gooseberry, lemon, lime zest, and fruit vinegar.
Taste: Sour, tart, unripe stone fruit, apricot, orange peel, with a bright but sharp finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, with moderate carbonation, and a touch too sharp.
Overall: The unripe fruit flavours were too sharp, and just didn’t make it as good as other apricot lambics that I’ve tried; or even other Tilquin lambics that I’ve tried, for that matter.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Gueuzerie Tilquin, Lambic - Fruit

Tilquin Oude Pinot Noir À l’ancienne

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Brewery: Gueuzerie Tilquin
Country: Belgium
ABV: 8%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: 2017-2018

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Beer of spontaneous fermentation, the Old Pinot Noir Tilquin is made from the fermentation of 260g of pinot noir grapes by liter of lambic. Unfiltered and unpasteurized, this beer is refermented in the bottle.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.49
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, with a neck label of 2017-2018, and a best before date of 9th January 2028. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy golden colour with a slight pink tint, and a one finger white head that had decent retention, while eventually settling to a ring around the glass, and leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Tart, grape skin, mixed berries, lemon zest, lightly vinous, oak, and funky.
Taste: Tart, sour, grape skin, red wine vinous, redcurrant, oak, funk, and a splash of lemon zest.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Good balanced aroma and flavours. Nice complexity, very enjoyable, and easy to drink.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Gueuzerie Tilquin, Lambic - Fruit

Tilquin Oude Pêche Jaune À l’ancienne

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Brewery: Gueuzerie Tilquin
Country: Belgium
ABV: 7%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: 2022-2023

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Beer of spontaneous fermentation, the Old Pêche Jaune Tilquin is made from the fermentation of 230g of peaches by liter of lambic. Unfiltered and unpasteurized, this beer is refermented in the bottle.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.22
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, with a neck label of 2022-2023, and a best before date of 21st December 2032. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy golden colour with a one finger white head that had pretty good retention, and eventually settled to a ring around the glass, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Tart, sour peach gummy candy, green apple, lemon zest, with notes of damp wood.
Taste: Sour, tart, sour peaches, lemon, with a touch of green apple, damp wood, and funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: My first thought was that it was too sour, perhaps even a bit harsh. But the aroma was great, and this definitely grew on me, to the point that it became enjoyable.