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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, BIIR, Lambic - Gueuze, Spain

BIIR 4B Oude Gueuze Series 2014

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Brewery: BIIR
Country: Spain
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Gueuze
Other Notes: Bottled at De Troch, Belgium by BIIR Brewer Assoc

Brewer Description: (from bottle) BIIR Oude Gueuze ia a 100% lambic beer, aged 12, 18, 24 & 36 months in French oak barrels. Blended by Gunther Bensch (Montaigu), the maker of Tripel Gueuze.

Oude Gueuze is a traditional Belgian style beer made exclusively of lambic beers and brewed in the Zenne Valley. It is also known as Brussels Champagne.

4B is the name of our Oude Gueuze because it is a blend of 4 lambic beers from 4 different brewers of 4 different aging, made by Gunther Bensch between Barcelona and Brussels.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.23
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, bottle no. 1680/2700, with a best before date of June 2024. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen gueuze glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy golden orange colour with a one finger beige head that had decent retention and settled to a nice thin cap, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Tart, red apple, apple peel, oak, lime, lemon, funk, musty, dried grass, and a touch floral.
Taste: Light to moderately sour, tart, red apple, lemon juice, citrus zest, oak, funk, hay, dried grass, with notes of apple cider vinegar.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: In truth probably left lost in the cellar for too long (at least for a first try). But, what I did try 9 years in the bottle was bright, vibrant, and enjoyable to drink.

5 - Excellent (must buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Geuzestekerij De Cam, Lambic - Fruit

De Cam Abrikoos Lambic

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Brewery: Geuzestekerij De Cam
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: 2021 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle in Dutch) Berg-Abrikozen – Orange Ruby en Red uit SüdTirol werden door Dino Sovilla speciaal vers van de boom geplukt en worden geheel (zonder sap) vers toegevoegd aan 1500 liter lambiek en samen vergist tot heerlijke Abrikosenlambiek. Deze hergist spontaan op fles. Het fruit is uit SüdTirol.

(translated to English) Mountain Apricots – Orange Ruby and Red from SüdTirol were specially picked fresh from the tree by Dino Sovilla and are added fresh (without juice) to 1500 liters of lambic and fermented together into delicious Apricot Lambic. This spontaneously re-ferments in the bottle. The fruit is from SüdTirol.

My rating: 5
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.64
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.5

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, 2021 vintage. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden orange colour, with a two finger white head that had good retention, while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Lightly tart, sweet apricot, apricot jammy, orange zest, funky, oak, dried grass.
Taste: Sweet juicy apricot, orange zest, lemon cordial, oak, with light funky notes.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Super juicy, refreshing, and just so easy to drink. It’s thirst quenching, and I could just keep drinking this over and over again.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen, Lambic - Gueuze

3 Fonteinen Doesjel

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6.5%
Style: Lambic – Gueuze
Other Notes: Blend°85, Season 19/20

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This Doesjel was bottled on the 1st of December of 2020 and was intended to be an Oude Geuze. Because of the high proportion of older lambikken, the fermentation did not continue in the bottle and the blended lambik beer remained flat. The yeast dozed in, hence the name – a local dialect for that typical little sleepy knock you get over noon. In return, with a natural-white-wine-like aroma and malty citrussy taste, the resulting beer is a subtle lambik blend, with a weighted average age of about 30 months upon its release. The oldest lambikken were brewed at the beginning of 2018.

3 Fonteinen Doesjel is a blend of one-, two- and at least three-year old lambikken. Spontaneously fermented but not in the bottle anymore. Matured in oak barrels. Extended bottle ageing. Unfiltered. Unpasteurised.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.21
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, blend°85, season 19/20, bottled on 1st December 2020. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen gueuze glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden orange colour with a very thin white head that dissipated almost immediately, while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Tart, green apple, citrus zesty, lemon, lime, hay, dried grass, oak, funky.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, lime, lemon zest, green apple, oak, damp wood, funky.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Easy drinking with enjoyable aroma and flavours, but my preference would definitely still be the regular Oude Geuze.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Geuzestekerij De Cam, Lambic - Fruit

De Cam Abrikoos Rabarber

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Brewery: Geuzestekerij De Cam
Country: Belgium
ABV: 7%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: 2018 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle in Dutch) Deze Abrikozen en Rabarber werden in hun geheel toegevoegd. Fruit: 40kg per 100 liter. Deze spontane gisting lambik bevat enkel hop, tarwe, gerstemout, abrikozen en rabarber. Niet gepasteuriseerd en niet gefilterd, spontaan hergist op fles.

(translated to English) These Apricots and Rhubarb were added in their entirety. Fruit: 40kg per 100 litres. This spontaneous fermentation lambic contains only hops, wheat, barley malt, apricots and rhubarb. Not pasteurized and not filtered, spontaneously 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, 2018 vintage, bottle no. 1193, with a best before date of 15th August 2028. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A very nice hazy golden colour with a two finger white head that had decent retention, but left only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Tart, apricot, stone of the stone fruit, rhubarb, green apple, floral, with light oaky and funky notes.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, apricot, sour stone fruit gummy candy, rhubarb, floral, and a touch of lemon.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: One of my favourites from De Cam. The aroma and flavours just work well for my palate, and it was just so refreshing and easy to drink.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brussels Beer Project, Lambic - Unblended

Brussels Beer Project Dansaert Grappa Lambic

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Brewery: Brussels Beer Project
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Unblended
Other Notes: Grappa-foeder aged lambic

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Our grappa foeder originally comes from a century-old distillery in Percoto, Italy and has been assembled by hand at Dansaert to give it a 2nd life. Grappa aging brings new layers to the blend: warmth, fruity notes & an extra spark of spirit. Lambic blend brewed in early 2020 & fermented in Côte Du Rhone & Bordeaux barrels for 14 months. The blend was then aged for 6 more months in our Grappa foeder.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.34
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, bottled in September 2021, with a best before date of September 2026. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen gueuze glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy golden colour with a two finger white head that had pretty good retention, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Tart, lemon peel, green apple, orange zest, red berries, oak, damp wood, light funk.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, lemon, orange zest, grape, red berries, oak, light funk, and a touch vinous.
Mouthfeel: Dry, medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: I enjoyed this being easy drinking with nice flavours.