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

Lindemans Oude Gueuze Cuvée René

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Brewery: Brouwerij Lindemans
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5.5%
Style: Lambic – Gueuze

Brewer Description: (from bottle) In Belgium brewing beer is considered as a form of art. In our family this art has been passed down since 1822 from generation to generation. Our traditional Gueuze Cuvée René Grand Cru is brewed with wild yeast from the surrounding air, water, malted barley, wheat and aged hop flowers.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.17
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 750ml gold foil covered and corked bottle, bottled on 14th April 2016. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen gueuze glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy golden orange colour with a big two finger white head that had pretty good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Pear, green apple, apple peel, funky, damp wood, with notes of wood shavings.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, lemon, fruit sweetness, apple peel, apple, pear, white wine grapes, funk, wet wood, with oaky notes.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Easy drinking and extremely quaffable.

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

Lindemans Oude Geuze Cuvée Lambikstoemper 2019 (20 Jaar)

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Brewery: Brouwerij Lindemans
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Gueuze
Other Notes: Lambikstoemper 20th Anniversary

Brewer Description: (from bottle in Dutch) Deze Oude Geuze (een door de EG beschermde benaming) werd samengesteld bij Brouwerij Lindemans te Vlezenbeek, door De Lambikstoempers vzw, naar aanleiding van het 20-jarig bestaan van de bierproeversvereniging uit het Pajottenland en de Zennevallei in 2019.

Het is een blend van 12,5 hl uit foeder 1007 (brouwsel 14/11/2014), 6,25 hl uit foeder 1009 (brouwsel 10/03/2017) en 6,25 hl uit foeder 1215 (brouwsel 20/02/2017). De samenstelling vond plaats op 12/04/2018, de afvulling op fles op 11/05/2018.

Sprankelend blond bier van spontane gisting, met natuurlijke hergisting op fles.

(Translated to English) This Oude Geuze (a name protected by the EC) was composed at Brouwerij Lindemans in Vlessenbeek, by De Lambikstoempers vzw, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the beer tasters association from the Pajottenland and the Zenne valley in 2019.

It is a blend of 12.5 hl from foeder 1007 (brew 14/11/2014), 6.25 hl from foeder 1009 (brew 10/03/2017) and 6.25 hl from foeder 1215 (brew 20/02/2017). The composition took place on 12/04/2018, the bottling on 11/05/2018.

Sparkling blond beer of spontaneous fermentation, with natural refermentation in the bottle.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.27
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, 2019 vintage, with a best before date of 15th January 2025. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen gueuze glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy golden orange colour with a nice two finger beige head that had decent retention, and eventually settled to a nice thin cap, while leaving lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Citrus peel, gooseberry, green apple, funky, damp wood, musty, dusty.
Taste: Lightly sour, tart, lemon, grapefruit peel, green apple, gooseberry, wood, funky, plum, grass.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Refreshing and easy to drink, with enjoyable funky notes.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij Lindemans x Brouwerij Varenbroek, Lambic - non-Lambic Blends

Lindemans x Varenbroek Goyck

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aka – Lindemans Goyck (beeradvocate)
aka – Varenbroek Goyck (ratebeer & untappd)

Brewery: Brouwerij Lindemans x Brouwerij Varenbroek
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5.5%
Style: Belgian Lambic (non-Lambic blends)
Other Notes: a fine blend of ‘Toots’ & ‘Lindemans Lambic’

Brewer Description: (from bottle) ‘GOYCK’ is a blend beer from a top fermented beer ‘Toots’ and a beer of spontaneous fermentation ‘Lindemans Lambic’. The bottle refermentation with ‘Brettanomyces’ gives the final beer a unique taste and aroma! ‘GOYCK’ refers to the old notation of the name of our beautiful village. A village and a beer of ‘Pajottenland’ to be proud of!

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.08
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 750ml bottle, bottled on April 2018, with a best before date of April 2025. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy golden straw yellow colour with a big three finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly but eventually settled to a very nice fluffy thin replenishing layer while leaving good lacing.
Aroma: Brett, damp wood, zingy, citrus rind, lemon peel, apricot, peach, straw, with floral notes.
Taste: Funky, brett, musty, apricot, peach, citrusy, lemon zest, grass, with a herbal and floral finish.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: An enjoyable blend of beers that is refreshing and great for a hot summer day.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij Lindemans, Lambic - Fruit

Lindemans GingerGueuze

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Brewery: Brouwerij Lindemans
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Belgian Lambic (Fruit)

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Breaking the mould among existing beer styles, Lindemans developed the Botanical Lambics, a collection of old gueuzes with a twist. Third in the series, GingerGueuze is based on a blend of 12 months with 2 to 3 year old lambic fermented in oak and fresh ginger. Refermented in the bottle, GingerGueuze has a golden colour and combines the sourness of lambic with the subtle flavours of fresh ginger. Ideal as an aperitif, it is also perfect for food pairings.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.12
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 750ml bottle, bottled in December 2016. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A clear golden colour with a big three finger white head that had pretty good retention and left lots of sticky lacing.
Aroma: Ginger, lemon, floral, herbal, earthy, oak, funk, wet damp barnyard.
Taste: Cleaner than the aroma as in the ginger and lemon zest take centre stage, a bit ginger ale like, while there is light oak, herbal and funkiness going on in the background, but nowhere near as much as the aroma suggests.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: An interesting twist as I felt that the ginger did go quite well with Gueuze and in fact it reminded me a bit of ginger ale. Refreshing and tasty.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij Lindemans, Lambic - Fruit

Lindemans BlossomGueuze

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Brewery: Brouwerij Lindemans
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Belgian Lambic (Fruit)

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Breaking the mold among existing beer styles, Lindemans developed the Botanical Lambics, a collection of old gueuzes with a twist. Second in this series, BlossomGueuze is based on a blend of 12 months with 2 to 3 year-old lambic fermented in oak and elderflower. Refermented in the bottle, BlossomGueuze has a golden colour and combines the sourness of lambic with the subtle flavours of elderflower. Ideal as an aperitif, it is also perfect for food pairings.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.04
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 750ml bottle, bottled in September 2015. Poured into a Lindemans flute glass.
Appearance: A clear golden colour with a one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Elderflower and lychee jelly with hints of oak.
Taste: Sour, oak, herbal, funk, white wine, grape, elderflower and lychee.
Mouthfeel: Medium to light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Elderflower and lychee… I was curious. When I did a search of “elderflower smells like…” lychee actually popped up automatically for me, so clearly someone did the same search as I did. This was all the more interesting since even though I’ve also tried Mamouche, I still had no idea what elderflower was supposed to smell or taste like. But the result here was good with nice aroma and flavours that weren’t too flowery since they were of the lychee fruit. And on top of that, I thought that this turned out better than Cantillon Mamouche.