A: Sustained pop from the cork, wispy gunsmoke from the bottle. Pours a hazed glowing orange, tinged with pastel yellows on the outer edges. Frothy white suds around the rim, not especially sticky, settling to a thin ring at the edges. Second pour, a finger of white foam seemed to last for a bit longer. Swirling brings a momentary congregation of sparkly, soapy bubbles, that leave as quickly as they came. This stuff is charged like champagne, nonstop streams of carbonation.
S: Lactic aromas of Greek yogurt, also white wine, lemon, and minerals. Slightly funky but seemingly mild in that department. Second pour yielded some wet hay and musty barn blanket notes.
T: Sharp lemon sourness, wet stone minerality, crabapple, some tannic oak dryness in the finish. Nothing off about this, it's clean with prickly champagne carbonation, feels somewhat light, not far off from Boon Oude Gueze with a bit more lemon sharpness to it. Easily drinkable and particularly quenching in hot summer weather.
M: Feels light and effervescent with a strong lingering finish
D: Overall fantastic Gueuze that’s lively, bright, and explodes with flavor.
Food Pairings: This funky, complex gueuze is not for everyone. We recieved only 6 bottles so getting this to the right people is key. Think to pair it with delicate yet complex foods like the mussels, scallops, grilled cheese, cheese plate, and possibly veal schnitzel.
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