Liefmans Goudenband

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 9

Slight vinous aroma. Affrighting, lots of big yeasty chunks in a cream soda colored brew. Almost looks like it’s rotten. Very scary looking. Mild creamy fizziness. Frabjous, somewhat tart, taste bud sensation but alky quietly peeks thru. Not quite as sour as I expected. A little disappointing, though good. Finish is mildly medicinal, probably due to the alky content.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

33cl bottle (2015) from Rimi, Tallinn. Pours clear, dark mahogany coloured with a modest off-white to beige head. Aroma of dried fruits, wood and balsamic vinegar. Sweet, fruity and rather vinous with refreshing acidity that balanced the sweetness. Complex and very enjoyable.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 8

Sample. Brown beer with a small beige head. Aroma is caramel, red fruit, vanilla, wood, sour. Taste is the same. Not for me.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Bottle - Cork: Poured a deep dark black/brown with a purple tone in the light, the head is creamy light brown. The aroma is sour sugary malt, i was expecting more of a sourness but if so it is very well hidden in the nose. Taste is tart wood and fruit with a nice sour malt finish. I’m not a big sour fan, but this one staps me around.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

March 2016: 330 ml bottle, from the Norwegian importer (I could swear I had rated this beer before, but apparently not). Dark reddish brown colour, large beige head. The aroma has first a whiff of smoke, then notes of red wine, red wine vinegar, oak and horse stable. Pleasant flavour, malty, fruity and only moderately sour, again notes of red wine, red wine vinegar and oak, hardly any noticeable hops. Still easy drinking, due to the fruitiness. The alcohol is well hidden. Nice one.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours a nice dark copper color with some dark off white head that slowly dissipates the aroma is tart fruit, grains and yeast. The taste is slightly sour, tart with some citrus hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with champagne like carbonation

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Pours an average size foamy off white head and has a dark brown appearance with ruby red highlights. Fairly decent lacing. Aromas of faint alcohol, bready malts. Tarty and slightly sour flavours, definitely some herbal and citrus hops. A bit of lemon lime in the finish. Very fizzy and bubbly mouthfeel, similar to a champagne. Full bodied. Good stuff.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

750ml paper wrapped corked and caged bottle
8.0% ABV
King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
February 14, 2014
The beer pours a slightly translucent darl copper colour with a thin tan head that slowly dissipates to a thing ring and islands. The aroma is tart fruits, yeast, grains, and funk. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with lower than average carbonation. The flavour is tart fruit, traces of molasses, grains, and yeast. An excellent beer.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

This poured a brownish red color. The flavor contains some toffee, nutmeg, and cherries. The flavor is quite sour with some cherries and vinegar notes showing up. This is somewhat offset by the presence of caramel and maltiness in there. Aftertaste is mostly sour. Overall a great beer!

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Dark, almost black with quickly dissapearing foam head. Aroma is interesting, mix of chocalate and fruits, some nutty tones. Taste is bit sweet, not overwhelming, fruity almomst. Nice aftertaste, the alcohol is there present. (Den Haag 201307)