-
Stop lurking! Log in to search, post in our forums, review beers, see fewer ads, and more. — Todd, Founder of BeerAdvocate
Girardin Gueuze 1882 (White Label)
Brouwerij Girardin
- From:
- Brouwerij Girardin
- Belgium
- Style:
- Gueuze
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.72 | pDev: 12.9%
- Reviews:
- 50
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 28, 2022
- Added:
- Feb 24, 2003
- Wants:
- 20
- Gots:
- 8
Filtered version.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Ratings by Filosoof:
Reviewed by Filosoof from Netherlands
3.63/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
It is only because I like sour beers, that this beer is still getting a B.
L: almost amber; nice top for a geuze.
S: although, is this a geuze? I miss the things that make geuzes attractive. Almost no bretts or oak. Prunes and white raisins.
T: boring sour, finish too hoppy and tart; roadblock stuff.
M: very weak.
O: pity one; weakest geuze I know.
Sep 09, 2011L: almost amber; nice top for a geuze.
S: although, is this a geuze? I miss the things that make geuzes attractive. Almost no bretts or oak. Prunes and white raisins.
T: boring sour, finish too hoppy and tart; roadblock stuff.
M: very weak.
O: pity one; weakest geuze I know.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by ArrogantB from Colorado
4.05/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Got turned on to this by a friend I met in Wallonia. Grabbed a bottle in Bruges, a matching glass, and opened it in the markt. Similar to black label, less funk, clean and delicious. Get some.
Jun 13, 2019Rated by Nicolaiw from Denmark
4.02/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours golden / amber with thick off white head.
Aroma has green apples, hay, yeast,
Taste is grapefruit, green apples, hay, sour, little funk
Oct 17, 2017Aroma has green apples, hay, yeast,
Taste is grapefruit, green apples, hay, sour, little funk
Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong
2.99/5 rDev -19.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.5
2.99/5 rDev -19.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.5
A 375ml corked and caged bottle. The cork had the words Diam DX 2016 and the number 08 on it, which I think I’ve worked it out to mean Batch D, bottled in August 2016. Poured into a Cantillon Gueuze glass.
Appearance: A clear copper orange colour with a half finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly, but settles to a thin replenishing layer with sparse lacing.
Aroma: Sour-ish, raisins, green apple, pear, vinegar, oak and hints of cheese.
Taste: Tart and lightly sour, apple cider vinegar, apple core, lemon peel, grass and oak with a sweet-ish raisin, prune like finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to low carbonation.
Overall: Aroma and taste was very different to all other Gueuze’s that I’ve tried and in this case, was just not really my thing, especially the dark fruit like sweetness and apple cider vinegar. I'd just stick with the Black Label version.
Jul 10, 2017Appearance: A clear copper orange colour with a half finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly, but settles to a thin replenishing layer with sparse lacing.
Aroma: Sour-ish, raisins, green apple, pear, vinegar, oak and hints of cheese.
Taste: Tart and lightly sour, apple cider vinegar, apple core, lemon peel, grass and oak with a sweet-ish raisin, prune like finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to low carbonation.
Overall: Aroma and taste was very different to all other Gueuze’s that I’ve tried and in this case, was just not really my thing, especially the dark fruit like sweetness and apple cider vinegar. I'd just stick with the Black Label version.
Rated by DucksFan16 from Tennessee
2.2/5 rDev -40.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2
2.2/5 rDev -40.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2
06/27/2017. Ghent, Belgium.
Jun 27, 2017Reviewed by wordemupg from Canada (AB)
3.65/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
375ml bottle shared at some hosers
Copper liquid, has a sour dry cereal thing going on, vinegar, brown sugar, sweet malts seem out of place, not as funky as the black label some wet wood, it’s OK but a little disappointing after the black label or maybe my palates completely wrecked by this point in the day…
Jul 24, 2016Copper liquid, has a sour dry cereal thing going on, vinegar, brown sugar, sweet malts seem out of place, not as funky as the black label some wet wood, it’s OK but a little disappointing after the black label or maybe my palates completely wrecked by this point in the day…
Reviewed by Marius from Netherlands
3.5/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
37cl bottle. Clear amber with a tall off-white head. Barnyard funk, blue cheese, balsamic vinegar, apple cider, sulphur and sodium bicarbonate. A bit too sweet (that is, not dry enough) for a gueuze, but still drinkable.
Jun 14, 2016Rated by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.75/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Reviewed in "Michael Jackson's Great Beers of Belgium", this awaits my review with another tasting... but I may not find it again.
May 07, 2016Reviewed by moose1980 from Germany
3.74/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
2015 750ml bottle.
Thick, creamy, white head that stayed around for a few minutes, leaving behind thin lacing as it dissipated. Clear golden color. Aromas of pears, sour apples, and sweatiness along with musty wood. Taste is lemon tartness, sour grass, some oak and earthy mushrooms. Light pucker finish. Although not up there with the best in the category, it is still a solid Geuze.
Mar 22, 2016Thick, creamy, white head that stayed around for a few minutes, leaving behind thin lacing as it dissipated. Clear golden color. Aromas of pears, sour apples, and sweatiness along with musty wood. Taste is lemon tartness, sour grass, some oak and earthy mushrooms. Light pucker finish. Although not up there with the best in the category, it is still a solid Geuze.
Reviewed by TheSevenDuffs from Canada (ON)
2.03/5 rDev -45.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.75
2.03/5 rDev -45.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.75
This is absolutely awful. Extremely sweet to the point that it detracts from the funk, dryness and any level of sourness that are characteristic of even a decent gueuze. Didn't finish my bottle.
Feb 02, 2016
Girardin Gueuze 1882 (White Label) from Brouwerij Girardin
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
99 ratings
We love reviews (150 characters or more)! Check out: How to Review a Beer. You don't need to get fancy. Drop some thoughts on the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) plus your overall impression. Something that backs up your rating and helps others. Thanks!