Belle Vue Sélection Lambic
Brasserie Belle-Vue

Belle Vue Sélection LambicBelle Vue Sélection Lambic
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From:
Brasserie Belle-Vue
 
Belgium
Style:
Gueuze
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.17 | pDev: 11.51%
Reviews:
46
Ratings:
91
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 19, 2022
Added:
Sep 01, 2003
Wants:
  36
Gots:
  16
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Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong

3.94/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
A 750ml corked and caged bottle, 1999 vintage, bottle no. 05590, with a notched best before date of December 2005. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen gueuze glass.

Appearance: A clear bright copper orange colour with no head and no lacing.

Aroma: Tart, funky, barnyard, musty, damp wood, apple, citrus, orange, vinegar, with maybe some berry notes.

Taste: Tart, sour, apple, apple cider vinegar, mixed berries, lemon juice.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Overall: This was interesting, and I probably want to say, past it’s prime, although unfortunately I don’t really have a reference point since this is the first one I’ve tried. But there was still some nice flavours going on. Worth a try, especially for those that enjoy gueuze like I do.
Sep 19, 2022
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Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts

4.17/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Thanks to Francois to sharing this 1999 bottle purchased directly from brewery. Sampled on the Millennium Gueuze night.

A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a slightly hazy honey hue with with a thin wispy head that fades to leave nothing.

S - Big aromas of balsamic vinegar, dried red fruits, plums, citrus, berries. Really really fragrant.

T - Taste is similar to the nose with loads of balsamic vinegar, tart berries, good dried fruit. Very acidic though.

M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, little syrupy, good finish.

O - Overall this was a solid enough lambic, however, it was super acidic. Unfortunate.

Serving Type: bottle
Jul 27, 2019
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

4.11/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Thanks to Francois, 1999
No head, hazy orange red color

Nose super acetic, balsamic, tart berry like guavaberry or tart blackberry, sour funk, light cheesy note

Taste super sour acetic, vinegary, super tasty sour berry and funk, little winey and oaky like, buttery, not corked but little earthy note, sour flemmy finish

Mouth is med to lighter bod but flemmy sticky, light almost no carb

Overall pottery nice but super funky sour acetic acid, flemmy finish, tasty butt hard to drink
Jul 27, 2019
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Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands

4.14/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Rvdoor brought this one to our yearly shin-dig back in October. Yes, it takes me forever to turn notes into reviews. Sue me.

From a 75cl bottle into a snifter

APPEARANCE: Pours out an opaque burnt orange and ends up flat in the glass with a few bubbles on top. Basically flat with no carbonation for the entire ride.

SMELL: Barnyard funk, citrus lemon aromas and some hay. Lots of citrus on this one and rather bold at this point. Quite enticing.

TASTE: Really flavorful stuff. Barnyard funk, citrus flavors, sourness and some lemon flavors up front. Really bold finish is funky with citrus sourness, lemon, hay and barnyard character, as well as some light bitterness lingering on the palate.

PALATE: Medium body and basically no carbonation. Silky on the palate, goes down smooth with some acidity and finishes dry and puckering.

OVERALL: This was excellent. I actually had rather low expectations for this one but it triumphed like a champ at the party. It was most definitely my favorite lambic of the day and that’s a tough battle to win at these parties. The lack of carbonation was a moot point as the aroma and flavor were simply streaming all over the room. Lots of character and well worth the effort if you can still track a bottle down. Thanks again, RV. This was delicious.
Jul 20, 2019
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Rated by Ristaccia from Nebraska

4.44/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
'99 - had a great bottle.
Mar 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by YvesB from Belgium

Jun 09, 2017
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

4/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle number 02636

White head. Burnt sunset orange.

Very sour. Apple cider vinegar but not as intense as Braggs. Oaky and funky. Tart with lemon acidity. Maybe a bit past it's prime since it has lost some of the gueuze flavors and the sour has taken over. I can imagine this being stunning a few years back. A very fun beer to try.
May 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by AMCimpi from New York

Mar 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by newbeeraday from Pennsylvania

Nov 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.89 by Deltoro from Florida

May 17, 2016
 
Rated: 5 by DeadeyeOTDO from Arizona

Nov 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by t2grogan from Arizona

Nov 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.15 by trxxpaxxs from New York

Oct 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.53 by Hugonaut13 from Illinois

Sep 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by mportnoy from Pennsylvania

Aug 28, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by AdamP from Pennsylvania

Aug 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.99 by blisscent from Rhode Island

Aug 20, 2015
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Rated by CraigTravor from California

4.64/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This was the 1992 vintage. It was spectacular
Feb 09, 2015
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Reviewed by wethorseblanket from California

4.14/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Reviewed from notes. Poured from a corked and caged bottle a dark, hazy orange with a few bubbles. Aroma is funky cheese and fruit. Flavor is sour lemony astringency, oak and cork. Semi-medium body and semi-moderate carbonation. Dusty, sour lemon finish.
Jan 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Dec 05, 2014
Belle Vue Sélection Lambic from Brasserie Belle-Vue
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 91 ratings