Duck Duck Gooze
The Lost Abbey - The Tasting Room
- From:
- The Lost Abbey - The Tasting Room
- California, United States
- Style:
- Gueuze
Ranked #1 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #40 - Avg:
- 4.62 | pDev: 6.93%
- Reviews:
- 309
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 17, 2024
- Added:
- Jul 13, 2009
- Wants:
- 3,403
- Gots:
- 365
SCORE
100
World-Class
100
World-Class
In Belgian brewing there are fantastic wild ales brewed with naturally occurring yeast. These beers develop over time and are ready on their own terms. Duck Duck Gooze is our homage to these effervescent and wonderfully complex sparkling beers.
A blend of young and old barrel aged beers, this has been one of our most sought after beers year after year since it’s original release in 2009.
Alas, it is released in very small quantities only once every three years, so it’s extremely difficult to come by beyond the day we release it. It does, however, turn up on our Tasting Room’s Vintage List from time to time, so don’t despair.
A blend of young and old barrel aged beers, this has been one of our most sought after beers year after year since it’s original release in 2009.
Alas, it is released in very small quantities only once every three years, so it’s extremely difficult to come by beyond the day we release it. It does, however, turn up on our Tasting Room’s Vintage List from time to time, so don’t despair.
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York
4.34/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Hazy goldenrod with leggy white film; flowers, candles, canary melon rind and white grape on the nose; biscuit, honeycomb, white balsamic, light oaky vanilla, horse blanket, a hint of honeysuckle, and vague barrel; light, spritzy, dry.
4 4.25 4.5 4.25 4.25
Bright and flowery, with a piquant thread of lemon zest. A bit heavier and woodier than a Belgian version would be. The only thing missing that I can notice is any effect from using red wine barrels.
This is a proper gueuze. Did it benefit from hitting the market back when 3F and Cantillon were extremely hard to come by? Yes. Is it still worth chasing? Also, yes.
Lovely, though I’d be more impressed with it if I hadn’t ever had a bunch of good Brussels sours.
Earns its reputation - especially in isolation.
Jun 17, 20244 4.25 4.5 4.25 4.25
Bright and flowery, with a piquant thread of lemon zest. A bit heavier and woodier than a Belgian version would be. The only thing missing that I can notice is any effect from using red wine barrels.
This is a proper gueuze. Did it benefit from hitting the market back when 3F and Cantillon were extremely hard to come by? Yes. Is it still worth chasing? Also, yes.
Lovely, though I’d be more impressed with it if I hadn’t ever had a bunch of good Brussels sours.
Earns its reputation - especially in isolation.
Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey
4.66/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.66/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
(750 ml corked caged bottle, dusty, 2022 vintage, 'ale aged in red wine barrels'; purchased off shelf at The Sanctuary in San Marcos two days ago... decanted into a stemless wine glass)
L: clear, yellow-gold liquid: fizzy, yellow-tinged foam on the pour, threatening to spill over but quickly settling into a thin, fuzzy cap... the foam eventually cracks, but I did get some thick splotches of lace... gets a little cloudier the more it's poured out
S: lemon meringue pie, key lime pie crust, the bready and doughiness of which takes a moment to blossom, but then matches the potency of the funk, while nutty yeast and barrel wood eventually accents the edges... fairly textbook aromas, but certainly an overtone of citrus-kissed floral honey
T: pop of bright, perky tartness upon initial contact swiftly trailed by crackery, grainy malt; just pummels the palate from the outset... settles into a cocktail of these dominant flavors, taking on a Bee's Knees vibe... aftertaste is a dry, tart lemon-honey cough drop thing
F: pinging, puckering bite up front, quickly followed by silky, slow, near slimy malt nectar... the legs and residual drag in the finish never abates, start to finish
O: while it arguably lacks a unique, exotice signature, it's overall pretty damn superb: blending and especially intensity... damn 'fresh' for a gueuze... bit of a hefty price tag, but two sips in I knew I was paying for high quality (2274)
Mar 07, 2024L: clear, yellow-gold liquid: fizzy, yellow-tinged foam on the pour, threatening to spill over but quickly settling into a thin, fuzzy cap... the foam eventually cracks, but I did get some thick splotches of lace... gets a little cloudier the more it's poured out
S: lemon meringue pie, key lime pie crust, the bready and doughiness of which takes a moment to blossom, but then matches the potency of the funk, while nutty yeast and barrel wood eventually accents the edges... fairly textbook aromas, but certainly an overtone of citrus-kissed floral honey
T: pop of bright, perky tartness upon initial contact swiftly trailed by crackery, grainy malt; just pummels the palate from the outset... settles into a cocktail of these dominant flavors, taking on a Bee's Knees vibe... aftertaste is a dry, tart lemon-honey cough drop thing
F: pinging, puckering bite up front, quickly followed by silky, slow, near slimy malt nectar... the legs and residual drag in the finish never abates, start to finish
O: while it arguably lacks a unique, exotice signature, it's overall pretty damn superb: blending and especially intensity... damn 'fresh' for a gueuze... bit of a hefty price tag, but two sips in I knew I was paying for high quality (2274)
Rated by stortore from Illinois
4.1/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
fobab 2022.
Mar 14, 2023
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.55/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
2019 vintage
Appearance: Pours a cloudy apricot with a one finger head that leaves some streaky lacing as it reduces to a film
Smell: Tart lemon, green apple, white wine grape and oak, layered with some barnyard funk
Taste: Tart lemon forward with white wine grape and green apple rounding out the lactic parade; oak and barnyard funk, through the middle, with a sour yogurt finish
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate carbonation; puckery
Overall: Long time want and glad to finally get a chance to taste this; lives up to its billing
Nov 26, 2022Appearance: Pours a cloudy apricot with a one finger head that leaves some streaky lacing as it reduces to a film
Smell: Tart lemon, green apple, white wine grape and oak, layered with some barnyard funk
Taste: Tart lemon forward with white wine grape and green apple rounding out the lactic parade; oak and barnyard funk, through the middle, with a sour yogurt finish
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate carbonation; puckery
Overall: Long time want and glad to finally get a chance to taste this; lives up to its billing
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.55/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
At long last! It was always scandalous to me that the top rated gueuze on this site was from outside belgium, and while I still feel this is not the best gueuze I have ever had, I can now see why it is in that echelon of the style. Cloudy yellow pour, finger of sudsy white foam, good mix of spotted and splotchy lacing. Lemon, sliced tart apple, lacto, barnyard funk, white grape, flowers, hay and earthy oak in the potent nose. Taste is just as potent, but not as complex as the sour notes lead more than the barnyard funk, oak backs the sour fruits well, slight earth, yogurt funk, and decent hay round out. A more sunny disposition for the style, leans sour more than funky but both present in spades, but the body is light and nuanced despite the potency. I would love to age a bottle of this as I think it would age really nicely!
Nov 10, 2022
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