Duck Duck Gooze
The Lost Abbey

Duck Duck GoozeDuck Duck Gooze
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From:
The Lost Abbey
 
California, United States
Style:
Gueuze
Ranked #1
ABV:
7%
Score:
100
Ranked #47
Avg:
4.62 | pDev: 6.93%
Reviews:
308
Ratings:
1,994
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 07, 2024
Added:
Jul 13, 2009
Wants:
  3,405
Gots:
  366
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.
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Ratings by jminsc76:
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Reviewed by jminsc76 from Texas

4.42/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Aged for at least a year.

Into a tulip, pours a soapy white head with lots of tingly bubbles snapping and crackling as I agitate. The body takes on a yellow-ish/golden characteristic that is quite illuminating.

Aromas of apricot, pineapple, and funk, albeit milder on the third trait. Intense, tropical, and very complex. That complexity also reveals a little bit of horseblanket, or perhaps wet duck funk, no?

Flavors of the aforementioned apricot, with a combined dryness and tartness that gives off a crisp, smooth bite that's quite pleasant.

Mouthfeel is thin, and lacks that sticky icky on the gums that most Bretty beers exhibit.

Overall, Duck Duck Gooze has some wonderful balance, and is not as intense as I am sure it was coming out of the gates a year ago. I could drink this for days, pairing it occasionally with some triple cream and perhaps apples and/or apricots.
Aug 11, 2010
More User Ratings:
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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
(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, 2024
 
Rated: 4.23 by MaximumYuks from Oregon

Oct 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4.56 by mmoore9363 from Arizona

Sep 22, 2023
 
Rated: 4.91 by ThaKennster from Texas

Jul 31, 2023
 
Rated: 4.75 by Dizzy242 from Massachusetts

Jun 16, 2023
 
Rated: 4.66 by PDinunzi from New Jersey

Jun 11, 2023
 
Rated: 4.68 by HOPTOMIC_BOMB from California

Jun 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.49 by hopley from Massachusetts

May 21, 2023
 
Rated: 4.65 by Eman17 from Illinois

May 20, 2023
 
Rated: 4.94 by Chilmer from Iowa

Mar 24, 2023
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Rated by stortore from Illinois

4.1/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
fobab 2022.
Mar 14, 2023
 
Rated: 4.56 by robertm2152 from Illinois

Dec 22, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by Juggerr from New York

Dec 11, 2022
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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
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, 2022
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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
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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Reviewed by WickedBeer from Alabama

4.65/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
2022 Vintage. Side-by-side with Mother of All Gooze Anniversary Blend.

Hazy golden yellow coloration. Gusher on the pop, frothy white carb.

Nose is sweet, tart, funky. Notes of underripe peach, lemon zest, and bright, musty funk.

Palate tart and full of stone fruit flavors. Medium acid and a touch of minerality. You can tell the youth on this, whereas on MOAG you really can tell the age on the blend.
Oct 10, 2022
 
Rated: 4.71 by QuakeAttack from California

Oct 09, 2022
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