St. Louis Gueuze Fond Tradition
Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V.

St. Louis Gueuze Fond TraditionSt. Louis Gueuze Fond Tradition
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From:
Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V.
 
Belgium
Style:
Gueuze
Ranked #46
ABV:
5%
Score:
87
Ranked #15,437
Avg:
3.9 | pDev: 10.77%
Reviews:
363
Ratings:
1,071
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 19, 2023
Added:
Aug 03, 2002
Wants:
  22
Gots:
  115
St-Louis Gueuze Fond Tradition is a pure traditional gueuze aimed at connoisseurs. It has the pure taste of a true gueuze based on a blend of young and old lambics. Fruity apple aromas stand out. When tasting, the slightly sour touches, characteristic of lambic beers, make their presence felt. It is very dry in the finish.
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Ratings by Maxwell:
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Reviewed by Maxwell from Massachusetts

3.97/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The beer pours like liquid copper with a nice white head that sits as a half finger’s width above the glass. The beer’s body is murky like swamp water with a great torrent of carbonation constantly flowing to replenish the head. It’s not the most beautiful thing to look at in the glass, but it isn’t the ugliest either. The beer’s lacing is light and splotchy on the sides of the glass. On the nose, the beer smells properly funky with a big sweet cherry fruit leather and a touch of musty barnyard. The wheat malts are light here, but surprisingly I can pick up a bit of a cereal breadiness in the nose. On the tongue, the beer tastes properly acidic with big interplay of sweet funk and sweet cereal malt on the back. The beer begins with acidic sweet water which opens quickly into cherry fruit leather with touches of barnyard before rushing into a finish of thick wheat cereal malts that start syrupy, blending with the cherry flavors before turning dry and powdery. The aftertaste is long, ringing lightly with funk and acid. On the mouth the beer feels medium light in body, and leaves the tongue tingling and a little dry. The beer’s carbonation is high, prickling the tongue nicely, though not as strongly as some gueuze. Overall, this is a tasty beer with some nice complexity, but a bit short of a full gueuze flavor for me. It’s delicious and quite easy to drink, but really mellow on the back of the palate, and the taste of wheat in such strength is surprising for the style. I like this beer, I just don’t think it is quite a gueuze. This beer is worth a try.
Mar 04, 2013
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Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland

3.81/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
2015 bottle pour.
L: apple juice, no head
S: tart apple, crabapple
T: tart apple, minerals, lemon, slight oxidation due to age but does not detract from the taste
F: minimal carbonation left
O: enjoyable, tells the story of it’s life well
Mar 19, 2023
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Reviewed by drmeto from Germany

3.84/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L:
-pours a clear amber with a small to medium,foamy,grey head
-medium to high carbonation visible
S:
-tart,coriander,clove,yeasty,apple,pears
T:
-Follows the nose + mild sourness and a very dry finish
F:
-medium to high carbonation
-medium body
-alcohol noticeable
O:
Well-made Geuze but more streamlined and less acidic than most others in the style.
Apr 15, 2022
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

3.36/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
Pours mostly clear amber with a khaki cap. Aromas of oxidized apple and lemon, minerals with wet hay and bretty funk but overshadowed by vinegar. Taste is just so wet of a complexion that it weighs the beer down, sweet apple, wet hay and wheat, a hint of nail polish remover, minerals, brett, some vanilla and a kiss of oak. Feel is wet, thin, still, sour with decent acidity, lacks funk complexity, generally astringent on the finish.
Feb 25, 2022
 
Rated: 3.88 by clm9 from North Carolina

Dec 14, 2021
 
Rated: 3.8 by Dentist666 from Russian Federation

Nov 10, 2021
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.74/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Shared 375 ml bottle at local tasting, Holmen2’s rating No. 1000. Hazy deep golden to orange colour, white head. Nice sourish aroma, farmhouse, lemons and white wine vinegar. Sour flavour, lemons, grapefruit.
Apr 23, 2021
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Reviewed by elnachooo from Spain

2.5/5  rDev -35.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
De color ámbar, con una pequeña espuma que se disipa rápidamente. Cuerpo ligero y carbonatación media. Aroma a lúpulo y frutas. En boca es dulce y destaca la manzana.
Apr 23, 2021
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.12/5  rDev -20%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Unknown vintage; no easy code to read for bottling date.

Cloudy dark orange appearance.

A slow pour yielded a minimal off-white head; almost no lace.

Apple, wheat & chlorine notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

While the tart apple & mild wheat notes are pleasant, there is a chlorine flavor here that makes it taste a bit like pool water. Not one I'll return to.
Nov 11, 2020
 
Rated: 3.92 by MacStinson from Michigan

Nov 01, 2020
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Reviewed by swid from Missouri

3.94/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
L: Light copper, well-carbonated for the age of this bottle. Quickly becomes still, no lacing.

S: Mineral water with a hint of apple.

T: Lots of mineral up front, with a apple tartness that’s closer to “Granny Smith” than “cider vinegar”.

F: Dry, light and delicate on the tongue, just like a lambic should be.

O: Not as complex as everyone’s favorite brewers of this style, but very refreshing and pairs well with frites.

375mL bottle from 2014 or earlier (no discernible date listed on the label or bottle).
Jul 22, 2020
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Reviewed by janubio from Spain

2.63/5  rDev -32.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Bottle at Las Buenas Pulgas, served at home in a flute glass. Copper color, medium head with short retention, no lacing. Aroma or grapes, ripened fruits, a bit of acidity, maybe apples. Medium body, fruity texture, flat carbonation. A bit sour finish. Taste is a bit tart, grapes, fruits. Simple, one is enough.
Jul 19, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by igl from Russian Federation

Jul 13, 2020
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Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts

4.43/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours clear copper amber red orange with a dissipating white foam head. Leathery, almost plasticy aromas, some phenolic spice, hint of cherry, stone fruit, apple, slight vanilla, oak, some caramel, maybe an odd touch of chocolate, toasty bready malt, with some floral earthy herbal hops. Tastes like slight sweet vinegar, hint of cherry, apple, stone fruit, lemon, vanilla, oak, leather, hay, straw, wheaty toasty bready malts, caramel, spice, with floral earthy herbal hops. Feels medium lighter bodied, slick with smooth moderate carbonation. Overall a nice gueuze.
Jul 10, 2020
 
Rated: 4.27 by jstern from California

Jun 25, 2020
 
Rated: 3.98 by smi69 from New York

Jun 08, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 16, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by wc94wc from California

Feb 01, 2020
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Reviewed by Nofoba

3.91/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
It pours a dark red body with lots visible floaties. No head to speak of.

It has an aroma of fermented cherries, with a slight cattiness to it.

It has a strong taste of fermented cherries and tart, with a hint of alcohol. The mouthfeel is full bodied, dry and really sour, with little bitterness and medium carbonation. The aftertaste is dry.

An excellent kriek.
Nov 08, 2019
 
Rated: 4.33 by MeIquiades from Illinois

Nov 04, 2019
St. Louis Gueuze Fond Tradition from Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V.
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