Mikkeller Oude Geuze (Calvados)
Brouwerij Boon

 

A 750ml corked and caged bottle, with a best before date of 22nd November 2036. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen gueuze glass.

Appearance: A mostly clear golden colour with a two finger white head that had pretty good retention, eventually settling to a thin cap, while leaving some nice lacing.

Aroma: Tart, funky, damp rotting wood, dusty, green apple, lemon.

Taste: Lightly sour, tart, green apple, oak, lemon, tea, with some mild calvados and funky notes.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.

Overall: A good easy drinking Boon x Mikkeller geuze collaboration. I was hoping for the Calvados barrel to be more apparent than it was though as it did seem a bit muted.

 

 

 

750 mL bottle. Best by 11/22/2036. Champagne-style cork pop. Nice white head with surprising retention. Clear golden. Smells really nice. Oak, cheesy funk, dried grass, a little green apple. Taste isn't quite up to the nose. Calvados is very strong. Apple and spirit presence. Oak and dried grass permeate. Apple-like sourness. Earthy bitter back end with dry and okay finish that accentuates the apple sourness. Well carbonated. Quite dry and could use a bit of body to temper the sharp flavors of the Calvados and oak.

 

 

Bottle at Las Buenas Pulgas, served in a flute glass. Hazy yellow color, medium head and retention, good lacing. Funky aroma, bretts, barnyard, citrics, spices. Medium body, oily texture, normal carbonation. Tart dry finish. Taste follows the aroma. Good.

Best by date of 11/22/2036. Had it side by side with 3F Oude Geuze. They Are both quit different yet similar in many ways. The unique Boon characteristics are noticeable as expected. Very much enjoyed this. The good thing is it’s still easy to find in Florida.

Bottle: Poured a clear golden color lambic with a large foamy head with OK retention and light lacing. Aroma of funky barnyard notes with light green apple tart notes and oak is quite enjoyable. Taste is also a sublime mix of green apple tart notes with some oak notes and funky barnyard notes with a dry finish. Body is about average for style with good carbonation. Solid gueuze that goes very well.

Bottle consumed 2/20.

White head. Clear golden color. Active carbonation.

One of Boons best bottles imo. This is up there with the Vat series. The calvados barrels add a lot of depth to the base lambic. A lot of barrel flavor. Has a red grape/wine flavor. Bubbly and effervescent. Oaky. Light funk with some mineral notes. Classic dry feel from Boon. A bit of citrus to round things out.

 

 

 

 

The pour is dark yellow. The aroma is slight tart & slight alcoholic. In addition to, there is good carbonation. I'm seeing lot of sediment in the glass. The taste is very sour with slight barnyard funk, it's a sipper, but it's not overtly barnyard funky like a typical saison/farmhouse ale. I enjoy this style of beer every once in while, it's definitely not something that I would want to drink on a weekly basis. There is no date on the bottle, but that's not too important with this style of beer. Cheers! A-