Oud Beersel Oude Geuze Vieille
Brouwerij Oud Beersel

Oud Beersel Oude Geuze VieilleOud Beersel Oude Geuze Vieille
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From:
Brouwerij Oud Beersel
 
Belgium
Style:
Belgian Gueuze
Ranked #48
ABV:
6%
Score:
90
Ranked #10,698
Avg:
4.05 | pDev: 10.37%
Ratings:
1,069 | reviews: 484
Status:
Active
Rated:
Tuesday at 09:43 AM
Added:
Mar 21, 2002
Wants:
  53
Gots:
  160
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Ratings by Dethark:
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Rated by Dethark from England

3.94/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

May 10, 2023
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Reviewed by TheRealDoctorBeer from Belgium

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
The Oude Geuze Vielle is brewed by @oudbeersel brewery which is located on the outskirts of Brussels.
She has already won more than fifteen awards.

This gueuze has a beautiful clear golden orange color.
Its foam is very fine and disappears very quickly and benefits from a very fine sparkling.

The nose is very powerful and tickles our nostrils as soon as we pop its cork. The intoxicating aromas of peach, apricot and grapefruit are well present.

On the palate, we will find ourselves facing a controlled and not astringent acidity. Carbonization is fine and surprisingly, there is a slight bitterness. In the flavors, you will find notes of green apples and woody notes and a slight dryness on the palate.

I advise you to accompany this sumptuous gueuze with a toast with smoked trout rillette.
Tuesday at 09:43 AM
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Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington

4.03/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
2026-04-24
375ml bottle at Brasserie Kasteel Beersel. Can't read the date. Served in a branded glass. Review entered from notes.

Pours slightly murky, big head on the pour. Lots of carbonation, medium sized sustained head. Smell is acidic and woody, stonefruits far from ripe. Taste is similar, more oak and dry leaves. Hints of lemon and lemon peel, but really goes back to unripe stonefruit. Mouthfeel is big, full, satisfying but not heavy. Very nice gueze.
Apr 28, 2026
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Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark

3.68/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Copenhagen 10/6 2017. 75 cl bottle with cork from Vin De Table, Frederikssundsvej, Kbh. NV. Some old Abbey on the label (of course).

Pours hazy golden yellow with huge bubbly white head. Settles as thin patchy layer of foam.

Aroma is lightly sweet but dominated by overpowering very tart sourness. Lemon, citrus and grapefruit. Almost acidic.

Strong carbonation and watery palate.

Flavor is strong and intense. Light sweetness followed by intense tart sourness. Sour aftertaste and a very dry finish.

Just as a Lambic should be. Immensely sour and dry as a Desert. When they say they do not add sugar - I believe them. Not for everyone.
Dec 17, 2025
 
Rated: 4.25 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Nov 14, 2025
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Reviewed by Mikehicks100 from Canada (ON)

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours lots of foam initially but dies down a little quick. Keeps some lacing. A little daker than your average beer color. Some yeasts floating around. As for smell, wow it's very unique. Very wild and almost like a gas leak.
Tastes a little similar to the smell, but seems kind of easy to drink.

I like it as a unique beer but couldn't have it all the time for every drink.
Jul 09, 2025
 
Rated: 4.5 by blisscent from Rhode Island

Jan 16, 2025
 
Rated: 4.24 by jason_nwx from Oregon

Jul 26, 2024
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

4.2/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Bottled shared at The Smithfield Tavern with my good friend Stuart after attending a Trafford and Hulme CAMRA visit to the Blackjack brewery on irk street
Loverly orange oil flavour and consistency
Jun 02, 2024
 
Rated: 4.08 by tktktktk from Finland

May 11, 2024
 
Rated: 3.77 by CheapBeerBuzz from California

Mar 02, 2024
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Reviewed by JokersAce

4.03/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pretty solid geuze, as expected. Consumed relatively new. It's not overly aged or cheesy tasting (if that's what you're looking for). Very acidic, tart, lemony sour apple characteristics with white pepper, hay, and general barn. Of course not much in the way of malts or hops and such. Very lively in carbonation and feel. Went well with some pasta, Pretty good example of the style.
Feb 19, 2024
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Reviewed by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2014 vintage poured from a corked and caged 750mL bottle into a SP lambic glass. pours a foggy orange to almost burnt orange with over three fingers of soapy white foam head. lots of funk on the nose. aged hops and light oak. taste has blue cheese, light green apple and a little bit of lemony tartness. medium-full mouthfeel. the sourness has most likely tamed down in the 10 year time span in the bottle but it’s still got a slightly acidic finish to it.
Jan 26, 2024
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

4.1/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
The dark amber body is halfway to opaque with a short white head that disperses to a denser, creamier but flat collar.

Plum, pear, and apricot qualities contribute to the tartness while fairly clean white oak threads contain a faint hint of walnut before coming to an herbal bitterness.

After having Morte Subite and Lindeman's Faro, this one's right oaky, tart and funky by comparison, with a solid chewiness leading to its bone dry swallow.
Jul 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by RBorsato from Virginia

Apr 05, 2023
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Reviewed by wisrarebeer from Wisconsin

4.9/5  rDev +21%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Best before: 07.12.2030. Bottled in 2010. 12 years aged. Poured clear with an incredibly rocky off white head. Light amber color. Full nose with funk, earthiness, and classic tartness. Taste is incredibly balanced with malt and barnyard funk. Highly, highly drinkable. An amazing brew that has aged to perfection.
Nov 01, 2022
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Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey

4.46/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Dark cloudy, reddish orange appearance.
Body is around medium, maybe just a bit thick. Carbonation is medium light, adds up to decent feel.
Aroma is funk,mineral,earthy,apple and cranberry fruit mix some fruit juice,and citrus peel.
Taste is almost dry,funk,fruit juice, bitter citrus fruit and peel.
Well made,complex beer thats totally worth trying
Aug 14, 2022
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

3.86/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
375ml bottle into a straight glass. Best by 2034. Think I'm okay here.

Looks very good in the glass. Hazy, glassy, medium amber body with a persistent white head. Layers of lacing.

Mildly funky aroma.

On tasting, certainly sour, light fruit note. Somewhat funky, also on the dry side.

Mouth above medium. Finish was initially quite bitter, but this mellowed out as it warmed.

Overall, nice beer to have on a muggy afternoon. Pleasant sipper.
Jul 28, 2022
 
Rated: 4.42 by Sphagnicola from Belgium

Apr 25, 2022
 
Rated: 3.83 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 26, 2022