Sparkling Infused Red Szechuan Pepper Lambiek
Brouwerij Oud Beersel

Bottle: Poured a golden color lambic with a large white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of tart notes with some light szechuan pepper notes with some floral notes. Taste is also a mix of floral red szechuan pepper notes, some tart notes and light oak notes. Body is about average with excellent carbonation. Interesting mix of flavors.

A 750ml corked and caged bottle, with a best before date of 10th March 2032. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.

Appearance: A lightly hazy golden orange colour with a two finger white head that had pretty good retention, while leaving some nice lacing.

Aroma: Tart, bright, lime, citrus zest, Szechuan pepper, peppermint, coriander, with floral notes.

Taste: Sweet and sour, tart, lime, candied grapefruit zest, Szechuan pepper, mint, coriander, woody, with a very light very nice backend tingly spiciness.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, tingly spice, with moderate to high spritzy carbonation.

Overall: I love Szechuan pepper and I didn’t know what to expect, but I really wanted this to work, and it didn’t disappoint. The peppercorn gives off this enjoyable tingly spice and interesting minty notes, all the while maintaining good balanced aroma and flavours. This just works so well for me.