Additional notes 07/13/25

The bottle pictured came directly from Blegium to me, is a 250 mL version, and is noted as being 5.0% rather than the 2008 notes showing a 4.0% beer. As I noted below in 2008, this beer has been absent from the US for almost two decades. Still is as far as I can tell.

Still HUGELY drinkable, with a soft mouthfeel and moreish qualities. It’s hard to distinguish this from a mid-sweet cider in some ways, although I’m not saying that there are too many apple notes, rather the whole experience adds up to something similar. It still has that lovely, mildly sweet ending which mingles with the light acid.

I really like this beer, always have done, and it’s such a shame that we can’t get it here any longer. Oh for a 750 of it in July.

I’m really not at all sure what is going on with the Gueuze from Lindemans in GA, since it used to be all over the place with the Cassis and the Peche etc., but of late (the last 18 months to two years or so) this seems to have all but disappeared form stores in GA. This is one of two bottles that I have rescued from a couple of relatively obscure stores in the last couple of years. One came from Showcase Beverage in Carrollton, GA, USA.

355 mL bottle, foiled, capped and corked. Dimpled champagne style mini green bottle – love the presentation.
Not an especially lively pop on opening, nor is the appearance stunning, but better follows. The body is a simple mid-orange with lots of floaties but not much carbonation.

The nose is more Saison like than anything else; plenty of mild funk but nothing extraordinary.

Musty notes greet the palate at first, but this is quickly followed by the usual Lindemans sweetness. A few lemon grass notes and some mild but simple acidity.

Interesting stuff as usual. I guess that most hardcore Lambic and Gueuze fans simply don’t consider this to be much like the real McCoy, but even WITH the sweetness that is so characteristic of Lindemans, this comes across with a certain charm and authenticity. It’s drinkability is

HUGE especially since the style tempers some of the usual sugary notes.

Might not be hardcore, but I like it!