De Cam Oude Geuze
A traditional style geuze from a newish geuzeblender.
3.9
567 reviews
Gooik, Belgium
Community reviews
Pours a clear, golden amber coloration with a small, fizzy head. Smell is dominated by quite musty, earthy, sweaty funk and some fruity esters of green apple and apricot, as well as some wet grass, oak and doughy malt. Taste is an excellent balance of light doughy, sweet'ish malt, some profound musty, sweaty, earthy funk with hints of blue cheese and mushrooms and strong, fruity and slighty spicy yeast esters of green apple, pear, apricot, gooseberry and clove, with the apricot standing out particularly here, as well as some wet grass and a good oak presence. Finishes with a mild tartness and some funk, oak and fruity apricot and goosberry esters lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.
This is a world-class Geuze that really impresses with its very strong, complex and nuanced funkiness, as well as some vibrant fruity esters and a good oak presence to round things out, while it may be little less tart and acidic than other examples of the style. One of the funkiest "standard" Geuzes I've had, reminding me a lot of 3F Oude Geuze. While it may be just a touch more sweet than I usually prefer, it turns more dry towards the finish, with a very good light/medium acidity and profound funkiness, making for a fantastic overall balance with a rich complexity.
Bottle
Aroma-barnyard, white fruits
Appearance-orange, hazy, white head
Taste-medium sourness, light bitterness and sweetness
Palate-medium body, lively carbonation, long finish
Overall-very good
Goudgeel bier met witte dunne schuimkraag. Redelijk zurig en redelijk koolzuurhoudend.
375ml 2018 bottle. Cork flew out as I started to remove the cage. Only a little gushing. Deep gold, slightly hazy with a lasting white head. Aroma of old lemons, oak, the laundry, citrus blossoms. Slippery, fermenting kefir-like texture. Highly carbonated. Funky and dry with oaky and stone fruit flavours yielding to lemony sourness. Very dry at the end. Walks that line where rustic becomes unruly.
75cl bottle, can't recall where from. Bierhalle Deconinck I think. Drunk on Christmas Day after a morning MTB ride and 5 mile afternoon walk in the South Shropshire Hills. Misty pale gold appearance, short-lasting white head. Super fresh vibrant fruity funk on the nose. Lively carbonation. Excellent balanced of sour funk and fruity gooseberry, citrus and white grape flavours. Beautifully presented. Great gueuze!
Taster, many thanks to Werckmeister!
Golden-orange, clear body, with a medium, fluffy, yellowish head.
Aroma of cheesy funk, basement, some horse blanket, lemon, apple, wood.
Tastes similar, with some more ripe stone fruits.
Medium, slightly creamy mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation.
Finishes dry, musty, wooden, moderate citric, with some green apple, some basement.
Really tasty! Not the most complex Geuze I've had, but so balanced, with a great, rustic character. Lovely, diverse funk notes, which are my highlight here, while also interesting fruit notes. Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 17
Barwa złota, piana duża.
Aromat owocowy, cytrusowy, dziki.
W smaku mocno wytrawny, kwaśny, sporo winogron, siano, nuty dzikie.
Fajne pifko.
Yellow, muddy beer with good persistent foam. The aroma of fruit, citrus, a little lemon, barnyard. The taste is quite balanced, fruity, small pleasant bitterness in the aftertaste. The body of beer is oily, carbonation is very high.
Refrigerated 75 cL bottle poured into a glass. Clear golden with white head. Aroma is funky, medium body, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is funky and dry.
(750ml 2016 bottle from boxbeers, I think) Pours nearly clear pale orange with a big head of fine eggshell foam that piles high and lingers with lace. Aroma is musty and funky but has a bright fruity core, with notes of oranges and pit fruit, citrus peels, ample wood, dried leaves, blue cheese, some barnyard, nice spike of lactic tartness. Flavour is smooth and less tart than the nose implies, notes of mandarin, sweet apple and yellow plum (or some other pit fruit?), soft lemony lactic acidity, minerals, dry grass, just a little wood giving a leathery drydown. Lingering notes of oranges and pit fruit. Medium bodied with rather high effervescent carbonation. A rather soft geuze, especially on the tongue where the funk is less present, but the surprisingly bright fruit character was a treat.
0.75 bottle in Craft Room. Lovely tangerine and sourness in aroma, wine barrel, wild yeast, mold. Bit hazy amber color with medium sized white head. Barrel, mold and sourness. Medium body, completely flat. Long sour aftertaste. Nice!
Original Rating 08. Dec 2018:
0,75l from bottle at De Heeren. BB 2040. Dark yellow clear color, small white head. Smells lightly sweet, earthy, light funk, some wood. Nice smell, very subtle. Medium body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. Tastes citric, earthy, spices, funky, peppery, wood. Finishes lightly dry and lightly sour with notes of citrus, earthy and light funky notes. Quite nice one, not super complex or super drinkable, maybe a bit young
7, 4, 7, 3, 15
Rerate 20.06.2019:
0,75l bottle at home (bought in Belgium). Has a Bottling Sticker of 04/2014. BB 2034. opens with a loud blob, yellow rather hazy color, huge head. smells earthy, grassy, musty, wood, some stone fruits. nice smell. full body, strong carbonation. tastes earthy, grassy, bit cheesy, musty, spices, peppery, light stone fruits. finishes bubbly, lightly dry and lightly sour with notes of stone fruits, earthy and some woody notes. nice one, finishes is almost too light though, taste just trails away, might be also related to the strong carbonation.
7, 4, 8, 3, 16
Bottle at Cotteridge Wines tasting room; hazy amber pour with a bubbly off white head, aroma has funk and a hint of cheese, taste has light funk a hint of pineapple ok
Fra stor flaske.
Let uklar orange med kortvarigt hvidt skum.
Aroma af mild funk, citrus, malt.
Smager let surt med medium tør finish.
0,75l bottle Shared with MrBubbler (courtesy of) and realjuhee, many thanks. Pours cloudy orange golden liquid, no head, Aroma: sour, funky, barnyard, aprciot, yeasty, Taste: medium sweet, light to medium bitter, heavy sour, sour funky, barnyard, apricot, yeasty, minor malty taste, Palate: medium body, average carbonation, slick to thick mouthfeel, long sour funky aprciot aftertaste, Overall: very good, enjoyed, more complexe than average gueuze. Enjoyed very well.
A beer as a Beer should be. Sour aroma and real sour in taste. No foam, bit sparkling initially. Very good. (Arnhem 201808)
Bottle at home on the roof. Slightly hazy golden with white head. Sweet and sour grains, big sweaty goat, horseblanket, hay with piss and horsepoop. Damn this farmhouse is dirty. Moderate sweet, quite bitter and quite sour. Moderate salty. Medium body and sparkly carbonation.
(bottle from 2015)
Aroma: white pepper, leather,grapes, apple skin.
Taste: very dry, flavour of leather, grapes, settled funk and apples,
Palate: medium body, medium carbonation,
Overall: Tasty dry leathery geuze. Yummy :D
Bottle (bottled in January 2009). Sharp penetrating funk on first whiff, sinus-cleaning really, with something like olive oil and unusual herbs. Very bright, clear medium gold. Rich, tart initial flavor, soured-up stone fruit, which sweetens a bit in mid palate, and trails of as fresh as at the beginning, with a touch of mild acidity. Thin body, quite astringent. This has held up very well. Great flavor changes throughout the palate.
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Fles 75cl thuis. Droog, zuur, wrang, duidelijk hout, fruittonen, wat citrus en lemon, bitters, niet te veel koolzuur. Troebel. Uitstekend in balans. Fantastische smaaksensatie. Briljant. 4,95. (8-2007). L-26 2016 (21-5-2018). L-26 2016 wat meer hout, zuur wat minder, fruitig. (3-6-2023).
Bottle split at 36 Levels Lost, thanks to Danny, 17/04/18.
Hazed golden orange with a decent off white covering.
Nose carries a good funk exhaust, tangy citric rinds, apple core, wood must, dungy twang.
Taste comprises more big funk dial ins, damp hay bale, tarte apricot, apple core, damp alleyway.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Solid gueuze.
Saurer, deutlich hefiger Antrunk. Mild bitter, süffig. Die Säure bleibt verhalten, passend trocken werdend, rund. Gut. 10/11/11/10//11
Sampled @ Zythos Bier Festival 2018. A hazy orange golden beer. Aroma of tart orange fruits, apricot, tangerine. Taste of tart orange fruits, zest, tangerine, apricot. Good!
Bottle shared at the Columbus tasting 17/04/2018. Many thanks! A light hazed orange golden coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is onion, grassy, horsey, dungy. Flavour is composed of tangy green apple, funky horse, blanket, onion, tangy, lemon, lime zesty.Palate si tangy, airy carbonation, tangy, highish carboantion, spicy citrus.
17th April 2018
Level 6 bottleshare. Thanks to Dan and thanks to Ratebeer for again knocking out the search function on Android and forcing me back to paper and pen! Hazy yellow gold beer, small cream colour head. Light and very dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Thin dry woody sourness. Sharp lemon and wet wood. Trace of orange. Lighy dry finish. A particularly punchy and dry gueuze and hence, not my thing.
Bottle shared in London - cheers to Danny. Pours hazy orange with a frothy, white head. Great aroma, funk, rind, grass, pale wood. Light sweet flavour with a little pale wood, more grass, tangerine. Meidum bodied with massaging carbonation. Quenching finish, some acidic burn, more funk, lemon, grass, wood,. Exceptional.
17Apr2018 Wood, bitter citrus fruits, orange peel, lemon, lime, some straw. Hazy, dark gold, tiny, creamy, white head. Medium to heavy bitter and sour. More sour citrus fruits, orange and lemon peel, lime juice, soft carbonation, medium bodied. Decent. Bottle shared at L6 tasting - thanks to The_Osprey!
Bottle. From notes. Funky, lemon, dry, hint of pepper, orange, lemon, apple, sour, vinegar. Very enjoyable, but drunk at the end of a long session so would benefit from a more considered taste.
De cams are fun no question about that. Super sour with a nice hayish-stable-leathery feel. Cool.