De Cam Oude Lambiek
Unlike many other unblended oude lambik, there exists both draft and bottled versions of De Cam Oude Lambiek.
Please note the age of the sample you are reviewing when entering your rating. While many factors determine whether you have had "Jonge" or "Oude" Lambik, a general rule of thumb is to enter 1 year-old or older lambik under "De Cam Oude Lambiek" and anything less than 6 months-old under "De Cam Jonge Lambiek".
For those between 6 and 12 months of age, you should take in to consideration the character of the lambik. Samples presenting themselves as hazy/cloudy, with some head-formation and residual sugar should be entered as "Jonge Lambik", while those that are drier, higher in clarity and with little/no head formation should be entered as "Oude Lambik".
Please note the age of the sample you are reviewing when entering your rating. While many factors determine whether you have had "Jonge" or "Oude" Lambik, a general rule of thumb is to enter 1 year-old or older lambik under "De Cam Oude Lambiek" and anything less than 6 months-old under "De Cam Jonge Lambiek".
For those between 6 and 12 months of age, you should take in to consideration the character of the lambik. Samples presenting themselves as hazy/cloudy, with some head-formation and residual sugar should be entered as "Jonge Lambik", while those that are drier, higher in clarity and with little/no head formation should be entered as "Oude Lambik".
3.9
576 reviews
Gooik, Belgium
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0.75 l bottle from 'Prik & Tik' (Arendonk), 2016 vintage, cellared for almost four years. Almost clear, deep amber with a thin, fluffy, almost stable, white head. Sourish, rather fruity and gently funky aroma of old lemon, tonic water, gooseberry, horse blanket and wood. Minimally sweet, gently sour, quite fruity and slightly funky taste of old lemon, oak, grapefruit, leather and horse blanket, followed by a short, gently tart, quite funky, fairly woody-dry finish. Thin to medium body, gently astringent and minimally effervescent mouthfeel, almost flat. Rather mellow but nicely fruity and funky lambic, highly sessionable as well.
24-02-2020 @mas_ibus Torrelavega
Cerveza lambica madurada durante 3 años en barriles de madera.
Botella del @Be hoppy, Madrid. 17/01/2020 Color ambarino sin espuma, aromas dulces, sabor Brett, notas dulces, cuerpo sedoso.
Color ámbar, ligera turbidez. Sin espuma. Aroma a cuero, sidra, Brett y fruta con hueso muy madura. Gusto a fruta madura con hueso pasada, cuero, piel de fuet, sidra, queso azul al final del trago, un punto amarga y muy agria y ácida. Cuerpo medio/bajo. Una maravilla de Lámbica, radical, de las que te produce llagas en la boca, una joya de cerveza.
3 jaar oud.
Color naranja oscuro, apagado, ligera turbiedad, translúcida. Espuma prácticamente inexistente. Aroma a fruta muy madura, albaricoque, pera, ligero melocotón, heno, notas a sidra de manzana verde. Sabor en esa línea con leve uva y manzana agria, amablemente ácida y seca, astringente en ocasiones, alcohol bien integrado. Textura acuosa. Carbonatación media alta.
Ideal para compartir, no porque se haga pesada si no más bien por ser perfecta para acompañar unas risas.
Аромат ягодный и сухофруктный, немного цитрусовый и травянистый. Ощущаются ягоды типа смородины черной и белой, немного яблока и кураги, даже намеки на грушу. Конечно по классике стиля хлев есть, но больше травянистости. Цвет чутка темнее чем должен быть, пенка шипит. Вкус весьма сильно резонирует с ароматом. Во первых сильная кислота, в основе лимонная которая дает о себе знать почти сразу. Далее хмелевая сухость, яблоко без груши уже. Послевкусие ягодное, слегка неспелая малина с травянистостью. В целом хорошо, но аромат обещал большего.
Rocznik 2015 (4 lata na leżaku).
Piana obfita, sycząca, od razu znika. Barwa złota, klarowna. W zapachu cierpkie winogrona, jasne porzeczki, gruszki, siano, skóra... W smaku umiarkowanie kwaśne, mineralne, głównie motywy białego wina, winogron, tanin, ziół, na finiszu trochę akcentów drewna i waniliny. Wysokie wysycenie, lekko ściągające.
Wydaje mi się, że warto było je wyleżakować - porządnie się nagazowało, w miejsce kompotowej słodyczy pojawiła się przyjemna kwaśność, która nie wpada jednak w ocet. Klasa.
750ml bottle, 2016. Pours clear golden colour, small bubbly off-white head. Aroma is earthy, burnt rubber (in good way), benzin, grassy. Taste is quite mild and smooth, earthy, leathery, dried apple. Medium body, low carbonation. Very smooth and balanced
28-09-19 // bottle shared at Mon Petit Cafe Suttgart on Zwanze Day 2019.
Stark. Still and sour funky.
Pale orange amber color. Excellent horse blanket, hay, farmyard in the nose with good sourness. Low carbonation tons of dried apricot and nectarine character. Too low carbonation. Still love the funkiness
Barwa złota, piwo przymglone, piana biała.
Mocno dzikie w wioskowy sposób, kwaśność cytrusowa, dużo nut owocowych (figi). Finisz cierpki.
Taster showing pale amber with sparse white foam.
The nose shows moderately intense notes of brett and dried apricot.
The palate is still and light bodied. Moderately tart with lightly flavors of brett and dried apricot.
Sunday, July 7, 2019. Bottle, 75cL. 5%. Purchase ("De Bierkoning", Amsterdam, NL). @Naintré shared with my parents. A brown-orange opaque beer ; no bubbles ; no head. Wood, vinegar notes, yellow fruits (apricot, peach?). Light sweet, quite round, medium dry sour refreshing. Medium body, thin texture, flat, light acid refreshig finish. Overall, great ! Really nice. Very drinkable, I expected a much more sour beer.
Bottle 2016 2020-04-28 Haket, Göteborg
Rerating 3,8
Draught at deCam Volkscafe 2019-06-30
AR: tart, gooseberries, sour
AP: dirty hazy coppery, wee thin head
F: tart, gooseberries, sour
Barwa złota, piana mała.
Aromat jabłkowy, brzoskwiniowy, winny, trochę stajni i nut dzikich.
W smaku słodko kwaśne, owocowe. Trochę mało nut dzikich.
Spoko pifko.
Bottle, 2017 "Exclusief Oude Lambiek 3 jaar oud" according to the label. Color: Lightly hazy orange golden, very thin white head. Aroma: Fruity, wild yeast funk. Taste: Moderate sour and light to moderate sweet, very light bitterness. Fruity notes of sweetish yellow fruit, wild yeast Funk notes. Subtle wood notes. Slightly vinuous.Dry mouthfeel. Very well balanced, not that sour. Great.
Appears to be on tap. Pours an orange copper with no head. Aromas of soft orange, oak, and malts. Flavors of malty fruit and apples with a bit of citrus and soft oak. Little tartness. Easy and pleasant to drink.
05.05.2019, sample (1,5 years old) from a jug @ the brewery during Toer de Geuze:
Nice bubbly mediumlasting head, hazy orangy yellow-ish color. Aroma is slightly dry mineraly, weeds, bark, oak, old hay, old rope, fruit stones, grass, berry skin, minerals, sorrel, grain, popcorn, hints of sour fruits. Taste is mild sour-ish fruity, sorrel, peach, apricot, fruit stones, oak, grass, berry skin, old rope, bark, hay, flowers, minerals, unripe berries, mild vinegar. Medium bitterness, slightly dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel, very soft carbonation. Nice enough, nice taste.
75cl Bottle @ Boxbeers.com, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Hazy amber colour with a thin white head.
Aroma is citrus, tart, fruits.
Taste is citrus, tart, grapes, apples, oak.
Medium body, moderate carbonation.
Bottle, 750 ml from De Bierliefhebber. Shared with Max and JFK10000. Cloudy orange with white head. Horse blanket, manour, almost flat, medium sourness, some fruit, citrus.
2012 bottle at Yaniv's tasting. This was terrific. Funky, lots of carbonation, light and tart. Excellent.
Pours a clear, light amber coloration with no head but some tiny carbonation bubbles clinging to the inside of the glass on first pour. Smell is tart and funky, with some sour grape, green apple and white vinegar notes as well as just a hint of blue cheese and oaky tannins. Taste follows the nose, being quite tart and funky, with notes of sour grapes, green apple, white vinegar and a strong and lightly tannic woody oak presence that has a certain earthy, musty quality to it, as well as ligher notes of blue cheese and hay. Finishes quite dry, with a medium/strong tartness and some funky, woody notes lingering in the aftertaste. Flat mouthfeel with a medium body and almost no carbonation. This being my first unblended Lambic, I thought it was quite interesting compared to the Geuzes I've had so far. It completely lacks the citric acidity that many Geuzes feature and instead has a much more vinegary and tannic character, as well as a very strong oak presence and a sort of more earthy and musty sourness/funk. The almost completely flat mouthfeel, despite some tiny carbonation bubbles actually being visible clinging to the inside of the glass, is probably the hardest to get used to. While this is quite an enjoyable brew due to its unique character, I don't think I will be seeking out traditional Lambic over Geuze in the future.
Bottle from online shop. Amber color, white head. Sour taste with citrus, oak, earthy notes, sour apple, tart, grass and a bit of vinegar. Sour finish with citrus, oak, vinegar, sour apple, tart, grass and earthy notes. Magnificent gueze.
Appearance: Cage and cork. 2016 vintage or bottled in 2016? Orange golden, very hazy. Good amount of creamy off-white head.
Aroma: Tart, funk, basement.
Taste: Very tart, funk basement. Sour aftertaste. Pearls for swine?
Bought: boxbeers.com, 750 ml, €17.35
Info: 22/12-2018, BB: 31/12-2036
75cl bottle @ Coracle, Ironbridge. Pours hazy deep brownish orange, thin off-white head. Aroma is fruity, some light apricot, grape. Low carbonation, light on the palate, a little smooth with a mellow fruity character, very low sourness, distant wild barnyard. Interesting to taste, but you do yearn for a good sour edge.
The aroma is typical for lambic: barnyard, a little straw and lemon. Yellow, slightly hazy with a nice white foam. The taste is similar to the aroma of the same barnyard and lemon. Acidity is average. Nice drinking beer. The body is medium, effervescent. High carbonation.
75cl bottle. 2009 Vintage.
A clear pale golden beer with a small white head.
Aroma of tart grapes, brett, apricot, funky.
Taste of tart grapes, apricot, brett, nice.
Sampling tray at de Grote Dorst, from a bladder box?, 09/12/18.
Hazed golden orange with a decent offwhite cap. Nose is mellow citric peel, lemon rind, damp wood, dusty hay. Taste comprises funk, apple core, wet grass, dusty notes, lemon, hay bale, barnyard esters.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Ok offering.
Hazy orange colour with no head. Lots of funky goodness on the nose. Sour with a lot of lemon. Reasonable level of carbonation. Delicious.
Butelka 0,75 l. Piwo w barwie ciemnego złota, wysycenie niskie do średniego. Piana w zasadzie nie powstaje. Koronki na szkle z tego względu nie ma się co spodziewać. W aromacie winnie, owocowo (z winogronami, a dalej jabłkami i brzoskwiniami w roli głównej). Do tego dochodzą nuty dzikie, lekka końska derka. W smaku dominuje nuta kwaśna, jest też w tle trochę dzikości i takich dębowych akcentów. Całość jednak nie bardzo trafia w mój gust z uwagi na duże wyeksponowanie kwaśnej strony w piwie.