Cantillon Gueuze 100% Lambic-Bio (Organic Gueuze)
Arguably the most difficult beer to drink & judge I think I've had. Best before 9/2027, bottled September 2007. I love a beer with a crown seal AND a cork. Supports their claim for ageing. Pours pale hazy honey, delicate white head. Smells like the bottom of my fermentor. A big yeasty whack. Touch of "sour" if you could call that a smell, champagne, dry ginger ale, bread, and sulfur later. Eye-wateringly sour. Lemony, appley, funky. Leather & hessian sack. Reminds me of kava. Touch of dry sherry, then some strawberry, and barrel wood. Definitely needs some integration time, and perhaps to take the edge off the acidity. The mouthfeel is sour, of course. Makes my teeth grit together. Not very pleasant. A challenging ale. So angular, that I worry it'll give me a stomache ache in an hour or so. (it didn't).