GUEUZE

Girardin Gueuze 1882 (Black Label)

Brouwerij Girardin • Flemish Brabant Belgium

Spontaneous Bottle Conditioned● 5% ABV

The unfiltered Black Label gueuze from the famously secretive Girardin farmhouse brewery in Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle. A benchmark blend of young and old lambic: hazy, lemony, and intensely complex, with a refined acidity and lingering oak-driven funk.

PERFECT FOR

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FLAVOR PROFILE

LemonHayFunkyTartOak

Sharp, sparkling and complex, with notes of lemon, hay, funky, finishing crisp and dry.

SERVING

Serve at 6-8°C in a lambic glass to maintain a generous head and let the aromas bloom.

6-8°C

CHARACTER

DryDrySweet

LightLightFull

SoftSoftBitter

Style-based profile from ABV, style & tasting notes.

TASTING NOTES

Appearance: Golden, champagne-bright, with a fleeting white head
Aroma: Funky
Taste: Dry, medium-bodied, lemon, hay, funky, tart
Finish: Dry.

BEER DETAILS

Style:: Gueuze
ABV:: 5%
IBU:: 0-10
Origin:: Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Glassware:: Lambic Glass

CELLAR5 to 10+ years

Ages for years. Oak-aged and acidic, it deepens and mellows over a decade or more.

PERFECT PAIRING

"Serve with fresh oysters or a plate of charcuterie; its high acidity and effervescence reset the palate between bites."

Seafood

Mussels, oysters

Charcuterie

Saucisson, paté, ham

Cook this: paling in 't groen (eel in green herbs), or Ardennes ham, pate gaumais, and saucisson.

AVAILABILITY

Rare, limited distribution

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PRICE GUIDE

$$$$

Special Occasion

Rare or strong, worth the hunt.

Flavor & Aroma

IOn the nose

Lemon

IIOn the palate

Lemon
Hay
Funky
Oak

IIIThe finish

Tart

III

Story & Heritage

ABOUT THIS BEER

On the Gueuze style, The "Champagne of Brussels". A blend of young and old lambics, bottle-conditioned. Intensely dry, sour, cider-like, and highly carbonated.

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BREWERY

Brouwerij Girardin

COUNTRY

Belgium

REGION

Flemish Brabant

STYLE

Gueuze

Glassware & Ritual

THE LAMBIC GLASS

For wild & sour ales

A slender, tapered glass that shows off the bright effervescence and tart, funky bouquet of spontaneously-fermented lambics, gueuze and fruit ales.

Serve well-chilled

Cool tempers the sharp acidity

Pour gently

Preserve the champagne-like bead

Keep a lacy collar

A thin head carries the funk

Sip slowly

Let the sourness unfold on the palate

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Girardin Gueuze 1882 (Black Label)

Flavor & Aroma

Story & Heritage

ABOUT THIS BEER

Glassware & Ritual

For wild & sour ales

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