Mothership Boon is upon us and the obvious place to start for me is with one of my favourite beers ever, Black Label.
Black Label is an annual release that is intended to be the driest geuze from the Boon stable, which sounds right about my style.
An explosive opening leads the way for a crystal clear appearance with big soapy bubbles. The nose gets mouth-watering sour candy and the palate gets a thorough scouring with plenty of sourness and effervescence. It is beautifully dry, but not distinctively more than good geuze from the likes of Drei Fonteinen or Cantillon.
It's quenching and refreshing and despite the strength (7% this iteration), relatively light of body.
More full-bodied is Geuze Mariage Parfait. I already spoke about the kriek in this range and it's a surprise even to me that the geuze hasn't featured on the blog, considering it's a regular feature in the fridge. Like the Black Label it has a high ABV, though a notch higher at 8%, and also like the Black Label it drinks far easier than it should, though it does have a bigger body. There's plenty of wheaty fullness and citrus fruits with another bone dry finish.
These two are my favourite Boon beers and two of my favourite lambics full stop. As wonderfully simple and well-executed as good lambic can be.
Up next, fruit.
Up next, fruit.
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