Being too impatient to brew a real Lambic or Geuze, I brewed a pseudo-Lambic from a recipe from Amercian Sour Beers with the a substitution of yeast. Appearance: Bright golden yellow with some yeast-haze. Smallish white head with retention enough to leave some white bubbles on the surface of the beer.
Aroma: Funky with some barn-yard like brett character. Lemony sourness is there too. A little bit of the cherry-like aroma. Overall the nose is intriguing but not strong.
Taste: Again like the nose. Slightly sour, funky, lemony.-rhind like. Really not as sour as I was thinking and hoping it would be. Not sure how to describe it. Does not have the cherry-like flavors of Flanders Red. The end has subtly fruity and tannic notes.
Mouthfeel: Prickly carbnoation, but probably not as carbonated as it should be. Light to medium-light body. Tannic notes in the aftertaste contribute to an impression of dryness.
Overall: Very pleasant funky and sour beer, with the very aggressive sourness that some lambics have. Not really sure how it would compare side-by-side to a "real" lambic. Will keep it around to see how the flavor develops over time.
For next time: Brew a Lambic using the "right" sour blend.
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