Oude Groseille a Maquereau Verte Tilquin a L'Ancienne (37.5cl, 5.5%)

Oude Groseille à Maquereau Verte Tilquin à L'Ancienne is a spontaneously fermented Belgian fruit lambic brewed with green gooseberries at 5.5% ABV in a 375ml bottle. Produced by Gueuzerie Tilquin in Rebecq, Wallonia, it contains 260 grams of frozen green gooseberries per litre. Frozen green gooseberries are macerated in young lambic, then blended with one-, two- and three-year-old lambics. The beer is unfiltered, unpasteurised and refermented in the bottle. Rustic funk, green apple, gooseberry skin and leafy green pepper lead the nose. The palate moves from brief doughy sweetness into bright tartness, with green gooseberry, white grapefruit, crabapple and musty funk. The finish is dry and persistent, with green fruit acidity and subtle tannic grip.