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Boon Oude Geuze if you want funky depth and grip,
Jacobins Gueuze if you want brightness and ease.
Both are classic lambic blends, but Boon carries more vinous weight and complexity—it demands attention. Jacobins is the more approachable entry point, with sharper acidity that cuts cleaner. The 1.6% ABV difference matters less than the house character: Boon's blend favors aged wood and funk, Jacobins leans toward spritzy charm.
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Tasting notes
Boon Oude Geuze
Boon hits you with barnyard funk right away—leather, horse blanket, a whisper of vinegar that isn't sharp but layered. The palate is dry as chalk, almost wine-like, with this lingering sourness that coats your mouth. At 7%, there's real weight here; this feels substantial. By the third sip you're tasting orchard fruit buried under all that wildness, and it rewires how you think about sour beer.
Jacobins Gueuze
Jacobins pours cloudy and pale, and it smells like someone squeezed a lemon into a hayfield—bright, immediate, less mysterious. The carbonation is snappier, almost prickly on your tongue. It's sour without being scary, with a clean citrus snap that makes it dangerous to drink quickly. There's delicacy here instead of muscle; this is the gueuze for the moment, not the cellar.
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