About a year and a half ago, my friend James hosted our tasting group where we paired sour beer (geuze) with oysters on the half shell. It was an incredible pairing, one of the best that I’ve come across. This past weekend we decided to give it another go while watching the Broncos crush the Pats and the Seahawks eke out a win against the 49ers.

This isn’t even all the oysters we had….in total we had about 12 dozen oysters. Varieties were Kumamotos, Barron Points, Chef Creeks, and Breaksides. The Kumamotos were my favorites followed by the Breaksides. The Barron Points were really good too, but they were just enormous oysters.

Yeah….this was a little intimidating.

Drie Fonteinen Armand 4 Lente: Best of the Seasons, and in my opinion, the best of the whole day. It tastes deliciously tart and funky, with a really nice grassy and fruity aspect that makes me drool. A+

Drie Fonteinen Armand 4 Zomer: Not a whole lot different than Lente, but it was slightly watered down by comparison. Still one of the very best geuzes out there. A+

Drie Fonteinen Armand 4 Herfst: This is probably the most distinctive of the 4 Seasons, with a very distinct mineral quality to it that I really enjoy and thought paired very well with the oysters we were eating. This is my second favorite Season. A+

Drie Fonteinen Armand 4 Winter: Still amazing, but kind of simplistic compared to the other 4 Seasons. Don’t get me wrong though, you should trade for any and all of these if you have the chance. A+

Lente, Zomer, Herfst, and Winter. It’s not everyday you can try the whole set in one sitting!

Drie Fonteinen Armand & Tommy: Very delicious and much tastier than when I had it fresh, but this is just not on the same level as the Seasons. A+

This felt like a good palate cleanser since it had the same name as our host. It’s a good black IPA to boot too!

Uli Zomergeuze El Sol: Extremely citrusy and sour, with nice funk character. This is definitely one of the best beers of the day, and probably would have been the best if it wasn’t for the fact that this beer was completely flat. A+

Russian River Beatification Batch 2: This was not great, definitely over the hill. Just goes to prove that not all “walez” are super tasty anymore. B-/B

Russian River Beatification Batch 3: This is definitely more like it, very tasty with a big kick of sour to the mouth and a little funk to back it up. I hear it’s peaked though. A

Russian River Beatification Batch 4: This one isn’t great either…tastes like shock tarts. B

Russian River Beatification Batch 5: This is the best one by far. Just trade for a ton of Batch 5 everyone! A

Russian River Beatification Batch 6: This one was watery and not very sour. It needs time. B

WTF is that?! That’s some serious mold in the cork…on the other hand, it is from 1984…

1984 Eylenbosch: So this is the oldest beer I’ve ever had….and it was carbonated and very tasty. However, I have a hard time describing this beer, it tastes…..so old. A+

Oude Beersel 2007: This was good too!

Fond Gueuze Bierpallieters: This was not good. C

Cantillon Classic Gueuze 2012: Wow, for the first time in my life can I say that a Cantillon Gueuze acted as a palate cleanser. Extreme palate fatigue is extreme.

Cantillon Grand Cru Bruocsella: This beer sucked. C-

Cantillon Saint Lamvinus 2010: Tasted good, smelled like baby diapers. B+

Cantillon Saint Gilloise: Man my liver and mouth are so tired.

Cantillon Iris: This was tasty too, but I was seriously struggling at this point. A

The graveyard.