Allagash/Cantillon/RR "Wild Friendship" Collab

[Michigan1]

If you can handle the extreme, extreme depravity, there is always the option of moving to canada.

Friends don't let friends live in Canada.

 

[DanzBorin]

I wish I could find 3F OG around. I so love that beer.

 

[SeaWatchman]

Friends don't let friends live in Canada.

But they sure let them shop in Canada!

 

[elbrooksie]

If you can handle the extreme, extreme depravity, there is always the option of moving to canada.

He said vile things, not butt ass crazy things.

 

[BadJustin]

My shop can't move the Tilquin 750's. I bought 3 and there are still 4-5 left and this was a month an a half ago.

 

[Michigan1]

But they sure let them shop in Canada!

Yeah. But some ********* seems to buy all the lambic and geuze in western Canada.

 

[Frank1]

My shop can't move the Tilquin 750's. I bought 3 and there are still 4-5 left and this was a month an a half ago.

Every shop who cares about craft in VT has tilquin sitting there, $20 for a 750.

love it.

 

[Osyrus]

Every shop who cares about craft in VT has tilquin sitting there, $20 for a 750.

love it.

Please stop trying to ruin my monthly VT trips...

 

[BusinessSloth]

I've never had R&D Gueuze, but I would absolutely put Resurgam above Cable Car and Sour Reserve. The only Beat that I would put above Resurgam was the batch 3 I had. while 4 and 5 were superb beers, they totally lacked the complexity that the most recent batch of Resurgam had. I love sour bombs, and Beat is my favorite RR sour

R&D Gueuze was awesome to me. Compton25 generously provided me with a bottle. Split the bottle several ways, and most agreed that if we were blindfolded, the smell very similar to Cantillon gueuze. Taste wise was different, but still excellent. Will agree that the taste is nothing like a true goozie though. Perhaps rainer can chime in better than I.


I'll say this though. How in the hell is LP Gueuze rated so highly? I've only had the 2009 vintage, but was thoroughly disappointed. The smell and taste was very tame and timid. Greatly prefer regular gueuze over it, and glad I traded every bottle I've ever come across.

 

[rainer1]

R&D Gueuze was awesome to me. Compton25 generously provided me with a bottle. Split the bottle several ways, and most agreed that if we were blindfolded, the smell very similar to Cantillon gueuze. Taste wise was different, but still excellent. Will agree that the taste is nothing like a true goozie though. Perhaps rainer can chime in better than I.

I'll say this though. How in the hell is LP Gueuze rated so highly? I've only had the 2009 vintage, but was thoroughly disappointed. The smell and taste was very tame and timid. Greatly prefer regular gueuze over it, and glad I traded every bottle I've ever come across.

I thought we had R&D Sour, not R&D Gueuze. Either way, it was tasty, had the flavors and complexity you'd find in a gueuze, but to me it wasn't particularly sour, and there was almost no aroma. The funk was there but barely present. Like a light gueuze if that makes any sense.

And I second your sentiment about LP Gueuze. None of us thought it was very good. Certainly not an elevated version of Classic Gueuze like LP Kriek and LP Framboise are. I want to try another vintage though. Maybe that was a bad bottle or just an underwhelming year.

 

[yeahnatenelson]

And I second your sentiment about LP Gueuze. None of us thought it was very good. Certainly not an elevated version of Classic Gueuze like LP Kriek and LP Framboise are. I want to try another vintage though. Maybe that was a bad bottle or just an underwhelming year.

Yep, that's LP Gueuze. It's mild in character because it's a blend of several two-year lambics rather than one two and three-year lambics.

I've had a few vintages, as early as maybe '03? I don't remember the older ones being tremendously better than the '09, at least in terms of acidity. To me it generally tastes like Grand Cru, except well-carbed.

 

[DanzBorin]

I thought we had R&D Sour, not R&D Gueuze. Either way, it was tasty, had the flavors and complexity you'd find in a gueuze, but to me it wasn't particularly sour, and there was almost no aroma. The funk was there but barely present. Like a light gueuze if that makes any sense.

And I second your sentiment about LP Gueuze. None of us thought it was very good. Certainly not an elevated version of Classic Gueuze like LP Kriek and LP Framboise are. I want to try another vintage though. Maybe that was a bad bottle or just an underwhelming year.

It had a whole lotta meh...

 

[stupac2]

R&D Gueuze was awesome to me. Compton25 generously provided me with a bottle. Split the bottle several ways, and most agreed that if we were blindfolded, the smell very similar to Cantillon gueuze. Taste wise was different, but still excellent. Will agree that the taste is nothing like a true goozie though. Perhaps rainer can chime in better than I.


I'll say this though. How in the hell is LP Gueuze rated so highly? I've only had the 2009 vintage, but was thoroughly disappointed. The smell and taste was very tame and timid. Greatly prefer regular gueuze over it, and glad I traded every bottle I've ever come across.

LP Gueuze is really good with age. I get as much of it as I can, mostly to forget about it for a few years.

 

[BusinessSloth]

I thought we had R&D Sour, not R&D Gueuze. Either way, it was tasty, had the flavors and complexity you'd find in a gueuze, but to me it wasn't particularly sour, and there was almost no aroma. The funk was there but barely present. Like a light gueuze if that makes any sense.

And I second your sentiment about LP Gueuze. None of us thought it was very good. Certainly not an elevated version of Classic Gueuze like LP Kriek and LP Framboise are. I want to try another vintage though. Maybe that was a bad bottle or just an underwhelming year.

This is why Rainer is my beer-man-crush. He gets me.

 

[DanzBorin]

This is why Rainer is my beer-man-crush. He gets me.

Back off, rainer is my man!

Even if he likes Cantillon Goozie better than 3F...

 

[BusinessSloth]

Back off, rainer is my man!

Even if he likes Cantillon Goozie better than 3F...

rainer popped my IP trade-cherry. Dat first time.....

 

[oilcan1]

allagashbrewing
1 hour ago
Jean pouring us a bottle of Assemblage De L'amitie (Friendship Blend) collaboration with Cantillon, Russian River and Allagash. It will be only poured next week at Quintessence in Belgium. Drinking great!

 

[Michigan1]

allagashbrewing
1 hour ago
Jean pouring us a bottle of Assemblage De L'amitie (Friendship Blend) collaboration with Cantillon, Russian River and Allagash. It will be only poured next week at Quintessence in Belgium. Drinking great!

I hate you soooooo much right now.

 

[tehzachatak]

I hate you soooooo much right now.

Pretty sure that was oilcan just posting the Allagash instagram post, because I saw him in Maine today, so I don't think he's in Belgium!

 

[davey101]

Anyone have a picture of the label?

 

[tehzachatak]

Anyone have a picture of the label?

 

[JCastle1]

3F depends on the place, it goes fast at the Craft Beer Cellar-type stores but sticks around at the less beer nerdy stores. ******' 3F Kriek disappears in days or less at this point though, I h8 it.

I know this is old but my usual store has a shitload of Kriek if you need some.

 

[tehzachatak]

I know this is old but my usual store has a shitload of Kriek if you need some.

3F Kriek? yeah, a new shipment came in what, a month or two ago? i bought like a case, so i'm fine. thanks tho!

 

[SeaWatchman]

I know this is old but my usual store has a shitload of Kriek if you need some.

goandpickitupformebro?

 

[JCastle1]

goandpickitupformebro?

Sure, I'll go today and check the price. I believe they were around $15 per 375ml.

 

[Lutter]

Soooo... walezbro?

 

[SeaWatchman]

Soooo... walezbro?

Nope.

http://www.ratebeer.com/forums/ft-list-iso-pre-friendship-blend_258546.htm

lel

 

[drgarage1]

Nope.

http://www.ratebeer.com/forums/ft-list-iso-pre-friendship-blend_258546.htm

lel

Hey, he's got Floosmoor. He should be fine.

 

[GoozySosa]

Nope.

http://www.ratebeer.com/forums/ft-list-iso-pre-friendship-blend_258546.htm

lel

http://www.talkbeer.com/community/threads/iso-friendship-blend-info-ft-list.9633/#post-251104

 

[sacrelicio]

Someone may have mentioned this already but...

Is this just Resurgam, Beat, and Classic Goozie blended?