Lambic Discussion Thread

[cosmicevan]

The one I had was straight acetone.

same. took the enamel off my teeth.

 

[BusinessSloth]

1959 3F OG up FT on the other site. Very curious how that has held up...

The '98 I had was over the hill. I don't even want to know what the '59 would taste like.

 

[SeaWatchman]

Anyone try this? Thoughts? Is it worth the price? They wanted over $50 in the states.

It's an interesting beer but not with the price of admission in USD IMO.

 

[boogercrack]

I just got some #spookygeuze. Some green label 3F OG bottled 10/31/14.

i accidentally sent my halloween st. lam in the last gang bang. meant to hang onto that one. i have a weird thing for bottle dates.

 

[Ziggy]

Ive never had the chance of tasting a gueze or lambic aged any more than 2 years. Does 5, 6, hell even 10+ years really make a difference?

 

[skrip]

Ive never had the chance of tasting a gueze or lambic aged any more than 2 years. Does 5, 6, hell even 10+ years really make a difference?

one word... yes

 

[Ziggy]

one word... yes

I have 2 3F guezes from early 2013, and was wondering if i should just keep em in the back of the cellar and forget about em for a couple more years

 

[GuzzleMcBrew]

Ive never had the chance of tasting a gueze or lambic aged any more than 2 years. Does 5, 6, hell even 10+ years really make a difference?

cparles brought out a 3F OG Magnum from 2004 one time and that bottle blew minds. It seemed like a great example of aging for the [much] better. That beer (which was carbed) held its own against the Seasons, A&T, Blauw etc. I never drank '04 fresh (I was too busy drinking Dubra back then), but it seemed evident time had done wonderful things to that Goozie. It reminded me a bit of Golden Blend and a bit of Herfst.

 

[Os]

favorite beer I ever drank was an 02 OGV a year ago... I'd assume time did help it.

 

[RyanG1]

I have 2 3F guezes from early 2013, and was wondering if i should just keep em in the back of the cellar and forget about em for a couple more years

I'd keep them in your closet and let them come out in ten years

Then they will be FABULOUS!

 

[tosh1]

Anyone try this? Thoughts? Is it worth the price? They wanted over $50 in the states.

I have been leaving this on the shelf for a while, based on the price tag. Nothing I read made me want to jump in.

 

[BusinessSloth]

I have 2 3F guezes from early 2013, and was wondering if i should just keep em in the back of the cellar and forget about em for a couple more years

Personally I enjoy the sharp, fresh bite of 3F OG. It's what makes it so unique and special for me. I popped a 2012 not too long ago that was too soft for my tastes. The sharpness had dropped off, and the funkiness just wasn't there as much either. This was magnified even more in the 1998 Oude Geuze I opened. I like Cantillon better for long-term aging.

 

[BusinessSloth]

750's of 3 fonteinen oude kriek on Etre. Haven't seen those in nearly 2 years.

 

[wyatt1]

How does the reservation system work?

 

[Patoo]

How does the reservation system work?

From the website:

"Reservation (Later Shipment): The items you have ordered will be kept in our warehouse until you have purchased enough to fill a box, you wish to receive them or we have reached the end of the quarter. All items must be shipped by the end of each quarter (20th of Mars, 20th of June, 20th of September and 20th of December) following the purchase date of the first reservation order. Once the order is ready to be shipped, you will receive a PayPal invoice for the shipping costs."​

 

[LukeAleTime]

Annoyingly, outside of guesses/estimates there is no way of telling how close to a box you have (afaik?)

 

[BusinessSloth]

Annoyingly, outside of guesses/estimates there is no way of telling how close to a box you have (afaik?)

Not unless you email them or track your purchases. Which I do. It's really simple and easy.

 

[LukeAleTime]

Not unless you email them or track your purchases. Which I do. It's really simple and easy.

ugh. Emailing is the worst.

 

[Rowingbrewer1]

Or like keeping a spreadsheet for your own sanity. That would be tough

 

[bauermj]

fwiw I've been told from etre on a few occasions they could ship 10x750ml & 2x375ml or 8x750ml & 5x375ml

from earlier

 

[BusinessSloth]

ugh. Emailing is the worst.

Here's one way I do it.

Find the weight of the product(s) you ordered, add a similarly weighted item and boom. Accurate weight count.

 

[LukeAleTime]

from earlier

That seems about right from what I know. I currently have 9x750 and 3x375 in my cart. I'm guessing I have room for one more 375.

 

[Hookemhops13]

I'll upload my excel sheet tomorrow if anyone wants it. Calculates weight for ya and let's you know when you go to next shipping level and what your $/ounce is for the shipment overall.

 

[Fahmie25]

I'll upload my excel sheet tomorrow if anyone wants it. Calculates weight for ya and let's you know when you go to next shipping level and what your $/ounce is for the shipment overall.

I'd be interested in this. I thought I had a full box because whenever I added anything the shipping stepped up to the next level, but I guess I was wrong...probably shouldve tried adding some smaller things

 

[Hookemhops13]

I'd be interested in this. I thought I had a full box because whenever I added anything the shipping stepped up to the next level, but I guess I was wrong...probably shouldve tried adding some smaller things

No problem. I'll do it tomorrow. Probably isn't 100% accurate but has worked for my 3 shipments so far so I have confidence in it.

 

[BeerMeBrah]

If you guys had to choose one lambic you felt was totally underrated which would you say? My personal pick is regular ole tilquin. It's better than the last LPG I had.

 

[LukeAleTime]

Nah Tilquin sucks. Overrated if anything.

 

[BusinessSloth]

If you guys had to choose one lambic you felt was totally underrated which would you say? My personal pick is regular ole tilquin. It's better than the last LPG I had.

Fresh LPG tastes same or worse than cantillon Gueuze so the age matters a lot

 

[Os]

I love regular Oud Beersel OG Vieille...

 

[ridglens]

2010 Boon MP is good