Lambic Discussion Thread

[thefleshlight]

So what's the general consensus on Prunes de Namur vs Quetsche? Have had Questche and enjoyed it but wasn't wowed. Pretty much the same?

Very different imo. Prunes was more tart and just better overall to me but both are great.

 

[SeaWatchman]

I don't remember if this has been posted anywhere but....I got this from a Belgian.

"Armand De Belder told me that the harvest of Schaarbeekse kriek, failed for the third year in a row. So the krieken they are using are polish. The only brewery with Schaarbeekse is Hanssens at this moment."

The cherries for the kriek have been Polish forever now (sourced by Boon on behalf of many of the lambic blenders/brewers). The Schaereekse harvest hasn't exactly 'failed' three years running, there just aren't enough of them to go around and make a product big enough for distributing.

 

[HenrikO]

So what's the general consensus on Prunes de Namur vs Quetsche? Have had Questche and enjoyed it but wasn't wowed. Pretty much the same?

When I had them side-by-side the regular Quetsche just felt so much sweeter (i.e. I agree with those who find Prunes de Namur tarter); both were very good in their own way.

I may not have picked up on the difference if I'd had them at different occasions though.

 

[Hookemhops13]

Hmm interesting. From what I remember the bottle of Quetsche I had was pretty damn tart with little fruit which is why I thought it was good not great. May get one PdN to try it but those reviews don't get me too excited. Maybe I had a weird bottle of Quetsche?

 

[owens99]

Hmm interesting. From what I remember the bottle of Quetsche I had was pretty damn tart with little fruit which is why I thought it was good not great. May get one PdN to try it but those reviews don't get me too excited. Maybe I had a weird bottle of Quetsche?

This was exactly my thought, too - that the standard quetsche is already really tart, and I was hoping the Prunes de Namur version would be less so. I've got one in the fridge, so maybe I'll open it this weekend.

 

[Beerologist]

Hmm interesting. From what I remember the bottle of Quetsche I had was pretty damn tart with little fruit which is why I thought it was good not great. May get one PdN to try it but those reviews don't get me too excited. Maybe I had a weird bottle of Quetsche?

I have had the same view on Quetsche from the handful of bottles I've had. Would like to try PdN but a little less interested if it is more tart than Quetsche

 

[The Red Viper]

The cherries for the kriek have been Polish forever now (sourced by Boon on behalf of many of the lambic blenders/brewers). The Schaereekse harvest hasn't exactly 'failed' three years running, there just aren't enough of them to go around and make a product big enough for distributing.

Karel at De Cam gets Schaerbeekse cherries from his family's farm not far from Gooik. And they go in the regular krieks with other cherries used to make up the difference as needed, but yeah they've consistently been in there, though maybe there have been less of them the last few years I don't know.

 

[BusinessSloth]

Here's some more old beer prawn for you lambic heads. Not sure what year this is. #thatfilllevelthough

 

[Padraig]

So the UK's Cantillon distributor got it's allocation of Fou Foune the other week. 4 cases. I guess I should be grateful London got half of it.

12 bottles for a city of 9 million people.

ROFL

*cries*

 

[matedog]

So the UK's Cantillon distributor got it's allocation of Fou Foune the other week. 4 cases. I guess I should be grateful London got half of it.

12 bottles for a city of 9 million people.

ROFL

*cries*

Waah, you can take a two hour train ride to the brewery.

 

[Padraig]

Was going to start complaining about the 3 bottle limit but that's not going to go down particularly well I suppose.

 

[HenrikO]

Was going to start complaining about the 3 bottle limit but that's not going to go down particularly well I suppose.

I love the three bottle limit. Makes it last longer. Last year Fou lasted into November if memory serves.

 

[ridglens]

I love the three bottle limit. Makes it last longer. Last year Fou lasted into November if memory serves.

I was there in mid december and bought some!
happiest hour of my life. thanks Odesseiron !

 

[HenrikO]

I was there in mid december and bought some!
happiest hour of my life. thanks Odesseiron !

There you go. Happy to be corrected on this! Fou lasting 'til December is good news for everyone.

 

[BusinessSloth]

Cross post from the daily drinking thread. LPK 2008 is drinking incredible now. Right on the money.

 

[LuxWanderer]

Cross post from the daily drinking thread. LPK 2008 is drinking incredible now. Right on the money.

Great to hear/see. 2009 was drinking near perfect IMO when I had it earlier today at Moeder

 

[BusinessSloth]

Great to hear/see. 2009 was drinking near perfect IMO when I had it earlier today at Moeder

Have you had an 07 lately? I got one coming I think.

 

[SeaWatchman]

This beer. Is perfect.

 

[The Red Viper]

This beer. Is perfect.

It didn't exactly suck last time I had it. Getting better with time?

 

[Padraig]

There you go. Happy to be corrected on this! Fou lasting 'til December is good news for everyone.

They were still selling it by the case into the early part of November 2 years ago.

 

[masterovkhaos]

They were still selling it by the case into the early part of November 2 years ago.

2 years ago 3F Schaerbeekse Kriek used to sit on shelves here. Lambic has changed.

 

[SeaWatchman]

Ready to bang.

 

[Der Fuchs]

Ready to bang.

Give me the rhubarb and GTFO.

 

[fiestaplatypus]

Here's some more old beer prawn for you lambic heads. Not sure what year this is. #thatfilllevelthough

Just picked up a couple that look like this that are dated 1995. Can't wait to try 'em.

Edit: minus the cork restraint. Mine have the full cage.

 

[BusinessSloth]

Just picked up a couple that look like this that are dated 1995. Can't wait to try 'em.

Edit: minus the cork restraint. Mine have the full cage.

Cool.

Yeah the cork thing is funky

 

[Der Fuchs]

Ready to bang.

Srs though. How are they? Never had the 08 but I only ever really liked for the 11 and 12 beyond that. Thought 09/10 fell out really fast and the 13/14 where meh to begin with (I'm not a fan of iris though).

 

[mrk_d]

(I'm not a fan of iris though)

 

[Der Fuchs]

Yep.

 

[SeaWatchman]

Srs though. How are they? Never had the 08 but I only ever really liked for the 11 and 12 beyond that. Thought 09/10 fell out really fast and the 13/14 where meh to begin with (I'm not a fan of iris though).

Full report when I'm not mobile

 

[jedwards]

I'm madly curious about the 2010.