Lambic Discussion Thread

[sacrelicio]

it's a simplistic, reductionist argument to suggest that fruit always fades through time.

had an 03 LPF last year @ Brouwer's in Seattle that was just as fruity as any fresh LPF I've ever had. Cellar temp/humidity conditions, bottle storage, shipping issues - these are all factors just as important as time in determining how a beer ages.

NOOOO FRUIT IS LIKE HOPS

 

[caaam]

NOOOO FRUIT IS LIKE HOPS

What does aged wine taste like?

 

[Der Fuchs]

You starting a lambic program with your promotion?

I got some plums for you. Plenty of funk present. No culture needed.

 

[sacrelicio]

What does aged wine taste like?

Pubes

 

[Padraig]

For any Londoners following this thread Oceanside Daliesque turned up at Pig's Ear yesterday. £18, might be a couple left. The latest RB reviews are quite amusing. Still to try it myself.

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/oceanside-ale-works-daliesque/242325/1/2/

 

[BusinessSloth]

Super impressed. Must, lemon funk, sharp funky cheese. Longest finish of any lambic I've tried. Split with the homie wyatt.

old Cantillon gueuze is my favorite. Gets that nice lemon funk quality you described. Only had 1 really old 3F goozie, and it was super minty on the nose.

 

[nophunk]

old Cantillon gueuze is my favorite. Gets that nice lemon funk quality you described. Only had 1 really old 3F goozie, and it was super minty on the nose.

It was really damn good. That's the oldest Cantillon that I've had, and it was really balanced and bright for an 11 year old beer. I haven't had a comparably old 3f yet, unfortunately

 

[BusinessSloth]

It was really damn good. That's the oldest Cantillon that I've had, and it was really balanced and bright for an 11 year old beer. I haven't had a comparably old 3f yet, unfortunately

1-2 years is the sweet spot for 3F goozie. By my own tastes. The exception is Golden Blend, Seasons, and A&T plus a few outliers.

 

[sunnrider]

Saw 3 Iris on a Madrid beer site for the past 7/8 days at 16€ each. Weakened enought to order them after drinking my last 2014 a couple of days ago. This week everything arrived at once

 

[Rowingbrewer1]

Saw 3 Iris on a Madrid beer site for the past 7/8 days at 16€ each. Weakened enought to order them after drinking my last 2014 a couple of days ago. This week everything arrived at once

You know someone at that Madrid beer site bought them from a local shop and now some spaniard cannot enjoy them...

 

[Friend_of_the_Gueuze]

Saw 3 Iris on a Madrid beer site for the past 7/8 days at 16€ each. Weakened enought to order them after drinking my last 2014 a couple of days ago. This week everything arrived at once

No clue about the beer, but the packaging for the first aid kit is awesome!

 

[LukeAleTime]

forgot that I saw a bunch of people with GB '14 leakage issues... left mine wrapped up in their box for a while... and leakage turned into mould and rust.

Damnit.

 

[sunnrider]

You know someone at that Madrid beer site bought them from a local shop and now some spaniard cannot enjoy them...

Apparently they get their bottles direct from the distributor in Belgium. The majority of which was sold at the store (not the online site). They also have several cases of Rose, Kriek and classic gueuze, so thirsty Spaniards can get their lambic fix regardless of whatever I do.

 

[LukeAleTime]

Tasted... I'm not sure. My mind was tainted by the ****** up cork

My gf loved it and she has a way better palate.

 

[tehzachatak]

New batch of Hommage + 750mls of Golden Blend and Intense Red per a post on facebook? Or is it just more bottles of the last Hommage batch... unsure

 

[SeaWatchman]

New batch of Hommage + 750mls of Golden Blend and Intense Red per a post on facebook? Or is it just more bottles of the last Hommage batch... unsure

New batches of each. The 75cl Golden is really good. Tried it back in June.

 

[GuzzleMcBrew]

tehzachatak, SeaWatchman Exciting about those bottles. Any idea if those are available now?

 

[boogercrack]

750s of gb?

Are they gonna be $60?

 

[SeaWatchman]

tehzachatak, SeaWatchman Exciting about those bottles. Any idea if those are available now?

At the brewery now. Hommage and IR are 2pp and GB is 1pp.

Hommage is 19€
GB is 18€
IR is €16€

Get ready for super high US prices.

 

[SeaWatchman]

Oh, and notes from our visit in June (if I can read my own handwriting) say that Golden Blend was bottled Jan 12, 2015 Dec 12, 2014 and IR was bottled May 28, 2015.

 

[wyatt1]

People who have magnums: how do you store them? Horizontal? Vertical?

 

[SeaWatchman]

People who have magnums: how do you store them? Horizontal? Vertical?

Upside down hanging from the rafters by twine in room full of fireflies.

 

[wyatt1]

I just noticed the twine/firefly suggestion on lambic.info

Thanks.

 

[SeaWatchman]

I just noticed the twine/firefly suggestion on lambic.info

Thanks.

I've literally been using that line since my days back on BA because I really, truly, don't think it matters all that much.

 

[jbeezification1]

Upside down hanging from the rafters by twine in room full of fireflies.

I have a room half full of fireflys and I have bootleg copies of the show Firefly playing on loop 18+ hours a day. Honestly it's the best I could do and I'll be damned if I try even a little bit harder than that.

 

[Pneill3161]

People who have magnums: how do you store them? Horizontal? Vertical?

Vertical, but you need at least 2 mags with boxes side by side so that you can properly see the Cantillon guy.

 

[viajero]

I've literally been using that line since my days back on BA because I really, truly, don't think it matters all that much.

But do you have similar thoughts on other cellaring specifics -- standard cellar temps (55ish?) vs refrigerator, anti-fridge b/c of cork drying issues, etc.?

 

[BusinessSloth]

Anyone else grab a Boon lambic pitcher off Etre this morning?

 

[Calcifer]

Anyone else grab a Boon lambic pitcher off Etre this morning?

Saw that and passed, only because the next shipping deadline for Etre is in a few weeks and I don't want to build a box to ship in December.

 

[wyatt1]

Pitchers and baskets on cantillon's site.