Lambic Discussion Thread

[andrewdrinks]

Had another small glass of Zenne tonight from a share - decanted so the carb was light and the aroma was thick and nutty. Third time of trying and each time makes me value the bottles in the cellar a bit more... Developed a lot since the open beer days. Those lols about Etre doing €50 bottles - I'd drive to Beersel tomorrow for another one at €50. Or €100. (Fuel is cheap right now)

 

[jmarce]

I'm in love with these bag in a boxes, Timmermans especially

 

[JulianB1]

Had another small glass of Zenne tonight from a share - decanted so the carb was light and the aroma was thick and nutty. Third time of trying and each time makes me value the bottles in the cellar a bit more... Developed a lot since the open beer days. Those lols about Etre doing €50 bottles - I'd drive to Beersel tomorrow for another one at €50. Or €100. (Fuel is cheap right now)

$1.56/gallon here as of today.

 

[rrrjjj]

Finally utilizing this glass properly

 

[BusinessSloth]

Learn more at Lambic.Info!

I'm waiting for lambic.info branded condoms. Get them covered in some barnyard horse blanket if ya know what I mean

For those of you who've drank a Blossumgueze, did you decant it similar to Mamouche, or go straight from the bottle to the glass?

I'm curious if anyone has tried the new DHVL/Lindemans Goedeles Bloesom. I wonder if it's similar to Blossomgeuze.

 

[LuxWanderer]

Had another small glass of Zenne tonight from a share - decanted so the carb was light and the aroma was thick and nutty. Third time of trying and each time makes me value the bottles in the cellar a bit more... Developed a lot since the open beer days. Those lols about Etre doing €50 bottles - I'd drive to Beersel tomorrow for another one at €50. Or €100. (Fuel is cheap right now)

€50 in house at Moeder Agree that is developing nicely! Waiter said it was the last bottle, not sure if they will get more

 

[kscaldef]

€50 in house at Moeder Agree that is developing nicely! Waiter said it was the last bottle, not sure if they will get more

Don't they always say that?

 

[markextrae]

When where you there? We've ordered a bottle at moeder yesterday (16 feb)

And all that decanting is just full of ****. It's just beer...

 

[Cruize4Gueuze]

When where you there? We've ordered a bottle at moeder yesterday (16 feb)

And all that decanting is just full of ****. It's just beer...

Iso your time machine.

 

[markextrae]

Iso your time machine.

Haha oops... It's still januari.

 

[Gonzoillini1]

A friend opened a 1999 Bell Vue Selection last night at a bottle share with a number of TB members (hannydawg, fear025, trickytunadicky, dvelcich among others), and while it is always fun to open up 16-17 year old lambic, I'm really glad I didn't give in to temptation these past few months when they were popping up on etre and BIAB.

Oxidized, acetic, and had turned a dark amber color with little to no carbonation. Interesting to try, but far from good.

 

[brentsdodgers]

A friend opened a 1999 Bell Vue Selection last night at a bottle share with a number of TB members (hannydawg, fear025, trickytunadicky, dvelcich among others), and while it is always fun to open up 16-17 year old lambic, I'm really glad I didn't give in to temptation these past few months when they were popping up on etre and BIAB.

Oxidized, acetic, and had turned a dark amber color with little to no carbonation. Interesting to try, but far from good.

Yeah I'm glad I asked a few friends before I committed to it. They had the same notes from 2-3 years ago.

 

[Cruize4Gueuze]

Anyone pop open a 2015 hommage yet? How's it tasting?

 

[skrip]

Anyone pop open a 2015 hommage yet? How's it tasting?

Fahmie25 generously shared one with me about a month ago. it smelled like amazing fresh fruit but didn't have too much going on yet. little thin and hardly no funk but its carbed! and it shows great signs of improvement!

 

[Cruize4Gueuze]

Fahmie25 generously shared
one with me about a month ago. it smelled like amazing fresh fruit but didn't have too much going on yet. little thin and hardly no funk but its carbed! and it shows great signs of improvement!

You think it's worth picking up a few bottles?

 

[skrip]

You think it's worth picking up a few bottles?

i personally think it'll be amazing in a couple years. no off flavors or anything like the '13

 

[JulianB1]

Dated 22nd May, 2014. Really good balance here between the funk, acidity, and fruit. Carbonation is spot-on, this is a great drink right now.

 

[holldy01]

Dated 22nd May, 2014. Really good balance here between the funk, acidity, and fruit. Carbonation is spot-on, this is a great drink right now.

Had one last night date 18 Jan 2015. Really light and jammy. Not a lot of funk on this yet. A little early to drink if looking for funk but just a really light and fruity right now. I have two more w/ the same bottling date so Im excited to see how they durn out in a year or two

Also bottle log on lambic.info says 1/19/15. Can put a photo of the bottling date up but the three bottles I have are 1/18/15. Not sure if it matters
*Edit* It looks like the 1/19/15 bottles are all 750s and the 1/18/15 bottles I have are 375's.

 

[BusinessSloth]

Anyone pop open a 2015 hommage yet? How's it tasting?

Bright. Fruity. Delicious. No off-flavors as someone else mentioned that plagued batch 2*


*I know some people have claimed they've had good bottles, but I'm batting 3/3 on bad bottles of b2 Hommage.

 

[SeaWatchman]

Had one last night date 18 Jan 2015. Really light and jammy. Not a lot of funk on this yet. A little early to drink if looking for funk but just a really light and fruity right now. I have two more w/ the same bottling date so Im excited to see how they durn out in a year or two

Also bottle log on lambic.info says 1/19/15. Can put a photo of the bottling date up but the three bottles I have are 1/18/15. Not sure if it matters
*Edit* It looks like the 1/19/15 bottles are all 750s and the 1/18/15 bottles I have are 375's.

Added 1/18. Our 3F Kriek bottle log is very, very incomplete as it wasn't being tracked prior to the site!

 

[kscaldef]

BI know some people have claimed they've had good bottles, but I'm batting 3/3 on bad bottles of b2 Hommage.

2/2 on good bottles personally. Wondering what #3 in my cellar will be like. (I also wonder a little bit what the range of sensitivity on plasticy phenols is, maybe I'm just lucky and not that sensitive to it?)

 

[BusinessSloth]

2/2 on good bottles personally. Wondering what #3 in my cellar will be like. (I also wonder a little bit what the range of sensitivity on plasticy phenols is, maybe I'm just lucky and not that sensitive to it?)

That's true. I think my palate is very sensitive to the majority of off-flavors. Diacetyl is probably the toughest for me to detect, unless there's a lot of it.

 

[ExPimp]

2/2 on good bottles personally. Wondering what #3 in my cellar will be like. (I also wonder a little bit what the range of sensitivity on plasticy phenols is, maybe I'm just lucky and not that sensitive to it?)

I feel I'm pretty sensitive unfortunately.
I get it in a lot of lambics where other people in the group don't smell it at all.

 

[kscaldef]

That's true. I think my palate is very sensitive to the majority of off-flavors. Diacetyl is probably the toughest for me to detect, unless there's a lot of it.

Interesting. I feel like I'm relatively sensitive to diacetyl, and definitely to acetone. I'll have to try to pay attention more at tastings when it comes to plastic, whether that's somewhere I'm relatively insensitive.

 

[JohnfromPurdue]

Was the bottle count on Blåbær significantly less this year? Lambic.info says there were only 60 75cl bottles released of 2015. It's usually more than that right? like low hundreds? I'm just trying to put a trade offer together but I'm not sure where to start.

 

[Cruize4Gueuze]

Was the bottle count on Blåbær significantly less this year? Lambic.info says there were only 60 75cl bottles released of 2015. It's usually more than that right? like low hundreds? I'm just trying to put a trade offer together but I'm not sure where to start.

2014 and 2015 both had very low bottle counts due to the poor blueberry harvest I believe.

 

[Hookemhops13]

2014 and 2015 both had very low bottle counts due to the poor blueberry harvest I believe.

They are Bilberries you plebeian.

 

[Cruize4Gueuze]

They are Bilberries you plebeian.

 

[SeaWatchman]

Was the bottle count on Blåbær significantly less this year? Lambic.info says there were only 60 75cl bottles released of 2015. It's usually more than that right? like low hundreds? I'm just trying to put a trade offer together but I'm not sure where to start.

2014 and 2015 both had very low bottle counts due to the poor blueberry harvest I believe.

"Bottle count" and "release count" are two very different things methinks.

 

[ac24]

You think it's worth picking up a few bottles?

Im wondering this myself. I am a little hesitant due to having a b2 that was bad. Perhaps i should just say **** it and buy one.