Lambic Discussion Thread

[jbeezification1]

not interested in the GB, but a funny story about drinking in around 2014 with jbeezification and some crew after our normal sunday afternoon share got way out of hand we ended up at the house of the owner of the best beer store in Houston, to keep drinking and pull from his vast cellar with a couple other degenerates. he had all the windows and doors open in his house and another friend was searing steaks on a flat iron smoking up the whole place and then out came cognac shots. then there was balut. then jbeezification chugged a 2011 gb and got the sad regrets afterwards, but everything was fine after this other dude opened a b1 db huna and cuvee'd a 2011 hommage i opened with it, and it was pretty damn good for my hammered self. we were obliterated after like 15 hours going hard and had to call jbeezification's then gf (now wife) to pick us up at like 3am on sunday night (when i had to work at 7am monday), and while i was literally carrying him out we tripped and i smashed my face on the driveway busting up my lips and knocking my right side canines and three other teeth loose. he barfed on himself in the front seat of his own car while his gf was driving people home... and i got in at like 5am and was fairly certain my wife was going to leave me, but she made me walk the dogs and wallow in my own dumbassnesss. our wives have bonded over our idiocy a couple of times.

That was the second 2011 GB we had that day. Towards the end of the share at like 3pm I pulled out a bottle and we split it three ways. When I opened the cage the cork flew up and knocked a ceiling tile a few inches off.

Good times man.

 

[NClambicguy]

Any chance that those Hommage Bio bottles have the 4/25 bottling date? Curious to ask, as it's my birthday.

Negative. Hommage bio is 01/Jun/2018 and the other is Hommage blend n28 bottled 15/Mar/2018.

 

[mjohnson171]

I know this question has been asked 10 times already, but I was unable to get the actual weights for Etre's shipping breaks. Is it every 15kg is a different shipping tier?

Seems like the age-old 11 750s & 3 375s rule doesn't always work. My weight for those is at 17.072kgs (must be some different bottle sizes in the mix).

 

[SeaWatchman]

I just uploaded a boatload or new dates, labels, and blends to the 3F bottle log from the 17-18 season. Ferme Framboos, barrel framboos, frambozenlambiek, OG and AG in all sizes, Goldens, OK, and Schaerbeekse.

 

[sjstraub]

I know this question has been asked 10 times already, but I was unable to get the actual weights for Etre's shipping breaks. Is it every 15kg is a different shipping tier?

Seems like the age-old 11 750s & 3 375s rule doesn't always work. My weight for those is at 17.072kgs (must be some different bottle sizes in the mix).

I have a giant note on my desk that it’s 11 750s, 1 375, and a glass, unless the 750s are Fantome, then skip the 375.

Also 34 lb is optimal.

 

[The Red Viper]

I thought with the new site that 25kg was the largest/optimal box size at 92€ (vs 78€ for 20kg or below).25kg is 14 regular 750s (which weigh 1.783kg each) or 16 Fantome which are 1.553kg each.

 

[sjstraub]

Crap. Maybe my note is old.

 

[mjohnson171]

Hence why I ask the question. Something seems to have changed.

I know optimal for price/bottle is a larger box, but I’m trying to understand the different shipping tiers. If it’s like BiaB w/ BPost then it’s every 5 kgs.

 

[GetchaPull]

That was the second 2011 GB we had that day. Towards the end of the share at like 3pm I pulled out a bottle and we split it three ways. When I opened the cage the cork flew up and knocked a ceiling tile a few inches off.

Good times man.

Sounds similar to the second bottle we had today. First was almost still. Total crap shoot with those short corks. Despite being mostly flat, it was nonetheless a great beer. No detectable oxidation, acetone, etc.

 

[NClambicguy]

Alright fellas, time for a quick recap on this one. Essentially no difference noted between this one and a standard hommage blend. I tried to find any notes of honey and couldn’t. My wife loves the beer but said she would have to do a side by side to see if either of us could see any difference with the honey addition. Otherwise, pretty standard hommage notes that’s quite enjoyable. No band aid or plastic on the nose like I’ve experience from some previous blends. Good beer but not one I aim to buy again given the cost of admission.

 

[infi]

Negative. Hommage bio is 01/Jun/2018 and the other is Hommage blend n28 bottled 15/Mar/2018.

Cheers! Appreciate you for checking.

 

[stakem1]

Negative. Hommage bio is 01/Jun/2018 and the other is Hommage blend n28 bottled 15/Mar/2018.

Are you freakin kidding me? Birthday bottling..... now im pissed for being a tight ass and not grabbing one

 

[NClambicguy]

Are you freakin kidding me? Birthday bottling..... now im pissed for being a tight ass and not grabbing one

How many do you want? I can provide.

 

[Gaseous Clay]

BevMo comin’ in clutch today

 

[sjstraub]

BevMo comin’ in clutch today

Just **** y’all on the coasts. None of us in the Midwest see this ****.

Seriously. Go **** yourselves.

 

[NClambicguy]

Just **** y’all on the coasts. None of us in the Midwest see this ****.

Seriously. Go **** yourselves.

Well that’s no way to get a mule offer.

 

[Nivek43]

Well that’s no way to get a mule offer.

go **** your mother?

 

[NClambicguy]

go **** your mother?

Ok, now what?

 

[MikeJones]

Just **** y’all on the coasts. None of us in the Midwest see this ****.

Seriously. Go **** yourselves.

We get no Shelton love in Jersey.

 

[sjstraub]

Well that’s no way to get a mule offer.

Not intended as a beg. Just a point to be made that y'all on the coast are pretty lucky.

 

[The Red Viper]

Not intended as a beg. Just a point to be made that y'all on the coast are pretty lucky.

Try living in TN where we the only real lambic we get is Lindemans, if you’re lucky to find Cuvee Rene.

But all that stuff is available on the internet for cheaper anyway so I don’t worry about it too much...

 

[JCastle1]

Try living in TN where we the only real lambic we get is Lindemans, if you’re lucky to find Cuvee Rene.

But all that stuff is available on the internet for cheaper anyway so I don’t worry about it too much...

We only get Mort Subite here, even worse than Lindemans. Rather drink the old Heineken I usually find on the same shelf.

 

[The Red Viper]

We only get Mort Subite here, even worse than Lindemans. Rather drink the old Heineken I usually find on the same shelf.

For the record I think Cuvee Rene is great (kriek and gueuze both). Mort Subite maybe not so much.

 

[SeaWatchman]

BevMo comin’ in clutch today

Refreshing to see some decent prices.

 

[Gaseous Clay]

Refreshing to see some decent prices.

I really wish these weren't decent prices

I miss $21 750's of OG at whole foods before 3F started upping their prices. That said accessibility has dramatically increased, so im not complaining...much.

 

[Digita7693]

I really wish these weren't decent prices

I miss $21 750's of OG at whole foods before 3F started upping their prices. That said accessibility has dramatically increased, so im not complaining...much.

3F was way underpriced before though (looking at retail at 3F, not price for end consumer in US after shipping, taxes, distro etc). Also all the pretty new blends and buildings cost money.

 

[Gaseous Clay]

3F was way underpriced before though (looking at retail at 3F, not price for end consumer in US after shipping, taxes, distro etc). Also all the pretty new blends and buildings cost money.

Understood completely. They have expanded production and their facilities greatly, which explains the increase in cost. I just miss how cheap it was prior to this shift. I can only hope it doesnt increase any more. I would hate to pass over it like I have started to do with cantillon bottles

 

[Compton25]

Checking in on Cuvée Lambikstoemper. Starts off with a little more carbonation than usual and lots of citrus on the nose. First taste is the signature Boon mineral profile along with a deeper hay funkiness that I haven’t seen in previous bottles. Finishes clean with mellowed citrus and tart apples.

A month shy of it’s 6th year, this blend continues to age nicely. Looking forward to seeing what 10 and 20 years does to a personal favorite.

 

[Digita7693]

Understood completely. They have expanded production and their facilities greatly, which explains the increase in cost. I just miss how cheap it was prior to this shift. I can only hope it doesnt increase any more. I would hate to pass over it like I have started to do with cantillon bottles

Don’t get me wrong, I miss the $6-$10bottles here, but that was dirt cheap and not sustainable. Same with cantillon. Still, when you compare to prices in the US, $20-$30 for a 375 of a wild ale, it’s still a good price, as long as retail stores aren’t marking up an extra $30 on top of retail because they can.

 

[Gaseous Clay]

as long as retail stores aren’t marking up an extra $30 on top of retail because they can.

Which most stores are doing. A local spot near me has had cases of OG, A&G, and OK for months because theyre charging almost 2x MSRP. They were selling bottles of Hommage and Golden Blend for $80 a pop. Its ridiculous!

Agreed on the rest of your post though. I understand the price hike, and do consider myself lucky to have been buying lambic for so cheap while I could, but damn!