Lambic Discussion Thread

[Dsal891]

Love and hate Trappist world.

175 for the little lack with foune. (Out of stock by the time I got there) but I have never even seen any of the more limited releases on etre.

I also love and hate lambic.

 

[SeaWatchman]

http://www.bieresgourmet.be/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=865

Two more lambic baskets in stock if anyone needs them

I get my baskets from huckyourmeat

 

[Juan Gueuzeman]

http://www.bieresgourmet.be/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=865

Two more lambic baskets in stock if anyone needs them

10 euro, sweet!

Spoiler

40 euro shipping

 

[BusinessSloth]

10 euro, sweet!

Spoiler

40 euro shipping

Gotta fill out a box homie. Do reserve a bit at a time. I have a killer box headed my way

 

[Juan Gueuzeman]

true, true.

 

[Dsal891]

Hey guys, I don't remember the specifics on OGV. Is it just regular oude gueuze that he holds back for a longer time or is it a blend of older lambic?

I have a few on the way and I'm curious for more info about it

 

[falc0n26001]

Hey guys, I don't remember the specifics on OGV. Is it just regular oude gueuze that he holds back for a longer time or is it a blend of older lambic?

I have a few on the way and I'm curious for more info about it

They are barrels that Armand picks that he thinks will specifically age well.

 

[Dsal891]

They are barrels that Armand picks that he thinks will specifically age well.

Dope

 

[Snarf1]

I agree, oxygen at the start of fermentation is a good thing, but at this point, I think it could only be detrimental. And yes, brett does function in an aerobic environment, which that might help prevent some cardboard flavors, but at the cost of increased production of acetic acid.

Personally, I would take my chances with over-carbed gueze if the alternative was oxidized or overly acetic gueze, but maybe that option was unsafe. Also, I'm sure they took every precaution they could to prevent introduction of additional oxygen.

Has any other brewer done something similar to this and released the beer before?

EDIT: I guess Armand'Spirit is the closest thing I could think of. But still, I would imagine that opening bottles of over-carbed beer and putting it back in tanks or barrels is pretty much a brewer's nightmare in terms of both the amount of work it takes and quality control.

(JesusTom! )
Yeah, that original batch of Stille Nacht Reserva was just awful.

 

[montrealbcr89]

Just picked up a bottle of De Troch Cuvee Chapeau. The date on the back of the bottle says 03/12/14..can anyone tell me how old this bottle may be? It may be terrible, but for 7$, I couldn't pass it up!

 

[dasmusik]

Just picked up a bottle of De Troch Cuvee Chapeau. The date on the back of the bottle says 03/12/14..can anyone tell me how old this bottle may be? It may be terrible, but for 7$, I couldn't pass it up!

I think I read somewhere it is a two year best by date, so my guess would be bottled in December 2012. Chapeaus are pretty available, I've had a few and I'd compare them to the Lindemans syrup lambics.

 

[SeaWatchman]

Just picked up a bottle of De Troch Cuvee Chapeau. The date on the back of the bottle says 03/12/14..can anyone tell me how old this bottle may be? It may be terrible, but for 7$, I couldn't pass it up!

Drank one this weekend #forscience. My immediate reaction:

 

[chaggy5]

What price do you guys see tilquin geueze and tilquin quetsche for normally? I was at a place yesterday that had tons of 375/750s of both for the 2013-2014 batch right on the shelves. Didnt buy much cuz I wasnt sure if it was worth pulling the trigger

 

[BadJustin]

What price do you guys see tilquin geueze and tilquin quetsche for normally? I was at a place yesterday that had tons of 375/750s of both for the 2013-2014 batch right on the shelves. Didnt buy much cuz I wasnt sure if it was worth pulling the trigger

Regular around me is 9.99/19.99.

 

[chaggy5]

Regular around me is 9.99/19.99.

Geueze was 11.99/22.99 and quetsche was 15.99/28.99. Why is the quetsche THAT much more? I havent seen them on shelves before, was excited to see them but those prices are rough

 

[BadJustin]

Geueze was 11.99/22.99 and quetsche was 15.99/28.99. Why is the quetsche THAT much more? I havent seen them on shelves before, was excited to see them but those prices are rough

No idea but from what I've heard it's worth every penny. I'd jump if I saw it on the shelf here.

 

[Aaron from the Wood]

Geueze was 11.99/22.99 and quetsche was 15.99/28.99. Why is the quetsche THAT much more? I havent seen them on shelves before, was excited to see them but those prices are rough

You think that's rough? I haven't seen Quetsche for less than $36/750 here in Boston. Regular geueze is more reasonable though at $20-25.00 per 750.

 

[chaggy5]

You think that's rough? I haven't seen Quetsche for less than $36/750 here in Boston. Regular geueze is more reasonable though at $20-25.00 per 750.

Damn man, that is rough. I had an older version of the Quetsche one, and loved it, so I might be going back and pulling the trigger on a couple 750s of it.

 

[Stevedore1]

Quetsche is delectable ****. Buy it.

 

[SeaWatchman]

Drank one this weekend #forscience. My immediate reaction:

Actually I should correct myself. Forgetfu reminded me that that wasn't one of the chapeaus we drank this weekend. At this point they're all running together.

 

[montrealbcr89]

Ill probably open it with the month and hope for the best. Not expecting OGV or anything, but could a interesting.
Regarding the bottling date: someone else mentioned that their BB is 10 years out?

 

[ASUBeer]

I posted this a while ago but after drinking another one last night it is worth repeating. The 2013/2014 tilquin Geuze is phenomenal. The past two years were a little watery to me when they were young but this batch is strong right out of the gate.

 

[mrk_d]

I posted this a while ago but after drinking another one last night it is worth repeating. The 2013/2014 tilquin Geuze is phenomenal. The past two years were a little watery to me when they were young but this batch is strong right out of the gate.

Agreed, it's really good. Just drank a January 18 2013 bottling of 3F (green label) recently and it was even better - tasted very mature and super funky, and not very acidic. So glad that there's shelf geuze that is amazing right out of the gate.

 

[stupac2]

Can anyone explain this to me? https://untappd.com/b/brasserie-cantillon-jean-chris-nomad-2014/709496

As far as I can tell all of those check-ins but the first are for the 2013 version which was brewed by some French brewery and is definitely not lambic. Is Cantillon brewing the 2014 version and that first guy just got a sneak peek, or is he confused too?

Also, if anyone other than callmemickey has a cache of good Cantillon label images for some of these one-offs, I'd appreciate it if they could pass it alone. Preferably 500x500 as that's apparently what Untappd wants now (used to just be 200x200). I can post a full list of the ones without artwork tomorrow.

Most other lambic breweries have readily available labels, it's just friggin' Cantillon with a million one-offs.

 

[Forgetfu]

Can anyone explain this to me? https://untappd.com/b/brasserie-cantillon-jean-chris-nomad-2014/709496

As far as I can tell all of those check-ins but the first are for the 2013 version which was brewed by some French brewery and is definitely not lambic. Is Cantillon brewing the 2014 version and that first guy just got a sneak peek, or is he confused too?

Also, if anyone other than callmemickey has a cache of good Cantillon label images for some of these one-offs, I'd appreciate it if they could pass it alone. Preferably 500x500 as that's apparently what Untappd wants now (used to just be 200x200). I can post a full list of the ones without artwork tomorrow.

Most other lambic breweries have readily available labels, it's just friggin' Cantillon with a million one-offs.

There's only one *Cantillon* Jean Chris Nomad. Miorge Mihoublon (http://miorgemihoublon.be/jeanchris/) has a different beer made for them annually. In 2011, Cantillon did that. There have been multiple others since then by different breweries. The people who entered those on untapped didn't know what they were doing. Re: labels. I've got most of em. We'll have em online soon.

 

[user 305963]

So a store in Grand Rapids (Int'l Beverage) just posted that they have De Cam Oude Lambiek, $50 ea. Claim that only 6 cases made it into Michigan. Is it worth it?

 

[stupac2]

So a store in Grand Rapids (Int'l Beverage) just posted that they have De Cam Oude Lambiek, $50 ea. Claim that only 6 cases made it into Michigan. Is it worth it?

I wouldn't pay that.

 

[LukeAleTime]

So a store in Grand Rapids (Int'l Beverage) just posted that they have De Cam Oude Lambiek, $50 ea. Claim that only 6 cases made it into Michigan. Is it worth it?

That's around double what it costs in Belgium... Get a couple of mates together and load up a BIAB/Etre order and you'll pay less per bottle and get a bunch more fun stuff.

 

[SeaWatchman]

Is it worth it?

No.

 

[falc0n26001]

So a store in Grand Rapids (Int'l Beverage) just posted that they have De Cam Oude Lambiek, $50 ea. Claim that only 6 cases made it into Michigan. Is it worth it?

Pretty sure I saw one on the shelf in Portland for about $30? And a bunch of people said that this latest batch was bad? Hearsay so I have no idea.