Lambic Discussion Thread

[user 305963]

Thanks for the replies. At any rate, maybe this is a sign that the rarer stuff is making its way from east to west in the mitten.

 

[Dsal891]

Anyone here had cuvee lambikstoemper?

Just ordered a few.

 

[xscottypx]

Anyone here had cuvee lambikstoemper?

Just ordered a few.

i did

hoping for the best

 

[Dsal891]

i did

hoping for the best

You had it or you ordered some?

From what I'm reading, one of the parts were aged in wine barrels where the other two are straight oak.

I need to order some reg boon gueuZe to compare. Had marriageparfait but nothing else.

 

[xscottypx]

You had it or you ordered some?

From what I'm reading, one of the parts were aged in wine barrels where the other two are straight oak.

I need to order some reg boon gueuZe to compare. Had marriageparfait but nothing else.

i ordered.

 

[black_cascade]

Drinking this for the first time right now. The aroma is insanity. I was expecting a musty green apple aroma, but this seriously smells like straight lime juice. Amazing stuff.

 

[PurityControl88]

In case this hasn't been addressed, what are peoples opinion about Hanseen's Oude Gueuze? Tried one tonight for the first time and it seemed to be much more sweeter than other gueuze I've had. Also more acidic, not unlike Cuvee Rene.

Drinking this for the first time right now. The aroma is insanity. I was expecting a musty green apple aroma, but this seriously smells like straight lime juice. Amazing stuff.

I really want to try that^ as I loved the flat version. I can only imagine that some carbonation would work wonders.

 

[Rowingbrewer1]

In case this hasn't been addressed, what are peoples opinion about Hanseen's Oude Gueuze? Tried one tonight for the first time and it seemed to be much more sweeter than other gueuze I've had. Also more acidic, not unlike Cuvee Rene.

I really enjoy hanssens and it is a tuly one of my favorites. You will definitely find bottle variation in them with some being super funky and others not as much.

 

[OtisCampbell1]

Big Cantillon drop at Etre.. no Foufoune unless it's already gone.. ? They usually leave the "0 units" listings up for awhile.

 

[Treebs]

Big Cantillon drop at Etre.. no Foufoune unless it's already gone.. ? They usually leave the "0 units" listings up for awhile.

They also just dropped all the new Tilquin beers.

 

[BusinessSloth]

Big Cantillon drop at Etre.. no Foufoune unless it's already gone.. ? They usually leave the "0 units" listings up for awhile.

I would bet my balls there was no Fou. I checked at 7:55 AM, and then again at 8:30AM. The cantillon dropped sometime between then. I did pickup 3 bottles of Boon Cuvee Lambikstoemper. Hoping that gets a little whale-y in the future. That and the label is just cool as ****. Wondering how long I should lay the bottles down for. I was thinking, drink one fresh, age one to drink in a couple years, and trade the other in a few years?

 

[stupac2]

Big Cantillon drop at Etre.. no Foufoune unless it's already gone.. ? They usually leave the "0 units" listings up for awhile.

Jesus **** this is getting horrible, between this post and now the 2014 gueuze went form like 70 units to basically sold out. This **** used to just sit for days and days. Now you have to have good luck and a quick trigger finger to get ******* gueuze? Ridiculous.

 

[callmemickey]

Jesus **** this is getting horrible, between this post and now the 2014 gueuze went form like 70 units to basically sold out. This **** used to just sit for days and days. Now you have to have good luck and a quick trigger finger to get ******* gueuze? Ridiculous.

It is a bit nuts. Glad I saw this post so I could get a whopping three bottles of the 2014 Cantillon Gueuze.

 

[drummermattie021]

Jesus **** this is getting horrible, between this post and now the 2014 gueuze went form like 70 units to basically sold out. This **** used to just sit for days and days. Now you have to have good luck and a quick trigger finger to get ******* gueuze? Ridiculous.

Not only that, but prices continue to climb year-over-year and now limits are imposed on stuff like regular kriek. Advocacy is cool and everything, but all of the "you know you can just buy that on Etre" certainly doesn't help the situation. I remember when I stumbled on Etre several years ago looking for better ways to get lambic in Texas, I was like a kid in a candy store; these days I just get sad when I log on. Oh well.

 

[Dsal891]

I would bet my balls there was no Fou. I checked at 7:55 AM, and then again at 8:30AM. The cantillon dropped sometime between then. I did pickup 3 bottles of Boon Cuvee Lambikstoemper. Hoping that gets a little whale-y in the future. That and the label is just cool as ****. Wondering how long I should lay the bottles down for. I was thinking, drink one fresh, age one to drink in a couple years, and trade the other in a few years?

It's actually slightly cheaper on biab for per bottle (only comes in a 6pack)

Bought one yesterday.

If anyone wants to split cost on a 6pack of them lemme know. I'll help

 

[SeaWatchman]

I would bet my balls there was no Fou. I checked at 7:55 AM, and then again at 8:30AM. The cantillon dropped sometime between then. I did pickup 3 bottles of Boon Cuvee Lambikstoemper. Hoping that gets a little whale-y in the future. That and the label is just cool as ****. Wondering how long I should lay the bottles down for. I was thinking, drink one fresh, age one to drink in a couple years, and trade the other in a few years?

I doubt it will get very "whale-y". It will be rare in the sense that Girardin Bierpalletiers is rare. Not a ton of bottles (1400 for the Girardin) but no real recognition or desire to have. The Boon is somewhere in the range of 2000 bottles.

 

[OtisCampbell1]

Not only that, but prices continue to climb year-over-year and now limits are imposed on stuff like regular kriek. Advocacy is cool and everything, but all of the "you know you can just buy that on Etre" certainly doesn't help the situation. I remember when I stumbled on Etre several years ago looking for better ways to get lambic in Texas, I was like a kid in a candy store; these days I just get sad when I log on. Oh well.

It is sad - but it comes with the territory with any limited resource: as time goes by word gets out and those that were "in the know" get squeezed out.

I've seen the same thing with bourbon... cf Pappy craze, etc..

Kripes, I remember when Foufoune was ignored on the shelf in Boston because paying >$20 for a bottle of beer was unheard of.. (2006)

 

[xscottypx]

are we going to see the new tilquin stuff come state side?

 

[SeaWatchman]

are we going to see the new tilquin stuff come state side?

Yes. Pierre posted a picture of a truck getting loaded up with it saying that it was going off to the U.S.

 

[csano]

It is sad - but it comes with the territory with any limited resource: as time goes by word gets out and those that were "in the know" get squeezed out.

I've seen the same thing with bourbon... cf Pappy craze, etc..

Kripes, I remember when Foufoune was ignored on the shelf in Boston because paying >$20 for a bottle of beer was unheard of.. (2006)

Do you guys think this is a fad? Will this whole lambic/gueuze thing pass? Will they one day sit on shelves again? Genuinely curious.

 

[xscottypx]

Do you guys think this is a fad? Will this whole lambic/gueuze thing pass? Will they one day sit on shelves again? Genuinely curious.

i don't think so really, its only going to grow as more and more get into it. thankfully its only cantillon now. fonteinen is growing but we still have de cam, hanssens, our beersel. maybe tilquin.

 

[stupac2]

Do you guys think this is a fad? Will this whole lambic/gueuze thing pass? Will they one day sit on shelves again? Genuinely curious.

Really hard to predict. I mean, there are more American sour brewers than ever, but is that diverting or driving interest?

 

[Dunt1]

Lambics are here to stay

 

[matedog]

i don't think so really, its only going to grow as more and more get into it. thankfully its only cantillon now. fonteinen is growing but we still have de cam, hanssens, our beersel. maybe tilquin.

Cantillon and Tilquin are expanding production, right?

 

[csano]

Cantillon and Tilquin are expanding production, right?

Oud Beersel is, too.

 

[Aaron from the Wood]

I just hope Asia never discovers lambic.

 

[OtisCampbell1]

I just hope Asia never discovers lambic.

They haven't gotten around to Rock and Roll yet... so there's hope.

 

[matedog]

They haven't gotten around to Rock and Roll yet... so there's hope.

Someone's never heard of Guitar Wolf

 

[drgarage1]

Someone's never heard of Guitar Wolf

Or the Boredoms or Merzbow...

 

[xscottypx]

Oud Beersel is, too.

by the time cantillon gets to it, more and more will be into it. it'll never end