Lambic Discussion Thread

[FTowne1]

I know at least one person that has one. Though I imagine any person with a Cantillon tattoo would let me know that they had it, so I guess it's just the one. I'm cool with it, people have tattoos of all sorts of stuff they like, from music, movies, sports, etc. Why the hate for showing some beer love?

I totally dig tattoos, but I wouldn't put the name/logo of any business on my body (in ink). I'm not a NASCAR.

 

[leftoverburrito]

Perfect.

 

[JonathanAmes]

Talking about them is exactly what these social media show offs want. Best to ignore them.

 

[gueuzelife]

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Perfect.

It is my license plate after all.

 

[Shrimp Store]

Had a couple of nice lambics across the Easter weekend to celebrate (well, Easter) and finalising negotiations of my first Design & Construct contract.

17/18 3F Framboos. A friend said this was an acid bomb so I shat myself and opened it. Was far from it. Aroma was all fruit with slight funkiness. Palate was medium upfront acidity which mellowed as long intense fruit took over. Very light funkiness. Absolutely stunning beer.

2018 RdG (think it was December). Incredibly fresh and probably the most intense fruit forward Cantillon I have ever had. Literally funky, alcoholic fruit juice. Could seriously drink this beer for ever.

 

[jaeselector]

Talking about them is exactly what these social media show offs want. Best to ignore them.

Word.

 

[jaeselector]

I didn’t choose the gueuze life. It chose me.

 

[Digita7693]

How do you keep up with brewery dramatics without facebook or IG? You actually go to these places and visit?

I actually go to the places. I even talk to people.

 

[stakem1]

Please tell me this isn't a real thing.

I have the Fantome ghosty tat on my Johnson.

Unfortunately, while flaccid it looks like a wrinkly drunk worm with a klan hat on.

 

[FTowne1]

I have the Fantome ghosty tat on my Johnson.

Unfortunately, while flaccid it looks like a wrinkly drunk worm with a klan hat on.

SECRETS

 

[SeaWatchman]

I have the Fantome ghosty tat on my Johnson.

Unfortunately, while flaccid it looks like a wrinkly drunk worm with a klan hat on.

That’s a bit too much serious knowing for me.

 

[lazerviking]

I have the Fantome ghosty tat on my Johnson.

Unfortunately, while flaccid it looks like a wrinkly drunk worm with a klan hat on.

Do you by any chance have a watch for sale?

 

[Padraig]

$210 including shipping to US.

https://www.beergonzo.co.uk/buy/mix...framboos-2017-2-different-golden-blends-p5368

And yes Beer Gonzo are legit before anyone asks. Great service.

 

[MikeG1]

$210 including shipping to US.

https://www.beergonzo.co.uk/buy/mix...framboos-2017-2-different-golden-blends-p5368

And yes Beer Gonzo are legit before anyone asks. Great service.

Steep considering it's 6 bottles and 3 are 375ml.

 

[Padraig]

True but it's not stuffed full of filler like BIAB. The state of the £ vs € probably not helping either.

 

[andrewcschultz]

True but it's not stuffed full of filler like BIAB. The state of the £ vs € probably not helping either.

The way they do shipping also means that there's room for 2x750 (or 4x375, or 1x1500) left in that box without changing the shipping price. So you could, for example, add an OG magnum and get the 3F mix box plus a magnum shipped to the US for a total of about $250.

I've said it before on this thread, but I'll back up Padraig on this one: BeerGonzo has always provided me with really exceptional service.

 

[jaeselector]

I have the Fantome ghosty tat on my Johnson.

Unfortunately, while flaccid it looks like a wrinkly drunk worm with a klan hat on.

I'm not that serious about knowing.

 

[MikeJones]

The way they do shipping also means that there's room for 2x750 (or 4x375, or 1x1500) left in that box without changing the shipping price. So you could, for example, add an OG magnum and get the 3F mix box plus a magnum shipped to the US for a total of about $250.

I've said it before on this thread, but I'll back up Padraig on this one: BeerGonzo has always provided me with really exceptional service.

I wonder how may Cloudwater gloop glops I can fit in as extras....

 

[andrewcschultz]

I wonder how may Cloudwater gloop glops I can fit in as extras....

Their boxing increments to the US are 5 liters max. The 3F pack is 3.375 liters, so you've got 1.625 liters to go. (Those cloudwater cans seem to be 440ml each, so you could fit 3 cans (but not quite 4).)

 

[Padraig]

Cloudwater are all over the place in terms of quality right now. That's based on 15 ticks in the last couple of months including a trip to their taproom in London.

 

[The Red Viper]

Two new Oud Beersel bottles on Etre. The Vandervelden 137 sounds like they aged some of the same stock of Brunello barrel lambic a couple years longer and used it as the old lambic in the blend (it was the young/1 year lambic in the 135)—does anyone know if that’s right? This isn’t on .info or Untappd yet.

The Foeder 21 is 4 year lambic but sounds like in weird casks and reviews say herbal/medicinal.

 

[SeaWatchman]

Cloudwater are all over the place in terms of quality right now. That's based on 15 ticks in the last couple of months including a trip to their taproom in London.

They’ve always been a giant meh for me. Kind of like a British Trillium. Plus I generally find people who wear neon anything unironically to be pretty much insufferable.

 

[Padraig]

And like Trillium I also preferred their earlier work.

I will say Paul Jones and the various people I've met who work there have always been very nice.

 

[Shrimp Store]

Had a 2015 Girardin OG and 2015 Cantillon Gueuze side-by-side last night.

Never hard Girardin before but I now understand why people rate this beer so highly. As soon as it started to be poured a wall of aroma hit me with a heap of funkiness, damp hay, subtle lemon and a good hit of oak. Palate was complex with deep funk, light acidity and lemon, plenty of oak. Flavours were intense but delicate if that makes sense. Stunning beer and arguably the best Gueuze I have had.

The Cantillon was similar to the Girardin but pared back a bit. More lemon in the aroma. Palate was more acidic, light oak and more lemon. It was less complex but still delicious.

 

[BelgianChris]

Boon is releasing a Schaerbeekse Kriek any time soon.

source (in Dutch, sorry) :

https://editiepajot.com/regios/7/articles/63985

 

[2plums4one]

^^ google translation for anyone interested:
"
The revelation days of the Pajottenland take place on 4 and 5 May. Toer de Geuze has become one of the largest beer events in Belgium where visitors from all over the world come to. The Boon Brewery also opens its doors to everyone throughout the weekend. The brewery can be visited on Saturday from 11 am to 9 pm, Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. Entrance is free.

There is a lot to experience - Throughout the weekend you can discover the brewery hall and the oak barrels (feeds), taste all of Boon's beers and enjoy live music. This edition the Proeversbar will be opened where a lot of bottles of Oude Geuze can be sampled from the private supply, a "special" for the geuze lovers. On Saturday the live music will be provided by the music enthusiasts of various Easter soldiers associations from Lembeek and D’hopmaten. In the pop-up beer shop you can buy Boon beers, glasses, and collectibles.

Take the boat in Halle - There are many means of transport that can take you to Brouwerij Boon. On foot, by train (get off at Lembeek station, via the Brouwerij Boon exit), by bicycle and of course also by car. Boon Brewery is again using a boat on the Brussels-Charleroi canal: You can take a boat for free between Suikerkaai in Halle and sail back and forth to Lembeek. The trip takes half an hour after which you get off in Lembeek at 3 minutes walking distance from Brouwerij Boon.

New: Geuze Boon Jogging - For those who like to use the weekend in a sporty way, you can participate in the Geuze Boon Jogging on Saturday 4 May. This starts at 11.30 am next to the brewery in the Zuiderstraat at platform 1 of the Lembeek station. During this 5.4 km Pajots jogging you walk through the brewery and a few other locations in Lembeek. The finish line is back in the brewery so that after jogging you can enjoy some refreshment and tasty regional dishes. You can register for this via [email protected]. Participants pay € 5 cash per person on site and receive an original souvenir from the brewery after jogging.

Schaarbeekse Kriek Boon - Schaarbeekse cherries are a very unique, rare and high quality type of cherries. The Boon Brewery managed to get hold of some cherries from the 2018 harvest and has made a one-off production of traditional cherry beer with this. The bottles of Oude Schaarbeekse Kriek Boon will still be aged in the warehouse, but during Toer de Geuze the public will already get a taste of this excellent lambic beer!

6th time Oude Geuze Megablend 2019 - Meanwhile, it is tradition that Horal releases his Oude Geuze Megablend with Toer de Geuze. The mix consists of young and old lambic from Boon and seven other participating plugs and brewers. The Megablend can be tasted and purchased at the Boon brewery that weekend.

 

[andrewdrinks]

And like Trillium I also preferred their earlier work.

I will say Paul Jones and the various people I've met who work there have always been very nice.

The best canned stuff I’ve had from the UK recently has been Deya - the darker beers from Cloudwater have been better than the hop cans.

Okay I’ll start the UK thread

 

[yeahnatenelson]

Boon is releasing a Schaerbeekse Kriek any time soon.

source (in Dutch, sorry) :

https://editiepajot.com/regios/7/articles/63985

This will soften the blow of no new Black Label.

 

[andrewcschultz]

This will soften the blow of no new Black Label.

Shut your mouth. How do you know this?

 

[yeahnatenelson]

Shut your mouth. How do you know this?

I'm talking about Boon Black Label. They haven't released a new edition in, what, two years now?