Lambic Discussion Thread

[Digita7693]

Just finished rounding out my 12 shipper. Will fill out the online form later today.

You’re the best! We really appreciate it.
We are working on some fun events

 

[Stevedore1]

That's cool- moving to Portland late July and will probably miss the cutoff, unfortunately. I will shoot for 2021!

 

[Digita7693]

That's cool- moving to Portland late July and will probably miss the cutoff, unfortunately. I will shoot for 2021!

Can mail it to us

 

[NClambicguy]

Can mail it to us

Sending you a PM regarding that

 

[Digita7693]

 

[DariusDaBone]

SeaWatchman and .info on the new Lambiek Fabriek Natur-Elle? What are the differences between Brett-Elle and Natur-Elle? Just organic grain lambic barrels for the blends? At this point are they buying any off-site lambic wort or strictly working off what they brew in-house? As always, any info appreciated. Thanks!

 

[SeaWatchman]

SeaWatchman and .info on the new Lambiek Fabriek Natur-Elle? What are the differences between Brett-Elle and Natur-Elle? Just organic grain lambic barrels for the blends? At this point are they buying any off-site lambic wort or strictly working off what they brew in-house? As always, any info appreciated. Thanks!

The Natur-Elle has lambic whose ingredients all originated from organic sources. If you visit the brewery there are some barrels marked "B" for "biologique" which is organic. They are mostly brewing in house, but I believe they and 3F have swapped some wort in the last season as well! I'll dig up my photo of their B barrel(s) and post it when I get a chance!

 

[NClambicguy]

Mmmmmmm strawberries on etre

 

[Dbijnagte]

Added one and a robijn to go with those 2 recent 3f store boxes

 

[ericlovesbeer]

Does anyone know if the west coast shipping situation has improved?

 

[Dbijnagte]

Does anyone know if the west coast shipping situation has improved?

Not sure. If you need an intermediary I’m sure someone in the Midwest would be willing to help. Mine all go through Chicago and I’ve never had a problem

 

[NClambicguy]

Not sure. If you need an intermediary I’m sure someone in the Midwest would be willing to help. Mine all go through Chicago and I’ve never had a problem

He’s been on the site for 2 years and posted 1 time. I don’t think many are gonna be offering proxy services.

 

[riko1]

I've heard that BPost shipments are now taking several extra weeks because things had shut down due to the pandemic and there is a backlog to get through. I've also seen a consistent variance on shipments coming through LAX and shipments getting rejected at LAX. It's a crapshoot.

 

[DariusDaBone]

Anyone have luck buying the Cantillon 3pk this morning? I was three minutes late, and then sent through a billetweb queue spin cycle while it sold out. Oh well!

 

[SeaWatchman]

The folks over at DDT are acting super casual about it. Might want to check with them.

 

[NClambicguy]

I was told to keep refreshing while on the sold out page and it eventually worked.

 

[StonedRaider]

I was told to keep refreshing while on the sold out page and it eventually worked.

I was told the same so I stuck with it hitting refresh for about 10-15 minutes before it finally became available. I completed my order at 8:05 pacific time.

 

[riko1]

I was told nothing and got nothing.

 

[jbdpsu82]

I don't suppose anybody in here would be willing/able to proxy pickup then ship a magnum of Cuvee St. Gilloise to the US? I won the chance to buy a bottle with a lucky guess, but I won't be able to get it by the deadline. Not super concerned about getting it, but it would be nice.

 

[SeaWatchman]

I don't suppose anybody in here would be willing/able to proxy pickup then ship a magnum of Cuvee St. Gilloise to the US? I won the chance to buy a bottle with a lucky guess, but I won't be able to get it by the deadline. Not super concerned about getting it, but it would be nice.

BelgianChris maybe?

 

[alexglick]

New here, so apologies for any redundancies or in the wrong place. Bought the most recent 3F box full of fruit. I've read that covid has been slowing bpost down. Also know a few west coast friends who got their boxes about a week ago. Mine is sitting in "processing abroad" on bpost. Anyone lucky on the east coast getting a shipment from 3f or through bpost recently?

 

[jbdpsu82]

New here, so apologies for any redundancies or in the wrong place. Bought the most recent 3F box full of fruit. I've read that covid has been slowing bpost down. Also know a few west coast friends who got their boxes about a week ago. Mine is sitting in "processing abroad" on bpost. Anyone lucky on the east coast getting a shipment from 3f or through bpost recently?

I had two boxes from Etre that left bpost's possession at the same time. One cleared US customs in NY and was delivered within 7 days. The other still has not cleared customs and has had no updates. I also had a glass that came from Canada and through the same NY customs, it sat with no updates for a week, just "in transit" before finally making the 3 hour journey to my area. It's totally random at this point on how quickly things will move, as they are probably understaffed and overwhelmed with backed-up packages. The process always required patience; that is doubly-true nowadays.

Also, as an FYI, there is a thread specifically for shipping concerns. The Etre/BiaB love/hate/?/rant thread...

 

[alexglick]

I had two boxes from Etre that left bpost's possession at the same time. One cleared US customs in NY and was delivered within 7 days. The other still has not cleared customs and has had no updates. I also had a glass that came from Canada and through the same NY customs, it sat with no updates for a week, just "in transit" before finally making the 3 hour journey to my area. It's totally random at this point on how quickly things will move, as they are probably understaffed and overwhelmed with backed-up packages. The process always required patience; that is doubly-true nowadays.

Also, as an FYI, there is a thread specifically for shipping concerns. The Etre/BiaB love/hate/?/rant thread...

Noted and appreciate the direction. The excitement for the delivery is far outweighing my patience. Makes sense!

 

[Digita7693]

 

[Friend_of_the_Gueuze]

Was definitely interested, until I saw the pricing. I know. I know. Its for a good cause. But hot damn... $500 ($400 for members) for two bottles is for folks with trust funds, not for the average lambic nerd.

 

[Digita7693]

Was definitely interested, until I saw the pricing. I know. I know. Its for a good cause. But hot damn... $500 ($400 for members) for two bottles is for folks with trust funds, not for the average lambic nerd.

That’s for 2 bottles and an online tasting and Q&A with Jean van Roy.
You can also purchase 1 bottle ($150/$200) without the tasting.

And yes, 100% for charity

Cheers

 

[jbdpsu82]

That’s for 2 bottles and an online tasting and Q&A with Jean van Roy.
You can also purchase 1 bottle ($150/$200) without the tasting.

And yes, 100% for charity

Cheers

Any idea when info about buying some will be coming out? Although I think I saw that they won't be shipping the bottles... that makes getting them tough since there is no actual in-person event this year, right?

 

[Digita7693]

Any idea when info about buying some will be coming out? Although I think I saw that they won't be shipping the bottles... that makes getting them tough since there is no actual in-person event this year, right?

We will be sending out info soon. We will allow proxies though.

cheers!

 

[Digita7693]

 

[Dbijnagte]

Ordered a bottle and looking for a proxy. Anyone out there interested?