Lambic Discussion Thread

[MikeC1]

SeaWatchman Soooooo much this!! Haven't seen Salad Fingers in a hot minute!

 

[BusinessSloth]

Is it weird I imagined you periodically in a dark basement touching caps like a serial killer pets their dolls when you said that?

It would be weird if you didn't.

 

[MikeC1]

BusinessSloth I <3 TB, and not the viral kind

 

[cfh64]

Review for De Cam Oude Kriek. Bottling date unknown at this time. 750ml. Approximately 6.5%ABV. Poured into a De Garde Sundae glass (thanks box_social!)

Appearance: Pours a beautiful, seductive, dark red. A one-finger pinkish-red head forms and quickly dissipates.

Aroma: Fresh cherry jam. Candied lemon. Funktastic basement.

Taste & Mouthfeel: Tart lemon is dominant. Cherry flavor is underlying and very subtle. Refreshing, but relatively sour. Medium-bodied. Low carb.

Overall: Very drinkable despite it's sourness. It's like a tart lemonade with a hint of cherry juice added. Not bad, but not mind blowing. On a 10-scale, I'd rate it 6/10. It hits familiar notes of a Kriek beer, but is overwhelmed by tart lemons. Complete waste of 15 euros. Should have saved my money for another Cantillon Iris or Cuvee St. Gilloise or even Kriek.

Couldn't agree more, I was very underwhelmed. Perhaps, as ASU mentioned, it needs to age. Unfortunately I still have 3 more bottles and no I won't send them to anyone for free but yes I will trade them.

 

[brian4beer]

Couldn't agree more, I was very underwhelmed. Perhaps, as ASU mentioned, it needs to age. Unfortunately I still have 3 more bottles and no I won't send them to anyone for free but yes I will trade them.

Jeez tight-wad it is thanksGIVING

 

[SeaWatchman]

Birthday goozie. 11/27/2013. #thankfulforArmand

 

[ASUBeer]

Birthday goozie. 11/27/2013. #thankfulforArmand

Happy birthday SeaWatchman

 

[Rowingbrewer1]

Birthday goozie. 11/27/2013. #thankfulforArmand

how was it?

 

[SeaWatchman]

Consecutively dated geeses. 11/28/2013 tonight. Opened at cellar temp, 57deg, and it was a bit of a gusher. Not much was lost. This one is quite a bit more acidic and funky than the 11/27. I wonder if they were different blends entirely? The 11/27 was really soft.

 

[BusinessSloth]

This Cantillon Kriek dated 5/14/2014 is a total SOUR-enamel-stripping-bomb.

 

[stupac2]

Is there a 2014 50N? Someone made it on Untappd but I thought there was just 2013.

 

[SeaWatchman]

Is there a 2014 50N? Someone made it on Untappd but I thought there was just 2013.

There's a 2007 and a 2012. There is likely more in barrels at this point but I doubt it has materialized.

 

[stupac2]

There's a 2007 and a 2012. There is likely more in barrels at this point but I doubt it has materialized.

Thanks.

 

[ASUBeer]

This Cantillon Kriek dated 5/14/2014 is a total SOUR-enamel-stripping-bomb.

I had a 2014 Kriek this weekend (thanks HenrikO ). This is a great year for their Kriek. I usually like Cantillon Kriek with 1+ years on it but this batch fresh was incredible.

 

[BusinessSloth]

I had a 2014 Kriek this weekend (thanks HenrikO ). This is a great year for their Kriek. I usually like Cantillon Kriek with 1+ years on it but this batch fresh was incredible.

What size and what year? Do you know?

 

[ASUBeer]

What size and what year? Do you know?

375ml, 2014 vintage. Didn't catch the bottle date. Before I opened it, HenrikO had messaged me to leave me know what a great year it was for their Kriek. He was correct.

 

[BusinessSloth]

375ml, 2014 vintage. Didn't catch the bottle date. Before I opened it, HenrikO had messaged me to leave me know what a great year it was for their Kriek. He was correct.

If it makes a difference, I had my bottle arrive last Monday, laid it on it's side, and poured it from the lambic basket. If it doesn't, then I guess I got shafted I liked 2013 Kriek quite a bit.

 

[SeaWatchman]

If it makes a difference, I had my bottle arrive last Monday, laid it on it's side, and poured it from the lambic basket. If it doesn't, then I guess I got shafted I liked 2013 Kriek quite a bit.

Pouring from a lambic basket makes a huge difference in taste. It basically turns it from a lambic into a fruited lambic. Bonus points if the basket is made of something other than wicker.

 

[BusinessSloth]

Pouring from a lambic basket makes a huge difference in taste. It basically turns it from a lambic into a fruited lambic. Bonus points if the basket is made of something other than wicker.

Basically why I bought it. I paid for it, so I'm going to use the Jesus out of it.

 

[ASUBeer]

Anyone use Trappist world for their lambic ordering needs? Their pricing is absurd but they seem to have a decent stock of some of the fruited Lambics that are becoming more and more rare on other sites.

 

[Dsal891]

Anyone use Trappist world for their lambic ordering needs? Their pricing is absurd but they seem to have a decent stock of some of the fruited Lambics that are becoming more and more rare on other sites.

I do on occasion as a last resort

 

[mrk_d]

Anyone use Trappist world for their lambic ordering needs? Their pricing is absurd but they seem to have a decent stock of some of the fruited Lambics that are becoming more and more rare on other sites.

Ordered once to cop Iris glasses before they kept showing up on BiaB and Etre. Expensive, but fine packaging and everything I ordered arrived safely.

 

[Dsal891]

Ordered once to cop Iris glasses before they kept showing up on BiaB and Etre. Expensive, but fine packaging and everything I ordered arrived safely.

Agree on how well packaged they are

 

[BusinessSloth]

Drinking a 3 Fonteinen 750ml of Oude Gueuze dated 1/5/2012. It's drinking VERY well right now, and I can only see it getting better. Glad I have 3 more bottles of this vintage.

 

[Dunt1]

There's a 2007 and a 2012. There is likely more in barrels at this point but I doubt it has materialized.

Wasn't it confirmed awhile back that the next batch was in barrels? Thought I remember hearing that

 

[SeaWatchman]

Wasn't it confirmed awhile back that the next batch was in barrels? Thought I remember hearing that

Well there is lambic in cognac barrels again if that is what you mean. Remains to be seen what it will be used for.

 

[SourBrewer]

Well there is lambic in cognac barrels again if that is what you mean. Remains to be seen what it will be used for.

Word on the street is in house only this year:

 

[SeaWatchman]

Word on the street is in house only this year:

Yeah I'll believe it when I see it.

Also woody, vanilla, sour sounds like a bad Bruery beer.

 

[stupac2]

Yeah I'll believe it when I see it.

Also woody, vanilla, sour sounds like a bad Bruery beer.

I merged that into 2012 on Untappd. I'd really want to see a picture with a cork (or hear from someone who I know is competent) before I trust that a random labeled bottle (when they still have 2012 available) is a new batch.

 

[SeaWatchman]

I merged that into 2012 on Untappd. I'd really want to see a picture with a cork (or hear from someone who I know is competent) before I trust that a random labeled bottle (when they still have 2012 available) is a new batch.

The timeline doesn't quite line up either. If you believe Cantillon's Facebook then the newest Cognac barrels were filled in late February 2013. That doesn't seem like enough time to push out a new batch of 50n4e. Both the 2007 and the 2012 bottlings of 50n talk about it being aged two years and then bottled. Batch 2 was bottled on February 23, 2012 but wasn't really "available" until right around May 2013 immediately after Toer de Geuze. I could be wrong, but logic...