Lambic Discussion Thread

[Pneill3161]

Where does framboos keeping popping up? Etre?

I know of a place that has them for 90 euros. They've had 2 up for the longest time and you can buy both. Too much scratch for my blood though.

 

[BusinessSloth]

2007 St. Lamvinus. The cork seemed to compress inside the neck. Maybe it wasn't stored properly? Either way, I managed to get the entire cork out. Now I'm decanting it in a plastic liquid measurer because

1) I don't care
2) I don't own any glass decanters. As to why, see #1 again.

 

[Padraig]

I know of a place that has them for 90 euros. They've had 2 up for the longest time and you can buy both. Too much scratch for my blood though.

Available in London for £70/€95.

 

[Rowingbrewer1]

2007 St. Lamvinus. The cork seemed to compress inside the neck. Maybe it wasn't stored properly? Either way, I managed to get the entire cork out. Now I'm decanting it in a plastic liquid measurer because

1) I don't care
2) I don't own any glass decanters. As to why, see #1 again.

https://jet.com/product/detail/0e6c...e970f17e4c69&gclid=CMKZ9__Dx8gCFQwXHwodCEgCLA
must have for anyone drinking old lambics with questionable corks. so easy to get em out in one piece

 

[stupac2]

2007 St. Lamvinus. The cork seemed to compress inside the neck. Maybe it wasn't stored properly? Either way, I managed to get the entire cork out. Now I'm decanting it in a plastic liquid measurer because

1) I don't care
2) I don't own any glass decanters. As to why, see #1 again.

That's a normal shape for even fairly young Cantillon corks. I'm incredibly surprised you've never seen it before.

 

[BusinessSloth]

That's a normal shape for even fairly young Cantillon corks. I'm incredibly surprised you've never seen it before.

The oldest Loon I've had besides this was 2x 1994's 375ml Gueuze. The rest I've had fall between 2010-current. I did have a 2007 LPK bottling date, but I think the cork was Normal on that

 

[ASUBeer]

"x2016" corks or "x2015" corks? And, more specifically, which batch have you found to be phenomenal?

X2015 cork. Not sure which batch, I have 2 left and will check them out this weekend.

 

[stupac2]

The oldest Loon I've had besides this was 2x 1994's 375ml Gueuze. The rest I've had fall between 2010-current. I did have a 2007 LPK bottling date, but I think the cork was Normal on that

I would say half of those should have showed this. I've seen that shape on 2015 bottlings. Cantillion's corks suck balls and I guess part of that is deforming like this.

 

[SeaWatchman]

I would say half of those should have showed this. I've seen that shape on 2015 bottlings. Cantillion's corks suck balls and I guess part of that is deforming like this.

*should have shown.

 

[Rowingbrewer1]

*should have shown.

you know no webshops have dropped cantillon recently when people start correcting other people's grammar in this thread.

 

[Der Fuchs]

Reading this thread makes me feel older than I am. So much newmoney chasing lambic these days. I sometimes feel I have beers in the cellar that are older than people involved with beer these days. And I've drank all my really old stuff (anything 10+ years). It is odd to have cellared lambic for a decade longer than most neck beards have even heard of it.



How the times have changed.


****.

/endbullshitrant

 

[The Red Viper]

Reading this thread makes me feel older than I am. So much newmoney chasing lambic these days. I sometimes feel I have beers in the cellar that are older than people involved with beer these days. And I've drank all my really old stuff (anything 10+ years). It is odd to have cellared lambic for a decade longer than most neck beards have even heard of it.



How the times have changed.


****.

/endbullshitrant

*gets off your lawn*

 

[nophunk]

2015 is definitely awesome

 

[wyatt1]

nophunk my dawg.

 

[Der Fuchs]

*gets off your lawn*

 

[Snarf1]

Good article & cool photos

Interviews with Armand and Frank Boon

 

[RyanG1]

New to De Cam, which style or years would be good tracking down/trading for? I am kriek whore so might start with that one.

Ruling out buying them online, since shipping to CA is still a risk.

 

[mrk_d]

New to De Cam, which style or years would be good tracking down/trading for? I am kriek whore so might start with that one.

Ruling out buying them online, since shipping to CA is still a risk.

Lambiek Special is really good/unique, but I think my overall favorite De Cam beers are the Oude Geuze, Oude Lambiek, and Framboise Lambiek. I'd imagine you could get all three pretty readily with Sara, RR, Cellarmaker, etc. The Oude Kriek is also good, but kriek isn't generally my favorite fruited lambic style.

Vintages can't really be trusted unless you know the provenance of the bottle - basically everything from 2009-2013 or 2014 seemed to have '2009' labels. Newer bottles are more accurately dated, though. The US distro Oude Lambiek (2012 label) seemed to be a bit of a dud, but I don't know of any other vintages to specifically seek out or avoid.

If I get another box soon I'll let you know - I'd be happy to throw a De Cam bottle or two in for you.

 

[Friend_of_the_Gueuze]

New to De Cam, which style or years would be good tracking down/trading for? I am kriek whore so might start with that one.

Ruling out buying them online, since shipping to CA is still a risk.

Don't think you can go wrong with anything from De Cam! Big fan of the Framboise and Oude Lambiek, but not a fan at all on the US pricing. Regularly twice the price for comparable lambic from equally high quality producers. Guessing that's an importer decision.

Of course, one could argue the likes of 3F/Tilquin/Cantillon are under priced.

Still, De Cam is worth getting to know. Especially if someone else is buying!

 

[RyanG1]

Lambiek Special is really good/unique, but I think my overall favorite De Cam beers are the Oude Geuze, Oude Lambiek, and Framboise Lambiek. I'd imagine you could get all three pretty readily with Sara, RR, Cellarmaker, etc. The Oude Kriek is also good, but kriek isn't generally my favorite fruited lambic style.

Vintages can't really be trusted unless you know the provenance of the bottle - basically everything from 2009-2013 or 2014 seemed to have '2009' labels. Newer bottles are more accurately dated, though. The US distro Oude Lambiek (2012 label) seemed to be a bit of a dud, but I don't know of any other vintages to specifically seek out or avoid.

If I get another box soon I'll let you know - I'd be happy to throw a De Cam bottle or two in for you.

Thanks man. Will send stuff your way for sure for that.

 

[Compton25]

Thanks man. Will send stuff your way for sure for that.

You're always welcome to have your box sent here, and I can resend it to you. Knock on wood, no problems with any boxes getting through.

 

[matedog]

I think you saw I popped my De Cam cherry last night with the fram. Should I say popped my raspberry? Anyway, it was quite impressive. I ended up going for that over their more unique offerings just to get a feel. I'll try to bring some back too if we end up doing another share some time.

 

[archagon]

Tried a Quetsche Tilquin (mit prunes!) for the first time today. Not bad — great on the nose — but tasted relatively one-note to my fledgling palate compared to 3F. Also cost 1.5x as much. Crap, I probably shouldn't have started my goozie adventures with 3F and Cantillon back in Belgium. Need to go buy some of those remaining 3F shelfies...

In other news, if your friends or family have never had lambic, I highly recommend feeding them a nice funky gueuze under the guise of "beer". So very, very worth it.

 

[callmemickey]

Cantillon Gueuze and Rose de Gambrinus on Etre. Just Sayin.

Also, anyone know what is up with all of the Girardin listings saying "not for sale in the United States"?

 

[wyatt1]

NOT FOR SALE IN U.S. Is currently my favorite lambic.

 

[jmarce]

Also, anyone know what is up with all of the Girardin listings saying "not for sale in the United States"?

Maybe the US importer put pressure on them to stop selling to the US? Girardin 375s went from like $10 to $15-16 around here in the last year so it's significantly cheaper to buy from web shops now

 

[ASUBeer]

New to De Cam, which style or years would be good tracking down/trading for? I am kriek whore so might start with that one.

Ruling out buying them online, since shipping to CA is still a risk.

If you can get a bottle of the Oude Kriek (not Kriek Lambiek) with some age on it, your life will be forever changed.

 

[BusinessSloth]

NOT FOR SALE IN U.S. Is currently my favorite lambic.

Cantillon is next.

 

[Shakedwnst]

I dunno. Based on talking with JVR when he was at monks, it sounds like the us market was a large reason for his expansion.

 

[wyatt1]

I assume it is only a matter for time until the webshops are pressured by the producers or distributors to stop selling overseas.