Lambic Discussion Thread

[tbub18]

Blind tasting last night with the seasons. All bottles appeared to be cellared well--each cork popped with lively carbonation but no gushing, corks themselves were in pretty great shape, and no signs of oxidation.
Lente is still maintaining the bright citrus notes I’ve always loved so much; Zomer doesn’t seem to be improving/evolving much, a little one dimensional at this point but still lots of basement funk; Herfst continues to develop incredibly well with touches of mint; Winter also hanging in there but this bottle didn’t show any notes of sherry/blue cheese like previous ones. Still really nice though!
Blind tastings are such a fun way to experience these wonderful bottles of lambic. Aside from trying to guess which bottle you are drinking (3/5 of us managed to guess all 4 correctly) it’s a good palate exercise to experience each beer sans label and eliminate the memories of previous bottles you’ve tasted. Zomer and Lente were always my favorites but I think Herfst may be my favorite right now. Cheers!

 

[mikecharley]

Blind tasting last night with the seasons. All bottles appeared to be cellared well--each cork popped with lively carbonation but no gushing, corks themselves were in pretty great shape, and no signs of oxidation.
Lente is still maintaining the bright citrus notes I’ve always loved so much; Zomer doesn’t seem to be improving/evolving much, a little one dimensional at this point but still lots of basement funk; Herfst continues to develop incredibly well with touches of mint; Winter also hanging in there but this bottle didn’t show any notes of sherry/blue cheese like previous ones. Still really nice though!
Blind tastings are such a fun way to experience these wonderful bottles of lambic. Aside from trying to guess which bottle you are drinking (3/5 of us managed to guess all 4 correctly) it’s a good palate exercise to experience each beer sans label and eliminate the memories of previous bottles you’ve tasted. Zomer and Lente were always my favorites but I think Herfst may be my favorite right now. Cheers!

 

[SeaWatchman]

Intens rood still available as of now

And this, which is basically a doesjel kriek according to Armand

Here's the rear label for the U.S. version of that as well.

 

[Saind]

Here's the rear label for the U.S. version of that as well.

 

[brentsdodgers]

Forgot to bring it up when we had it but lambic.info reminded me. Has anyone else gotten a mettalic taste from the Lideman's Blossom Geuze? Had one fresh that was fine but the one I had about a month ago was like licking a fermenter.

 

[SeaWatchman]

Forgot to bring it up when we had it but lambic.info reminded me. Has anyone else gotten a mettalic taste from the Lideman's Blossom Geuze? Had one fresh that was fine but the one I had about a month ago was like licking a fermenter.

Interesting. I sometimes get a metallic vibe from CR but I didn’t with Blossom the few times I’ve had it.

 

[falc0n26001]

Does Shelton Brothers insist that their name is that big on every label? I don’t know any other importer/distributor/not a brewery that has such a big name on the label every time

 

[Detro]

Forgot to bring it up when we had it but lambic.info reminded me. Has anyone else gotten a mettalic taste from the Lideman's Blossom Geuze? Had one fresh that was fine but the one I had about a month ago was like licking a fermenter.

Had one a couple of weeks ago. No metallic taste that I noticed.

 

[MikeG1]

3F Kriekenlambic up on Beergium right now.

 

[BadJustin]

3F Kriekenlambic up on Beergium right now.

30 bucks shipped a 375. Nope.

 

[nathanmiller]

That "hommage pack" looks legit. Just under $300 shipped, includes 2 kriekens and an hommage, among other stuff.

 

[MikeG1]

30 bucks shipped a 375. Nope.

I see 9 Euro/375 before shipping.

 

[Gaseous Clay]

I see 9 Euro/375 before shipping.

30 bucks shipped a 375. Nope.

30 bucks shipped

shipped

 

[MikeG1]

Comes out to $19/bottle shipped. I just loaded up a box to check. Goes to $17/bottle next level of shipping (20 375ml bottles)

 

[Gaseous Clay]

Comes out to $19/bottle shipped. I just loaded up a box to check. Goes to $17/bottle next level of shipping (20 375ml bottles)

Probably changes based on where it'll be shipped to. State of Confusion may be farther from the source than Brooklyn.

 

[nathanmiller]

 

[MikeG1]

Probably changes based on where it'll be shipped to. State of Confusion may be farther from the source than Brooklyn.

Nah, I know where that ******* lives. It should be the same.

 

[wuntrikpony]

That "hommage pack" looks legit. Just under $300 shipped

I see 164,99€ before shipping.

 

[MooseLang]

I see 164,99€ before shipping.

I was messing around with it to see what shipping would be. When I put in my info, the price suddenly changed to 136.36€. Then 99€ for shipping. So it is just under $300 with the ****** exchange rate.

I never ordered from Beergium before, so 1st time discount? Discount for people from the US? (insert shrugging guy emoji here)

 

[wuntrikpony]

I was messing around with it to see what shipping would be. When I put in my info, the price suddenly changed to 136.36€. Then 99€ for shipping. So it is just under $300 with the ****** exchange rate.

I know. Subtle joke was subtle.

 

[MooseLang]

I know. Subtle joke was subtle.

lol my bad. I thought you were pointing out that it is actually over $300 with that price, the shipping and exchange rate. I'll show myself out.

 

[MikeG1]

I was messing around with it to see what shipping would be. When I put in my info, the price suddenly changed to 136.36€. Then 99€ for shipping. So it is just under $300 with the ****** exchange rate.

I never ordered from Beergium before, so 1st time discount? Discount for people from the US? (insert shrugging guy emoji here)

Prices lower when you log in.

 

[nathanmiller]

I see 164,99€ before shipping.

I lol'd.

 

[steinbbr]

Thoughts on beersel oud geuze with a little age on it? A bottle shop near me had a cellar sale with 2010 bottles for 10$. I grabbed one, but haven’t tried it yet. Any improvement with age or pretty much the same?

 

[lazerviking]

Thoughts on beersel oud geuze with a little age on it? A bottle shop near me had a cellar sale with 2010 bottles for 10$. I grabbed one, but haven’t tried it yet. Any improvement with age or pretty much the same?

I've had a lot of old Oude Beersel and it's good. I'd buy every last one!

 

[SeaWatchman]

Thoughts on beersel oud geuze with a little age on it? A bottle shop near me had a cellar sale with 2010 bottles for 10$. I grabbed one, but haven’t tried it yet. Any improvement with age or pretty much the same?

Buy ‘em!

 

[iong516]

Thoughts on beersel oud geuze with a little age on it? A bottle shop near me had a cellar sale with 2010 bottles for 10$. I grabbed one, but haven’t tried it yet. Any improvement with age or pretty much the same?

Buy them all and spread em around

 

[2plums4one]

Thoughts on beersel oud geuze with a little age on it? A bottle shop near me had a cellar sale with 2010 bottles for 10$. I grabbed one, but haven’t tried it yet. Any improvement with age or pretty much the same?

 

[BelgianChris]

I picked up a Horal Megablend 2013 today.
The 2009 I once had was amazing good , but the 2011 was not. Maybe the 11 was a bad bottle or something?
Any thoughts about the 2013 anyone? Never tasted this one before so I'm very curious about it.

 

[Saind]

I picked up a Horal Megablend 2013 today.
The 2009 I once had was amazing good , but the 2011 was not. Maybe the 11 was a bad bottle or something?
Any thoughts about the 2013 anyone? Never tasted this one before so I'm very curious about it.

I prefer the 2015 which I absolutely love. 2011/2013 are close imo, the 11's I've had have been terrific but 13 is close