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10089
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Brussels, Belgium
Serve in Flute, Tumbler

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RATINGS: 294   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.93   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
In March 2005, the brewery Cantillon had bought second hands barrels in the region of Cognac. For 15 years, the wood had been impregnate with cognac. Then for 2 years, our lambic has extracted all the flavors and aromas to make a unique gueuze. The name comes from the geographic location of the brewery.


3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
finol (1217) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - MAY 10, 2009
Bottle. Pours fizzy at first, than it settles into hazy orange. Hop and cognac tones. Tart and complex (but not my favourite style)

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
hirigalzkar (1320) - ENSKEDE, SWEDEN - MAY 9, 2009
Bottle. L:Hazy golden funk. S: Matured. Sour apple. Small smokeiness. T: Fruity! Sour berries. Orange cest. The aftertaste has more bitterness than your regular geuze, touches of hops and bourbon. Tart. O: Big bodyfor this kind of beer. Really good! The use of the cognac barrels really adds depth and complexity, and also some drinkability!

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
TaktikMTL (4133) - Montréal-Nord, Quebec, CANADA - APR 21, 2009
Bouteille verte de 750 ml partagée lors d’une dégustation Ratebeer Montréal chez moi. Arôme: Odeur sûrette avec une pointe de cognac. Apparence: La couleur est blonde légèrement voilée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Léger goût de pomme et d’agrumes avec une pointe sûrette. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère acidité en arrière goût. (Rating #2333)

4.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
Geuzelambix (210) - København, DENMARK - APR 18, 2009
One of the best guezes I have ever had. The chracteristics of the beer type is still there, but the acidic taste blends with sweet and darker nuances from the cognac barrels. Maybe it was just me being happy that day, but I thought this beer to be more than splendid.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
imadeadguy (378) - back in NJ!, New Jersey, USA - APR 14, 2009
750ml. shared a while back. Pour was hazy gold/amber with tons of foamy white head. Aromas of cognac, tart sour, and musty funk. Flavor was much of the same from what I recall. I need to try again and rerate, but at $27 a pop I dont know if I will.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
MartinT (6150) - Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - APR 4, 2009
My Bottom Line:
Dusty lambic funk massages this Lambic’s citrusy sourness, while white wine sweetness relaxes into a nearly oily sipper of a mouthfeel.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A ring of foam surrounds the hazy blond.
-This does not taste like a lambic blend (so does not recall a Gueuze), but is rather redolent of a single lambic batch.
-This is sweeter than the usual Cantillon lambic, but balance is still achieved.
-Carbonation is quite low.

Bottle.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
bleeng (1085) - Huntsville nowhere near Beersel, Alabama, USA - APR 2, 2009
Sampled at Houston tasting and thanks to zinister. Dark yellow and clear. Nose is slightly tangy and tart. Taste is woody, a bit winey, very smooth, tart, tangy, mouth puckering. Well done.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Zinister (1417) - Houston, Texas, USA - MAR 31, 2009
March Houston Tasting. Thanks to ygtbsm94. Pours a cloudy yellow with not head. Nose of sour, tartness, whiskey, cognac, oak and spices. Flavor is woody with citrus peels. Bitter finish.


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