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Cantillon Cuvée des Champions

Percentile
99
overall
Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze

Brussels, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3333.93/5.03.91/5.0Special5%79.6Flute, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
A new brew concocted by Jean Van Roy to celebrate the 2003-2004 Division III title for the local Union St. Gilles football team and its upgrade to Division II.

Cuvee des Champions is not a traditional 'gueuze,' in that it is made from only two year-old 2001 lambic, not from a blend of older and younger lambics. It is also dry-hopped in the cask for three weeks with fresh Styrian Goldings hops. Re-fermentation in the bottle is achieved with the addition of a small amount of candi sugar.
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 shawnm213 (917), South Bend, Indiana, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Oct 1, 2009  
2003-2004 Bottle consumed 10/1/09. from Hopdog. Thanks!! pours a deep orangish brown with a two finger white fluffy head. Aroma is subtle notes of lemon, bread and butter, wood, perfume, cereal, grass, herbs, mold, leather and horse blanket. Flavor is very pleasant lemony tartness, with some lemongrass, lime, etc. Really nice dry finish.

THIS beer Certainly is fucking awesome. The nose isn’t big and potent, but has many phases of subtle shit that transitions into different shit as warms this beer. Many dimensions to this one, is what I’m trying to say. like 10 or 26 or some odd dimensions. What I’m trying to say is that it would be quite difficult to find a theory or model that accurately portrays all of the small subtle and large exciting things going on at the same spacetime of this beer. Flavor is fucking tight too. boo ya ka sha


 bp (455), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20
Sep 27, 2009  
Draft: hazy straw color with a little white head, funky sour aroma and taste, mild carbonation, excellent beer.


 Sparky27 (1586), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 13, 2009  
Bottle shared at The Beer Engine. Pours cloudy yellow with a thin white head. The nose is vinegar, lemon peel, light funk and yeast. The taste is lemon juice, light barnyard, malt vinegar and spicy yeast. Medium prickly mouthfeel. Good stuff.


 JK54B (913), Helsinki, Finland
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 13, 2009  
CUVEE DE PETIT OISEAU a bottle 0.375L tasted at Pikkulintu. A 2004 brewed geuze bottled at 2006. Stored three years. Mild citrus nose. Pale head. Sparkling. Slightly hazy golden colour. Pale slightly pachy and lemoney taste. Slight bitterness at the end. An excellent one.


 fiver29 (713), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 12, 2009  
Bottle pours hazy golden color with white head. Aroma is leather barnyard funk with some lemon and a touch of acidity. Moldy mouthfeel. Flavor follows the nose exactly and finishes smooth. This is a very nice beer. I just love these beers from this brewer. Good stuff.


 tgncc (809), Bellmore, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 6, 2009  
Shared at Where the Wild Beers Are 2009. The aroma is sweeter than expected, tart, fruity, citrusy. The appearance is a very slightly hazy light yellow, white head. The flavor is tart citrus fruity, funk, some vinegar. The finish again was like sour fruit candy. Very nice.


 j12601 (1231), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Aug 31, 2009  
Tap at the Where the Wild Beers are event. Pours a hazy golden amber with a medium thick creamy white head. Loads of brett, dry musky attic. Just on the thin side of medium, light sweetness, good funk and dry tart brett. Finishes with a nice soft bitterness. Yummy


 thornecb (1757), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 30, 2009  
Tap @ Ebenezer’s. My first pour at Ebenezer’s produced a still-looking golden gueuze. Mild horseblanket and sour citrus aromas. Tart and dry with a slight funk. Very refreshing.



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