Cantillon Cuvée des Champions

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Brussels, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

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Tap at RnH in the beers done wild aftermath - oaky funk, very yeasty, ton of grapefruit, licking lemons, puckering tart, doughy, touch, of bile & smooth.

Ausgeglichene säuerlicher aber auch etwas süßer Antrunk; der Hopfen und später die Bitterkeit stechen hervor. Beim anschließenden Abflachen des Bieres bleibt die Säuerlichkeit noch im Hintergrund vorhanden. Ausgewogen, stimmig, sehr harmonisch. Zum Ende allerdings zu flach. /11/12/12/12/11

At rattle n hum during beers gone wild. Candi sugars, champagne characteristics... Overall light and too tame for my liking.

Tasted on 5/4/11 from a 750mL crown capped and corked bottle purchased at Fine Wine Brokers, according to the . Pours hazy orange with a massive white head that slowly settles into thin, even lace. The nose is sour, citrus, and funky with vanilla oak, and a bit of spicy green hops underlying. The flavor is acidic, sour, and funky with light vanilla oak, and some spicy and bitter hops on the back of the palate. The body is light with fizzy carbonation and a long sour, acidic, and lightly bitter hops finish.

Popped this open at a recent tasting to share, since its dry hopped I realized I shouldn’t let it age, plus there have been a few recent beer reviews of aged Champions that were less than encouraging. Beer is yellow with a slight haze and thin head of white small bubbles that doesn’t leave any lacing on the glass. Carbonation is moderate to low. Aroma is a little grassy with some mild hop presences and mild acetic notes. There is also some lactic in there and some nice strong funk. Smells like I expected, Cantillon gueuze plus hops. Nice. Beer is medium to light in body. In the palate, the hops are lost among the carbonic and acetic notes with a strong lactic background and a slightly funky finish. There is no aftertaste, just another great palate cleansing sour beer. Not as complex as some of the other lambics but this beer is quite good overall. Nice drinkability.

The beer pours a light hazy gold with a decent white head and retention. Not much lacing here. The aroma is prety nice and strong with a balance of nice tart horse funk and some hops. One of the first times I could get hops in a lambic. The taste is like the aroma, nice funk with a hop finish. The feel is nice with a dry finish and very drinkable.

375ml bottle. Pours a cloudy orangish/ color with a big bubbly white head. Aroma is mostly sweet-sour with oak and horse blanket qualities. Nice barnyard notes too. Taste is sweet/sour, almost lemon peel. Grassy earthy notes. Some bittering hops. Medium bodied and lots of carbonation. Definitely not as sour as it could be. Still nice though.

UPDATED: FEB 26, 2011 Bottle. 2008 vintage. Poured into a DFH tulip glass a cloudy golden orange color with a coastered white head. Super clean aroma with lemon, peach, straw, some barnyard, and really slight hops. Drinking this is really close to a perfect dream. Light mouthfeel with good carbonation. Lemon zest start with some sweetness, minimal hop bitterenss in the end. Slight funkiness but nice balance to the overal fruit tart fruit notes. Peach fruit flavors as well. Overall, this is just a fantastic beer, clean and crisp with a really nice flavor.

Bottle at Beerbistro, a bargain at $30. A geuze for intermediates, this is a smooth drinker. Aroma still floor cleaner and funk, sweat and arseic. Light orange body, medium mouthfeel. Not too hard on the palate initially, a key for beginners. however it is there hours after.Fruit and ginger and apple.

into a HFS tulip @50. Pours a slightly cloudy golden brown color with a decent sized head that holds for a bit but dissipates quickly. Smell intense of barnyard and spicy earth hops. lots of lactic in the smell that is mouth watering. taste is lactic sourness that gives way to a bit of malt complemented by bit of spicy bitter hops. finish is sour and mostly dry. mouthfeel is medium body that has a moderate carbonation. overall this is a beer that i wish had a higher availability.