Cantillon Cuvée des Champions

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Brussels, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

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Bottle 75cl. @ home. [ As Cantillon Cuvée du 89 ]. [ Vintage Bottled 2004 ].
[ As my rating # 12345 on ratebeer ]. Clear sparkling medium orange color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is grape, leather, wood, wood pencel, fruity notes, light barnyard. Flavor is moderate sweet and acidic with a long duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium to light, texture is watery to oily and dry, carbonation is soft. Not as sour - tart as some other geuze, but very easy to drink with a big smile. ;O)) [20090512]

UPDATED: DEC 12, 2005 An unclear light yellow beer with a thin white head. The aroma contains notes of grapefruit, and metal as well as hints of hops. The flavor is rather sweet for a Cantillon, but also grapefruit sour, and with some notes of metal in the middle, before a dry acidic and hoppy end sets in.
Earlier Rating: 10/24/2004 Total Score: 3.5
An unclear orange beer with an orange head. Both the flavor and the aroma is a mixture of sweetness and sourness - quite a nice balance - and on top of this the most dominant note is that of grapefruit.

(Bottle 75 cl) Unclear, pale golden with a surprisingly fine head - and carbonation. Very citrusy notes. Very fresh and acidic - naturally - but not over the top. 120805

75 cL bottle, brewed in 2005. Pours hazy orange and with a white, semi-lasting - slowly diminishing with a nice lacework left. Aroma is mild orange fruit and nicely blended with a dry wood and brett-citric aroma, dry horseblanket too. Dry wooden initial flavour. Hops seem to completely gone. Shows a nice citric flavour following this. Mild sulphorish note before the finish. Smooth and balanced wood and delicate fruit flavour into the finish. Seems to have a bit of bitterness into the far finish.

Bottled. Hazy orange colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is enormously sour with some wooden and fruity hints. Flavour is very sour with slight hints of fruits. Very dry palate. Very wellbalanced, and pleasant gueuze.

Bottled at RBESG. Hazy golden. Citric acid nose. Fresh and lively with notes of cobwebs and hops. Typical complex, tart Cantillon beer, but more hoppy, and with a surprisingly bitter finish.
Earlier Rating: 10/22/2004 Total Score: 4.4
Bottled. Lively golden appearance. Fresh hoppy, citric aroma. Distinct acidity (even for a Cantillon), light sparkling mouthfeel. Lemony and juicy with quite a lot of hop chracter. I am now a great fan pf Royal Union Sint Gilloise...

Bottled at RBESG 2005. Hazy yellow coloured with a white head. Acidic aroma with notes of fruits and lactic acid. Acidic flavour of fruits and hops.
Earlier Rating: 8/14/2005 Total Score: 3.5
Bottled. Cloudy amber coloured with a white head. Acidic aroma with notes of woods and fruits. Acidic flavour with lots of fruits and wood.

UPDATED: SEP 20, 2008 Bottle. Teaish hop aroma. Unclear golden colour, almost no head. Aromatic, hoppy, moldy flavour. Hint of sourness along with a slightly bitter finish. 7 3 6 3 11

Bottle, 5%. Good citric aroma, some fruit. Grape and grapefruit flavour, slightly citric. Cloudy orange colour. Small white head. 7 3 7 3 18

Name: Cuvie des Champions
Date: 03/14/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear dark gold, wispy white head, sweaty funky aroma with tart lemon, big carbonated body, lots of tart lemon flavor, nice complex melody of flavors with nice funk, long sour finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Hazy blond color; huge head, very lively; wonderful fine perlage. Classic aroma, sour, elegant, cellar smell with a hint of citrus fruits. Weak mouthfeel, the sourness is not very strong, but it’s too much astringent, and the bitterness is too high.