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Cantillon Gueuze Vélomoteur

Score
9541
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Brussels, Belgium
Serve in Flute, Tumbler

bottled
available

on tap
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Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 13   MEAN: 3.99/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.57   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
"For Akkurats (Stockholm/Sweden) fifteenth anniversary, Jean Van Roy has made a very special Gueuze. It is a blend of one, two, and three year old lambic and was bottled in April of 2005. It has then been fermented and matured for five years in the deep caveaus of Cantillon. 15 years is the minimum age for driving a moped in Sweden, which is why we are choosing the name, Gueuze Vélomoteur."


4.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
Theis (9217) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - MAY 24, 2012
Bottle at Akkurat.  Clear amber/golden - white head. Nice sourish. Nice wooden. Dryness. Nice high sourish. Apples. Goose berries. What a lovely and fantastic beer. High dryness. Tannins. Wooden sourness. Gooseberries straight from the bush.

4.4
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
spdyfire83 (9) - Dublin, IRELAND - MAY 17, 2012 does not count
Hazy, dull hay. 1.5+ (bubbly white) fingernail head on medium pour. Smells of lemon zest, old musty hay, barnyard funk, and touch of unripe fruit. Crisp and refreshing from the start. Distinct citrus sharpness is present all throughout - not overpowering, but balanced by barnyard must, touch of oak, and dry dustiness. Very refreshing!

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
cpetrone84 (719) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 24, 2012
Bottle shared at Akkurat. Pours golden peach with tight bubbles on a white head. Nose is funky, dusty and cobweby. Yeasty spice and white pepper add an interesting note with golden ripe peaches and fruit sourness. The flavor has heavy cobweb and dustiness, brett has a strong presence here, the interesting spice of yeast and pepper adds depth as the fruits transition in of white ripe peaches and an assertive sourness. The body is creamy with a prickly carbonation and a semi dry finish. A touch sweet in the finish with a very strong sourness doesn’t quite play perfect and huge brett presence.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
anders37 (9908) - Malmö, SWEDEN - DEC 18, 2011
Bottle @ Akkurat, Stockholm. Pours a hazy golden orange color with a small white head. Has a fruity sour tart weak citrus aroma. Fruity sour tart funky barnyard flavor. Has a fruity sour tart funky finish.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
oh6gdx (16047) - Vasa, FINLAND - NOV 20, 2011
Bottled@Akkurat, Stockholm. Hazy orange colour, small white head. Aroma is wood, some sour and tart notes as well as mild yeasty notes. Flavour is sour and tart wooden and floral notes. Along with the tartness comes a rather pleasant bitterness as well.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
MrChopin (2213) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - JUL 16, 2011
Hazy gold, wispy white head that becomes a thin ring. Nose is dusty and peppery, light peach and citrus before brett dominates, bit eggy. Flavor is more Cantillon brett-forward lambic, funky with heavy citrus and light peach, some pineapple emerging amid the stinging carbonation that accompanies the leathery finish. Very pleasant and nicely complex, though brett-harsh and somewhat all over the place.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Travlr (5383) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - APR 2, 2011
Bottle at Akkurat. Bright golden color, medium white head. Aroma of dusty pink grapefruit with some floral notes. Sourness is much softer than the usual Cantillon, with grapefruit, apple and wet socks. Very easy to drink.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
omhper (15956) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - FEB 4, 2011
Bottled at Akkurat. Stockholm. Hazy golden, brief lively head. Citric nose with plenty of barnyard. Acidic with lots of juicy lemon. Fairly light bodied with spritzy mouthfeel. Citric acid is prominent, mild salty bitterness. Alive and refreshing. Very elegant.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Svesse (4389) - Hässelby, SWEDEN - JAN 22, 2011
(Bottle, Akkurat, Stockholm, 21 Jan 2011) Hazy amber colour with frothy, white head. Tart, earthy nose with notes of citrus, grapefruit, grapes, barnyard, cellar and mashed apples. Tart, fruity, earthy taste with citrus, grapefruit, green grapes, old socks, sweaty horse and hints of rhubarb. Dry, harsh and tart, well matured with excellent balance. Lovely beer.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
finol (1344) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - DEC 29, 2010
Bottle at Akkurat. Pours golden orange with some white head. Aroma of cellar apples. Rather sweet taste, lots of apricots.


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