Cantillon Jean Chris Nomad 2011

Formerly brewed at Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Brussels, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Stem glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Opened on 4/20/13, poured into a cantillon tasting glass appearance- Hazy orange with a finger width of foamy white head Nose- funky apple and citrus taste- Citrus-- lemons, grapefruit, with a clean fruit finish. As it came to room temperature i could really grasp the blend of wine characteristics and notes of oak barrels. very light funky cheese came across my palate but was an undertone to citrus. moderate to light carbonation offering up a very smooth finish.

Clear golden-orange body, medium-sized white head, spotty lacing. Showed some citric acidity, lightly musty wood, some funk, and a noticeable vinous character from the different barrels. Medium bodied, with moderate acidity and a fairly gentle carbonation throughout. A nice gueuze with some unique elements that should provide a solid platform for this to develop with age.

750ml bottle-Thanks ___ for sharing-thin white-hazy yellow. A-sweet and tart lt fruit. T-acidic, sweet and tart lt fruit.

750 ml bottle generously shared by cpferris. Big thanks to Chad for sharing this rarity. Pours a clear light amber with close to no head and some light lacing. The aroma is funky with a mineral note, with a bit of a wine note that becomes more prominent as it warms up. The Initial taste has a bit of sweetness with lots of funk and a mineral note as well as some light grapefruit. The finish has a decent tartness and a light tannic astringency. Medium body. Low carbonation. This was good, but I don’t know if it’s a huge improvement over classic gueuze.

Bottle 750ml.

Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average to large, creamy to frothy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy wood, funky, horse blanket, barnyard, wine, fruity notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate acidic with a long duration, fruity, grape, wood, horse blanket. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. Big THANKS to Mads for bringing this Ulfborg. ;-) [20120915]

Sampled July 2012
A steady pour into my Bruery tulip produces a fat-finger-thick, pale, off-white colored head. The beer is a pale amber / golden hue that shows a clear, full, yellow-gold color when held up to the light. The aroma smells sharp with medicinal / sanitary notes / phenolics, slightly plastic leaning in character, but definitely musky towards the finish, as well as sort of dried weed / straw like. The tartness has notes of lemon, perhaps a touch of grapefruit, and a deep green apple note in the finish. There is a dusty, woody, sort of saw dust like oak character to this beer. There is definitely a touch of dirty foot, or perhaps mellow body musk character that is found here; it is fairly soft here, and definitely contributes positively to the nose, at least if you are into that sort of thing.

Softly acidic up front, but getting a bit more sharp as it flows across the palate, the finish has a nicely lactic-acidic bit to it that is clean. Definite notes of urea are noticeable, but smoothed out considerably by grapefruit like fruit / tart notes. This is not aggressively carbonated, but definitely has a nice effervescent bite to it that pairs nicely with the soft texture and tannic influenced structure, but ultimately this is of course an eminently quaffable brew, and just about perfect for a Gueuze. Lingering in the finish is a soft fruitiness that sort of reminds me of an oaky white wine somehow; touches of funky Sauvignon Blanc, even a hint of buttery white wine, and even the tartness helps to accentuate the soft, grape-like fruitiness. This also has some sharp, spicy oak character to it as well as a solid woody character that has a sort of toasted edge to it.

As the beer warms up the grape fruitiness and wine like character becomes a touch more noticeable, especially in the finish. The oak character, while a bit more noticeable than perhaps typical, is so well integrated and just really works quite well here.

Not quite as expressive, or sharp as the 3 Fonteinen Herfst that I just had, but this is better balanced and quite tasty; ultimately, because of the balance, and the fact that despite it not being as noticeable / expressive, this is a touch more complex, I like this beer a bit more. The balance here is really between the lactic, funky, fruit, grassy malt, and oak character is what makes this beer. This is not explicitly different from the regular Gueuze, but the touches of oak and grape that this beer has definitely add a subtle difference to this brew that might not be explicitly distinguishable if you didn’t know about it, but still definitely contribute to the complexity and character of this brew. I can’t help but absolutely enjoy this beer; this is a fantastic Gueuze, one which I almost feel guilty for enjoying as much as I do. The texture of this beer is really quite wonderful, soft, somehow creamy, with a nice effervescence (that is accentuated by the lactic biting tartness), and just so quenching and quaffable.

Pours a bright gold with no head. Aroma of grass, hay, funk and oak. Taste is sour, oaky and really funky. Really nice beer ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

The beer is crystal clear and light golden in color with a quarter inch of lasting white head. The aroma is complex and wonderful. Classic Cantillon funk, with notes of hay, grass, and the great outdoors. Lovely notes of white wine, tart grapes, and a touch of oak. Complex and well done. Champagne and white wine with a hint of sweetness. Tart and dry in the finish with lingering white grape flavors. A touch of citrus and classic gueuze. Tart and dry. Bold and assertive. What a treat it is to try a new beer from my favorite brewery. A very tasty beer. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 04-15-2012

Bottle (75 cl), courtesy of rlgk. Clear golden, no head. Grapefruity cidery aroma with some nettles and elderberries, and gooseberries. Light to medium bodied, medium to high carbonation. Dry with medium acidity, some tannins.