Cantillon Loerik

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

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

UPDATED: MAY 7, 2006 Bottle, Max’s on Broadway. Thanks to egajdzis for the sample. Pours almost flat, golden amber with no head, just a ring of bubbles clinging to the outside of the glass. Aroma is heavy horseblanket, funky, cobwebs, barney, pineapple, leather and apple. The flavor is sharp with acidity, lemons, yogurt, very dry, medicinal, cheesy, grapes. The mouthfeel is light and crisp, despite almost no carbonation, with an astringent and drying finish.

A big thanks to the guy a Cantillon who was kind enough to sell me one of ten bottles they had in reserve. Pours hazy dull orange with a wisp of a head. Typical funky Cantillon aroma but a bit toned down, with citrus notes. Tart and quenching in flavor, big citrus notes with grapefruit peel and lime. Has some cork flavor. A bit of a musty basement character, but quite nice. Not as acidic as some.

Hazy orange golden colored with a small white head. Full and smooth grapefruit and wood aroma, sour bur not tart. Sour grapefruit and lactic acid flavor with notes of woody tanin and a strange tone of methylated spirits. Soft and balanced, but a bit off the characteristics of Cantillons other beers

Funny label for a Cantillon. Heavy sour aroma of hay and cheese sits over a murky golden pond. Flavor is strong sour orange peel, lime and a little spice. Finish is tart and abrupt. This one will scare away anybody not firmly keen on the style.

Poured a hazy dark golden color with a thin off-white head. The aroma was tart with barnyard funk. Nothing over the top. Nice amount. Acidic flavor then pretty dry at the end. Actually mouth tighteningdry.

Wow! Found this gem at the Maproom last week. $25 for a 750 at the bar. Not a bad price for a great beer. You gotta like the lazy cask after having this one. A fellow beer lover at the bar was telling me that the lazy cask just never refermented, or had some other problems with it, so they didnt release it for about 5 years, until it all of the sudden became good! This was one of the best Cantillon’s I have had and one of the best Guezes out there. Pours a cloudy gold with a thin fizzy head and some lace. Aroma is very sour but not overly so (like fou foune), oaky, woody, earthy, tons of lactic bacteria, and lots of acidity. Flavor is lactic bacteria, farmhouse funkiness, earthy, grapeskin, and lots of wood. The mouthfeel is very smooth and finishes off very dry. One of the best beers of my short trip to Chicago.

I accidentally purchased this in Chicago. I thought the price was half what it was. Oh well, a happy mistake anyway. The body was cloudy with a medum gold coloring. The aroma was classic Cantillon with some lemons, leather and sherry. There was also blue cheese. The mouthpuckering sourness took a minute to get past. The was sharp lime juice with some blue cheese and a bit of salt. A decent Cantillon, but I like some more flavors.

A nice treat, one of the most sour beers I’ve had, although definitely not the most sour. Still, among those really sour beers, I like this one almost the most. Fiberglass (new boat) and madeira aromas. Sour bread dough. Whew, this one is sour. Cherry pits (not a kriek though), peach cobbler, fresh nectarine. Cloudy gold, small to no head. 1998 bottle.