Cantillon Loerik

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

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

’98 bottle from Ughsmash. Bright orangish with decnt white head, fades to ring rather quickly. Tons of sour grapes and lemon up front. Big woody/corkiness in the background. Flavor much the same. Quick sour hit, gets taken over by the cork/woodiness. Decent but the cork character really knocks down the overall for me.

1998 Bottle: Pours yellow and fizzy. Smells of dry malt, some of the familiar sourness, lots of refined beautiful wild qualities. Taste was out of this world dry with a great tartness. Lots of the more astringent qualities found in newer Gueuzes have faded away. What’s left is one of the best Gueuzes I’ve ever had!

750ml. bottle thanks to Dickinsonbeer at BCTC. Hazy dark golden color with a small white head. Nice funky, sour aroma with hints of grapes, citrus, cork and wet leather. Flavor was tart and acidic, but not overly so. Horseblanket, sour grapes, lemons, light honey and a bit of grassiness. This beer has held up extrememly well for being around 9 years old.

Date: 04/06/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta

hazy light orange, light tart aroma and flavor, good body, light funk character,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: *4

I too never thought I would get a chance to try this, thanks for sharing. Poured yellow with a small head. Aroma is the signature acidic and sour Cantillon, no way could I tell this was almost 10 years old. Taste is nicely subdued for a Cantillon while still sour and acidic. A nice fruitiness has emerged and a nice herbal aspect to round it off. Sooo good.

750ml, ’98 vintage. pours semi-hazy orange-golden with white head. looks great. nose is funky, vinegar, oaky, lemon, and brett. you can tell by the nose that this is something special. flavor notes of apricot, lemon, vinegar, oak, brett, touch of sour, amazing. the acidity is there but rounded out nicely. a great gueuze.

Bottle shared by Paul at BCTC. Wow! Didnt expect to ever see this bottle, let alone taste it. This was a nice gueuze (my second of the day from 1998!) that shows why gueuzes are known for aging so well. Pour was a slightly hazy orange with a thin white head. Nose is very oak, sour, and barnyardy. Flavor follows suit with more sour baryard and tart fruits (id pick out apples and pears) and its just incrdibly refeshing. Thanks Paul!!

Bottle at Bier Circus, 1998-vintage. Hazy orange coloured with an off white ehad. Light acidic aroma of wood, barnyard and fruits. Light acidic flavour of wood, barnyard, fruits and brett. Tart finish.