Cantillon Loerik

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

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

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1998 vintage shared at Akkrat with kkearn. Beer poured a cloudy golden, amberish color with a strong head with active carbonation. Still strong after a decade in the bottle. No longer a lazy gueuze! Nose was sharp, very tart with some wood and citrus notes. Taste is tart but not overpowering and actually was very pleasant with lemon, banana and earthy notes that just work to make a fantastic beer.

1998 bottle, thanks so much to jacob for dropping this off in pilsen, sampled xmas day 2011 with mowbeer and skykob, alongside some homemade gravlax. thick and hazy dark and rusty golden; aroma of capers, olive brine, oak, merlot, more capers; amazingly lively for such a vintage beer; all sorts of stuff going on flavour-wise - rose’s lime cordial, foie gras with poached pear, garbage juice and, of course, more capers. a pretty good way to kick off an excellent xmas tasting session

Bottle at the DC Lambic & Sour Tasting on April 14, 2012. Served in a Cantillon old-school "Gueuze & Kriek" gueuze tumbler. Huge, huge thanks to Brad for pulling this one out. This one stole the show for me. 1998 cork Poured a fairly-clear golden color with a short white head that was pretty fizzy and didn’t last for too long, though that was okay, as this was far and away the worst aspect of the beer; everything else about it was as damn near close to perfection as you could reasonably find in a beer. The nose carried some heavy earthy barnyard notes full of stables filled with horse blankets. Over the top of that was fresh lemon rind and citric acid. It’s incredible the amount of citrus this carried through, which is quite unlike many other aged gueuzes that I’ve had. The flavor was incredibly smooth and crisp with notes of lemon and citrus, followed by heavy funk with notes of light earth and a touch of leather. Long, long flavor duration with a moderate-to-heavy acid presence. Pretty heavy funk on a light body with average carbonation. Very dry finish. Slightly puckering. Overall, it really couldn’t get much better than this. This bottles has absolutely aged out fantastically. It’s only damn flaw is that I’ll likely never have it again.

(Bottle) Pours hazy golden with a medium sized head. The aroma is fantastic with tons of brett - sweaty horse, barnyard, mould and dirt. Undertones of cheese, grapefruity citrus, smoke, dusty wood, green leaves, tart rhubarb, cracker-like malt and nice phenols. The flavour is super dry and near heavily acidic with no bitterness. Citric, dirty, funky and fabulous. Good balance between the brett and lacto. The mouthfeel is tart, flat and light watery. Maybe a touch of carbonation. Citric and dirty brett finish. Near medium bodied. Fantastic, but the mouthfeel have probably seen better days.

Drank next to the 98 classic gueuze amongst many other. pour is a deep golden amber, mostly opaque with tons of pure white creamy head. the nose has a nice funk to it up front, rubbyer plastic and musky cellar notes are subtle. Strong peach notes, grapefruit, and the evidence of sourness in the nose. The taste is even better, brighter peaches and a more dusty funk with a great level of sourness in back. light body, creamy feel, soft palate, low carbonation in a good way and dry finish. the fruity flavors are extremely bright and the dry funk is integrated so well with a great drinkable sourness.

Bottled-Christmas tasting 2011-cloudy,capers,olive brine,old car leather,basement,old church,oak,vinegar,lime,old wood floor,mothballs,varnish,band-aid, and much more!!!Excellent beer!

Drank next to Cantillon Classic ’98 and a hoard of other lambics. Murky gold pour with a decent white head that recedes to a small ring and wisps. Citrus crushes the nose, bit sweet in the grapefruit, then some egg, sweat, and stable, way more than in the Classic ’98. Flavor is super-integrated, normal Cantillon brett bringing leather and citrus, then some white grape that lingers through the finish alongside light cobeweb and more grapefruit. Very balanced and uniquely expressive for a Cantillon geuze, especially in the grape and low-brett levels, it shares more similarities with Drie Fonteinen than any other Cantillon I’ve had. No surprise then that it’s my favorite geuze I’ve ever had from Cantillon.

Bottle @ Akkurat. Pours hazy golden with a small bubbly off white head. Sour, fruity, earthy, cellar and sweet honey aroma. Very sour, tart geuze, earth, cellar mellow flavor. Finishes with a nice lean sour and tart aftertaste.

750mL 1998 black foil. The pour out of the basket yields a hazy, glowing orange topped with a thin, white head. Apparently after this many years, the Loerik has come alive! Aroma is without a doubt the best aroma from just about any material derived from organic matter in the universe: incredible smack your face fresh white grapefruit, extremely fresh and fleshy/juicy Valencia oranges, white pepper, moldy citrus peels, rich peach yogurt, fleshy and overripe juicy peach, salty funk, light-fresh grapefruit heavy Brett. Literally 11/10 for aroma. The taste gives you almost a similar reward with heavy lactic sourness, fresh tropical fruits, earth, spice, leather, soft peach, maybe a hint of eggy sulfur. I sort of stopped taking notes on this one because it was obvious this would become a Top 5 beer of all time for me. Palate is perfection: wickedly lactic and yogurt heavy. It’s actually a bit unbelievable: insane amount of leather, bitterness, soft tartness, and fresh juiciness. Extremely long, cobwebby finish. Just ridiculous. It really makes Yellow Bus look a bit silly. 11/4/9/5/18 --> 10/4/9/5/19=4.7

One of the reasons I think this geuze is so outstanding is not because it is the Loerik, but simply because it is 1998 Cantillon gueuze, which I have had and loved. The Loerik certainly adds more complexity and fruitiness, but the base lambic from that year is clearly a superlative. Actually, this geuze has a lot more room to age. If you have a bottle or have access to a bottle, I would urge you to keep it for another 5 years or more and you will probably end up with the best liquid beverage ever created by man.

Pours a hazy light amber with a tiny with head. Tart and clean sour lambic. Lots of grape fruit aromas. Medium to full bodied. Soft carbonation.

ygtbsm84 has been talking about this one for years, so I just had to seek it out. It was worth the effort. Cloudy golden color, plenty of carbonation. Aroma of cobwebs, dust, pepper, summer fruit. Taste was dry and powdery, dried grapefruit, dried peach, pepper. Great stuff.