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Cantillon Lou Pepe Gueuze

Cantillon Lou Pepe Gueuze

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A Lambic - Gueuze brewed by
Cantillon

Brussels, Belgium

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2483.94/5.03.93/5.05%82.6 Flute, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The Lou Pepe Gueuze is a blend of three different 2-year-old lambics. The standard Cantillon Gueuze is a blend of 1,2, and 3-year-olds. The inclusion of the younger lambic (which still has some unfermented sugars in it) sparks a refermentation in the bottle that gives Gueuze its famous champagne-like spritziness. The simple idea behind the special Lou Pepe blend is that it should have much more of the taste of old lambic, which is of course much harder, drier, more sour, and more complex than the young stuff. (Though 3-year-olds are generally more complex than 2-year-olds, it's not necessarily so; the 2-year-olds used in this instance have as much character as most 3-year-olds.) This being Gueuze, it has to be spritzy, so the brewery opted for the same method used in conditioning champagne: everyday refined sugar is dissolved in water and added to cause a refermentation. The sugar ferments out completely, so there is no residual sweetness, which Jean-Pierre famously detests.

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 Kinz (1871), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/519/20
Nov 26, 2007  
Richmond "industry" gathering, one of my contributions, 1999. Medium gold. Aromas and flavors were a match, and all just huge. Cheddar, sourness, funk, wood, hay, and more sourness of course. Another incredible beer at this tasting.


 aspidites (1268), manteca, California, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/519/20
Mar 8, 2005    Updated: Feb 21, 2006
Holy Geueze, Batman! this is so well made it is like liquid crystal. Amazing Cantillon base that takes ip up a notch or two over lesser examples of the style. More complex and dry acidity with a huge citrus tart balance. Great nose, body and finish just awesome. Depth, complexity and balance that defy description.


 grat (433), Austin, Texas, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/104/519/20
Aug 1, 2004  
2000 Vintage: An excellent gueuze. Pours an exceedingly shining golden color. Nice head that quickly dies. Nose is fantastic. So sour i can smell it across the room. Notes of sourness, horseblanket, wheat and pine needles. Flavor is appetizingly dry with a hint of wheat and blue cheese. In the afterpalate one might find dill. The best Gueuze I’ve had. G-rat


 KrausenJockey (561), Stockton, California, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Oct 23, 2006  
The best of the bst. This is a Gueze standard to which all others can be compared. Perfectly dry while still filling the palate with fruit and sourness at the same time. This beer just keeps evolving as it sits breathes and warms....ITS ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!


 sliffy (1930), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
Dec 23, 2007  
Bottle: 2000 vintage. Poured initially clear gold with a lively white head, some haze as the bottom of the bottle was reached. Aroma, great funk, with some lemon, acidity, and tartness. Flavor, some vinegar, funky barnyard notes, lemons, nice acidity. The thing that struck me the most was the balance of it all, not a sour bomb, not overly funky, just right down the middle. Outstanding stuff.




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