UPDATED: FEB 22, 2024 [Bruxelles, Cantillon] [Vintage 2011] Aroma: Vin Jaune, dominating nutty notes, oxidation, funky, oak and underlying stone fruits Appearance: Clear golden orange with a small everlasting white head Taste: Mildly sweet and moderately acidic, nutty, funky, oak, mild stone fruits, and slight lemon peel Mouthfeel: Smooth oily texture with mild carbonation Overall: When Jean-Pierre tells you to 'clean' the kitchen 😆 Delicious!!😋🍾

UPDATED: MAR 23, 2023 Bottle, 750 ml at charity tasting Wien 2022. Shared with Miro B, Werckmeister and others. Vintage 1999. Cloudy orange with small white head. Funky, cellar, quite sour, citric. Juicy. Pretty complex.

UPDATED: AUG 8, 2022 Bottle bought way back in 2008 from Theatre of Wine, Greenwich. 2005 vintage. Orange pour with a white head. Nose is green apple, zesty lemon, horse blanket, brie. Taste is green apple, lemongrass, funk (HEYY!), lime. Zesty citrusy finish. Exquisite.

UPDATED: JUL 4, 2022 Re-rate: Poured from 750mL bottle (2008 vintage, bottled 21 April 2011; brought back from my Aug 2011 trip to Brussels). Cork had a bit of mold on the top, under the cap. Hazy golden orange with minimal white head. Touch of cheese, quite soft subdued funk, dry-ish. Still good, but preferred the 2011 vintage. May have been that I stored it standing up for years, before moving to the fridge on its side. Nov 05, 2020 (9/4/8/5/18=4.4): Poured from 750mL bottle (2011 vintage, bottled 2014). Slightly hazy golden orange with minimal white head. Earthy funk, wood, dry, but sweet tones. Complex.

UPDATED: NOV 6, 2020 750ml (thx, Matt!) at Phill's place. 2011 label. 2013 cork. Appearance: hazy golden with a white head. Aroma: earthy, minerally, fruity, some barrel, very complex and elegant. Taste: along the same lines, tons of minerals. Overall: very nice, a bit too minerally for me, though.

UPDATED: OCT 11, 2020 APARÊNCIA dourado profundo, turvo. espuma branca de baixa formação. AROMA funky, madeira, maçã e uva verde. SABOR cítrico, couro, funky, madeira e maçã verde. SENSAÇÃO corpo médio, acidez moderada e baixa carbonatação.

UPDATED: AUG 1, 2020 75cl Bottle @ De Bierkoning, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amber colour with a thin white head. Aroma is yeast, fruits, slightly tart. Taste is yeast, citrus, apples, white grapes, oak. Medium body, average carbonation.

UPDATED: MAR 18, 2020 January 1st, 2016 - Also kicking off 2016 is a beer from almost a decade ago: the 2007 Cantillon Lou Pepe. Our assumption is that this is perhaps a little long in the tooth, even for a mythically legendary beer like this, but I have high hopes and great trust in the Belgian craftsmen who have honed this recipe through generations. And it seems that my trust was well allocated, because the smell is absolutely beautiful. Chocolate, cream and with a slight fruity sweetness, even the few ounces at the bottom of my glass unfurl up and out and indulge my olfactory with incredible grace and strength. But the taste is spicier, and while it borrows some of the chocolate from the nose, it expresses more like a mole with that kick. Absolutely fascinating, and delicious, this has aged quite wonderfully.

UPDATED: DEC 24, 2019 0.75 l bottle from 'De Bierkoning', 2013 vintage, bottled in April 2015, cellared for almost four years, consumed on Christmas Eve 2019. Almost clear, orangeish amber with a thin, slightly fluffy, slowly diminishing, white head. A bit sweetish, sourish-fruity, gently funky aroma of old lemon, oak, horse blanket, a touch of quince and traces of leather. Just a little sweet, quite sour, gently funky and rather fruity taste of old lemon, quite some horse blanket, leather, oak and a touch of gooseberry, followed by a medium long, fairly tart, rather woody-dry, funky finish. Medium body, slightly astringent, spritzy and gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Very tasty and well-balanced Gueuze, a real pleasure.

UPDATED: DEC 20, 2019 Gueuze 2010. Couleur orangée voilée. Mousse généreuse qui tient bien. Nez fermier, animal bien comme il faut. En bouche ça tabasse pareil. Finale sèche et plutôt âcre. Un peu boisé. Acidité modérée. Bon, je ne suis pas expert en Gueuze mais c'est sympa.