Cantillon Gueuze 100% Lambic-Bio (Organic Gueuze) - Brasserie Cantillon

ThisWangsChung

Maryland

4.43/5  rDev +5%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to Momar42 for all three gueuzes (and the kriek surprise afterwards!) This was part of the gueuze showdown, pitting Tilquin's gueuze against the juggernaut duo known as Cantillon Gueuze and Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze. Part of a 750mL bottle poured into a Cantillon tulip. Notes from last night's Skins/Cowboys game.

A: Pours a hazy golden color. The head is a half finger white color with poor retention.

S: This one had the most balanced hybrid between winy fruit tartness and earthy funk. A very expressive aroma, and the best one of the three (by a small margin).

T: Acetic sourness comes on the palate fast and hard, and then afterwards cheesy, earthy funk...finishes the flavor profile fast and hard. This was the boldest and most complex of the three, yet it wasn't that much harsher than the 3F (certainly it was somehow more subtle than Tilquin's offering). Shockingly easy to drink for me.

M: The finish is the 'dirtiest' and most tannic of the three, closing the palate with big dryness, yet minimal harshness. This one is actually pretty thick in its texture, accentuating a fuller level of carbonation than the 3F Oude Geuze.

O: This was the winner in my book - but I wouldn't dare recommend this one to beginners. There is a sense of subtle delicacy to it; however the bigness of the acetic sourness, wet hay, and cheesy funk WILL scare off the average Fat Tire drinker the way a celery stalk scares off a fat kid. And moreso than the other two gueuzes, in fact. To those acclimated to the style's idiosyncrasies, this one's hard to beat.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2012 17:29:02 | More by ThisWangsChung

muletrane

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

05-20-2013 01:48:08 | More by muletrane

VAbdoyan

California

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-20-2013 01:45:25 | More by VAbdoyan

tom10101

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-19-2013 16:50:50 | More by tom10101

BeerBeast

California

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-15-2013 16:55:40 | More by BeerBeast

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

05-13-2013 04:38:16 | More by Bonko_the_sane

peensteen

Ontario (Canada)

4.4/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

2012 Vintage 375 bottle at beerbistro.

Pale orange colour, ring of white head, no real lace to mention, decent head retention. Smell is funky with lots of fruit, lemony with some tart green apple skin, acidic with a bit of wet hay as well. Taste is ful of sharp tart lemon, funky, mild acidity, light balsamic and grape skin flavours, sour mid palate and puckering, clean finish with a light sweetness. Medium high carbonation, crisp medium full body. A really nice and refreshing beer, great acidity without being too sour, very drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 13:56:58 | More by peensteen

laxer8811

New York

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-06-2013 01:41:33 | More by laxer8811

hopoilcrazy

Tennessee

4.29/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

So excited to see this busted out at Yazoo Embrace the Funk Fest

A - Great hazy straw color

S - "horse blanket" and barnyard. I almost got some really ripe bleu cheese or maybe manure. I guess that may be called "baby diaper"

T - Really great tang. Guessing that it is around 3.9 pH, but it suggests more. Awesome flavor, it really achieves the semblance of being a blend of very old lambic and young: tart lemon zest notes coupled with funky cave-y tannic qualities

M - Very dry and medium bodied. If I weren't so drunk by the time I got to this beer at the fest I would have enjoyed it much more, but it was still a treat.

Thanks, Embrace the Funk!

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 23:03:40 | More by hopoilcrazy

Archemedies

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-05-2013 13:28:49 | More by Archemedies

weonfire

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-02-2013 17:42:30 | More by weonfire

beerpirates

Belgium

3.99/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

75 cl bottle poured into my cantilion tulip glass

Appearance - A nice solid, light gold color. The2 finger head is the faintest soap bubbles, dissipates into a thin ring. Looks nice.

Smell - All kinds of funk. Wet hay, horse blanket. Vinegar, is probably the first smell. Tart apples make an appearance. Smells very nice.

Taste - Very dynamic. Tart apples up front. A real sourness, almost lemon, follows. There is some lime as well , wet hay , musty spider webs

Mouthfeel - A tad thin. I would really like a little more carbonation to balance this out. The lack of bubbles is making it a little hard to drink. Too much like sour water.

Drinkability - Not bad. It's nice and tart, But the carbonation is very fine, and not as aggressive as I'd like.

This is a very nice beer. Sort of interesting and funky. I'd enjoy it again, but it's not my favorite of the style.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 18:50:41 | More by beerpirates

dronedream

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-01-2013 16:44:54 | More by dronedream

distantmantra

Washington

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

04-26-2013 18:44:03 | More by distantmantra

Docrock

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

04-25-2013 03:38:22 | More by Docrock

SStein

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

04-23-2013 08:04:51 | More by SStein

drgonzo2k2

California

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

04-21-2013 14:55:03 | More by drgonzo2k2

thegerm87

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -11.1%

04-20-2013 03:47:06 | More by thegerm87

goldenM13

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

04-15-2013 14:56:58 | More by goldenM13

randylangford

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

04-07-2013 18:13:54 | More by randylangford

Caudalie

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

04-05-2013 20:55:03 | More by Caudalie

MaximeLanglois

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

03-28-2013 03:37:10 | More by MaximeLanglois

tehzachatak

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

03-27-2013 23:38:56 | More by tehzachatak

ediaz

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

03-26-2013 21:23:56 | More by ediaz

MCain04

Illinois

3.84/5  rDev -9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Split with a buddy, 12/3/12 bottle poured into a 10 oz snifter glass.

A: cloudy, murky yellow/orange body, minimal white head with rimming around the edges.

S: Sweet and fruity, sour cherries and grapes, with a good amount of funk on the nose. Some bready and yeasty notes.

T: Modest sour grapes and lemons, funky aftertaste, but a little thin on the overall taste.

M: Surprisingly dry and overcarbonated. Thin body.

O: First beer from Cantillon, I'm a little disappointed overall, still a decent sour but I've had much better.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 22:06:36 | More by MCain04