Cantillon Lou Pepe - Gueuze - Brasserie Cantillon

THECPJ

Delaware

4.5/5  rDev +0.2%

01-10-2013 01:17:40 | More by THECPJ

POTABLE83

New York

5/5  rDev +11.4%

05-24-2013 04:31:13 | More by POTABLE83

SpdKilz

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -5.3%

05-22-2013 13:16:35 | More by SpdKilz

Bearded_Infamy

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +0.2%

05-21-2013 14:57:37 | More by Bearded_Infamy

ShawnMH

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +0.2%

05-19-2013 15:24:52 | More by ShawnMH

laituegonflable

Australia

3.55/5  rDev -20.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

2008 vintage.

Pours a pale golden colour, quite clear, with nice fluffy head, off-white, dense, sinking slowly enough but doesn't leave a great amount of lace residue behind. Not bad, but quite standard beer-look.

Smells bretty and funky, but yeah, really on the acidic side. Slight vinegar edge to it, slight raspberry aroma and some horse blanket, but mostly just sour. Am tempted to mark it down for the simplicity, but the fact is I like it, and am willing to give it the benefit of the doubt at this stage.

Taste is also very sour and funky. Has a slight grainy sweetness upfront that gets quite - actually make that extremely - sour and bitey early on. Lots of vinegar astringency that grows to a slight organic barnyard character on top of that, but it still retains that acidic, almost bitter, bite. I don't hate it of course, but still it seems like there's very little to this, like it's the basic 'let's infect the shit out of this' on an otherwise very simple base recipe.

Quite astingent, so it pulls your gums back over your teeth. Not a bad amount of substance and body to it, though.

This is such an off-putting beer to the uninitiated. I've had many beers of this style that I like, so I'm happy to sit here, drink and enjoy, but the fact is there's nothing special to really recommend this, so I almost feel like the sourness has an arrogance to it, like "if people don't like this then they're wrong and fuck them" whereas there should be more offered for 'lay' people to enjoy rather than just pure 'off', funky acidity.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 08:20:35 | More by laituegonflable

BigbROB

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +0.2%

05-17-2013 19:23:41 | More by BigbROB

coldmeat23

Oklahoma

4.75/5  rDev +5.8%

05-12-2013 15:50:54 | More by coldmeat23

BRoss242

Louisiana

4.5/5  rDev +0.2%

05-10-2013 09:51:23 | More by BRoss242

justforrazors

Missouri

5/5  rDev +11.4%

05-10-2013 01:54:00 | More by justforrazors

cadaugherty

Illinois

5/5  rDev +11.4%

05-07-2013 23:41:57 | More by cadaugherty

HenrikO

Sweden

5/5  rDev +11.4%

05-06-2013 20:13:31 | More by HenrikO

KevinmusPrime

Kentucky

4.75/5  rDev +5.8%

05-04-2013 15:59:09 | More by KevinmusPrime

enelson

Illinois

5/5  rDev +11.4%

04-28-2013 11:05:33 | More by enelson

Kuemmelbrau

Louisiana

4.75/5  rDev +5.8%

04-25-2013 05:05:39 | More by Kuemmelbrau

ArchEnemyBrew

Washington

4.75/5  rDev +5.8%

04-13-2013 18:43:06 | More by ArchEnemyBrew

bennetj17

Arizona

4/5  rDev -10.9%

04-11-2013 06:29:47 | More by bennetj17

hannydawg

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -5.3%

03-31-2013 18:50:20 | More by hannydawg

Adamostella

Washington

4.25/5  rDev -5.3%

03-31-2013 13:27:48 | More by Adamostella

MSandahl23

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +5.8%

03-31-2013 07:06:11 | More by MSandahl23

straightlambic

California

4.75/5  rDev +5.8%

03-27-2013 20:46:20 | More by straightlambic

jvillefan

California

4.5/5  rDev +0.2%

03-26-2013 20:26:38 | More by jvillefan

kscaldef

Oregon

3.88/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

2009 vintage

Slightly hazy. Aromas of hay, mild lemon, and a touch of sulfur. Lightly sweet with moderate tartness and lot of minerality. Medium carbonation and medium-light body. This has been a long-term want and I'm glad to have finally gotten to try it, but overall it was a bit of a disappointment and didn't stand up to most of the rest of the Cantillon line-up, in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 17:56:23 | More by kscaldef

BGsWo22

New York

4/5  rDev -10.9%

03-21-2013 00:11:16 | More by BGsWo22

gueuzegossage

California

4.75/5  rDev +5.8%

03-19-2013 21:30:26 | More by gueuzegossage