Cantillon Loerik - Brasserie Cantillon

tpd975

Florida

4.3/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Huge thanks to Maltzilla for this one.

A: Pours a nice golden hue with a nice tall lasting head.

S: Aromas of green apples, hay, and fresh zested citrus.

T: Barnyard funk at its finest. Wet hay and leather. The tartness is there more citrus than the apple I picked up but in a nice way.

M: Zippy carbonation, nice sourness without being too tart.

D: Good honored to have tried this one. Diego never disappoints when it comes to tastings!!

Serving type: bottle

12-07-2010 01:24:33 | More by tpd975

joel66

New York

4.96/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Rating # 100

Bottle poured into a cantillon taster on 4/20/2013. I have been waiting a long time for this day to come. One of my biggest white whales has been beached.. Appearance. Bottle poured a hazy orange color with a thin line of head. good carbonation... its awake! Nose- lemons and peach, with a moldy funky cheese, notes of soccer cleats but in a good way(dont know how that is possible but it is) grass funk & hay. One of the best smelling beers i have ever had Taste- citrus notes mixed with barnyard funk. grapefruit and cheese. Lactic acid combined with a suttle earthiness probably attributed from the age of this fine geuze. Overall- this totally lived up to the hype. One of the best beers, and beer experiences shared with some great guys!

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2013 20:18:35 | More by joel66

GRG1313

California

4.5/5  rDev -2.8%

03-11-2013 03:19:55 | More by GRG1313

yourefragile

District of Columbia

5/5  rDev +8%

01-25-2013 04:19:47 | More by yourefragile

cosmicevan

New York

4.98/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

big thanks goes out to GrumpyOldTroll, jbuddle, Sean9689, SpeedwayJim, AgentZero, dtmets84 for sharing in the greatest day of beer that i have ever been a part of. huge thanks to sean for providing this bit of unobtainium.

notes from 1/12/2013

consumed from a cantillon sherry glass.

poured a murky orange with a fizzy head that fizzed away leaving a ring of fizz on the surface. also, comes in a bottle with one of the coolest looking labels of all time (imho). OH MY! the smell is UNREAL. smells fruity and funky at the same time. has some vanilla like oakiness qualities even though tit isn't from barrels. so smooth and subtle. lemons and fruitiness with a hint of funk and even some notes of cheesy sourness. possibly one of the most balanced beers ever. so fresh tasting for a 15 yr old beer. like fruits that have JUST gotten ripe. feel is perfect. one of the best beers i've ever had.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2013 05:48:54 | More by cosmicevan

jbuddle

New York

4.75/5  rDev +2.6%

01-16-2013 21:34:57 | More by jbuddle

GrumpyOldTroll

New Jersey

5/5  rDev +8%

01-13-2013 19:12:29 | More by GrumpyOldTroll

spycow

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +2.6%

01-10-2013 03:33:34 | More by spycow

tarheels86

California

4.73/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

750mL 1998 black foil at Akkurat. 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

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2012 19:41:19 | More by tarheels86

pixieskid

France

4/5  rDev -13.6%

09-01-2012 12:53:42 | More by pixieskid

durwoodx

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +2.6%

07-06-2012 22:50:24 | More by durwoodx

imperialking

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev -2.8%

07-03-2012 18:02:29 | More by imperialking

Tnudish

Wisconsin

4.9/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Thanks to Paul for this epic treat! Funny story about this, I was suppose to sample this over the upcoming weekend and found out I could no longer go. So as you can imagine, I am beyond excited to be seeing this tonight.

A-Brownish orange in color with a small head of small, tight white bubbles.

S-Nose is incredible, apricot, lemon rind, oak, and just straight funk....it’s beautiful.

T-Flavor is bright lemon, oak, must, and some cobwebs.

M-Light mouthfeel, pretty still actually, moderate acidity, and a nice long finish.

O-The most incredible gueuze I have ever consumed hands down. Not much else to say.

Note: I am aware that this is an incredibly shitty review for such an epic beer. I decided that it was in my best interest to just enjoy it both times I had a pour instead of writing a lengthy review on it. It's one of those beers that should be savored.

Serving type: bottle

06-26-2012 03:58:05 | More by Tnudish

whartontallboy

New York

4.75/5  rDev +2.6%

06-24-2012 05:47:09 | More by whartontallboy

Sean9689

Illinois

4.7/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I've had this beer twice in the last month...yeah, that doesn't suck. Both 750ml bottles into my go-to Narke tulip.

A - Pours a mirky golden yellow color, white fizzy head, wisps.

S - Mellow funky citrus, light mineral notes, oak, and hay. Smells like an old Gueuze, but if you've never had one, you don't know what I'm talking about. Musk, barn, and light acidic notes on the end.

T - Really reminds me of the Cantillon Gueuze I had from 1996, perhaps a bit more nuanced and delicate. Citrus, funk, tart, hay, musk. There's a mineral character on the finish mixed with the citrus and tart notes that I contribute to the age. Doesn't detract, but I think it could eventually build to hamper the taste.

M - Light body, light carbonation, refreshing, dry finish.

O - So, both bottles were extremely delicious. I would say this is one of the top Gueuze's I've ever had, and probably one of the best sours as well. Really good stuff...want more...plz? Until we meet again.

Serving type: bottle

06-24-2012 05:24:31 | More by Sean9689

AgentZero

Illinois

5/5  rDev +8%

06-23-2012 18:48:16 | More by AgentZero

SpdKilz

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +2.6%

06-14-2012 19:29:56 | More by SpdKilz

craytonic

District of Columbia

5/5  rDev +8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Shared by ygtbsm94 at our insane sour and wild ale tasting on April 14, 2012. Thanks Brad!

Appearance: Good carbonation, light lemon-orange-peach color.

Smell: Incredibly fresh citrus, lots of lemon and lime with a touch of sweet wheat. Truly perfect.

Taste: Phenomenal beer, incredible fresh citrust notes with the perfect amounts of citrus and funk, even after all these years. Nice sweet grass notes in the background.

Mouthfeel: Light and playful, slightly astringent

Overall: Great beer, possibly one of the best. I don't give very many perfect scores and this one earned it.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2012 19:29:16 | More by craytonic

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

5/5  rDev +8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Shared by ygtbsm94 at our insane sour and wild ale tasting on April 14, 2012. Thanks Brad!

The beer is straw yellow color with a soft, fluffy white head.

The aroma is fantastic. Citrus, funk, hay, farm scents, oak, earth. Wow. I kept an ounce in my glass and set it aside so I could return to its scent periodically, until I finally gave in a pounded it.

The flavor is just phenomenal. Way more citrus than I was expecting. Orange and lemon flavors balanced to perfection. Just the right amount of funk. A simple beer, really. I can't imagine a smoother, more delicious gueuze.

The feel was perhaps the best I have ever experienced in a lambic. To say that Loerik is smooth does not do this beer justice.

Overall, a stellar beverage. My highest recommendation.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2012 02:40:21 | More by Huhzubendah

mdfb79

New York

4.68/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

From 04/14/12 notes. Big thanks to Brad for sharing this one at our sour tasting. 1998 bottle.

a - Pours a murky deep orange color with one inch of white head and moderate carbonation evident.

s - Smells of sour fruits, oak, bready malts, funk, acidic, light lemon and citrus hops. Really amazing nose with some sour citrus and fruit mixing with awesome funk. Really surprised for fresh this one smelt for being almost 14 years old.

t - Tastes of sour fruits, oak, bread, light funk, light lemon and citrus, earthy notes. Taste does not have as much funk as the nose and less citrus, and tastes a little bit older.

m - Medium body and low carbonation. Super smooth and crisp and easy to drink.

o - Overall a really great gueuze; one of the best at a pretty epic tasting. I thought the nose was amazing and perfect, and was surprised how great it was for the age of the bottle. The taste was great but I felt it was a little more faded then the nose, but it was still an amazing beer. One of the best I've had, would love to have it again.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2012 02:35:55 | More by mdfb79

drabmuh

Maryland

5/5  rDev +8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

I don't give perfect scores often, and I weighed the pros and cons of giving this beer a perfect score today, but when it comes down to it, this is likely the best beer I've ever had, it exceeded expectations in every way possible and completely blew me out of the water. Bottle shared by Brad at the DC Sour beer tasting the other day.

Served in a Cantillon glass because I'm awesome. 1998 cork date, beer is yellow and mostly clear (the bottom had some haze / yeast to it) and a thin white head, lazy, low retention, no lacing, low (but definitely there) carboonation, looks awesome.

The aroma is so good Brad kept a shot glass of it all night, nosing it all the time and enjoying it for hours on end. Mild sulfur, bright acidity but not acetic, oaky funk, with this lemony, rind, zestiness that carried throughout the beer strongly. Earth and mild leather and the sulfury almost rubbery type aroma as well. Incredible aroma, depth, complexity, pure awesomeness.

Mouthfeel was sharp but had a great finish, the beer is thin and brihgt on the palate with lemon and citrus, oaky bitterness and funk on the backend, the midpalate has some earthiness and sulfur notes that bring out the age and complexity of hte beer. The finish isn't too dry but it is a little dry, a great great great beer. Seriously one of the best gueuzes I've ever had and if I could get another bottle I'd do it in a heartbeat. Seriously the best beer I've ever had.

It doesn't get better than this, absolutely not.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2012 17:24:33 | More by drabmuh

Thorpe429

Illinois

4.95/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

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.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2012 10:49:14 | More by Thorpe429

dbuckingham

California

5/5  rDev +8%

02-09-2012 23:33:48 | More by dbuckingham

Beertracker

Oklahoma

4.5/5  rDev -2.8%

01-27-2012 15:56:38 | More by Beertracker

cpetrone84

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

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.

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2012 18:49:27 | More by cpetrone84