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Cantillon Cuvée des Champions

Cantillon Cuvée des Champions

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A Lambic - Gueuze brewed by
Cantillon

Brussels, Belgium

bottled
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2693.91/5.03.91/5.0Special5%76.1Flute, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A new brew concocted by Jean Van Roy to celebrate the 2003-2004 Division III title for the local Union St. Gilles football team and its upgrade to Division II.

Cuvee des Champions is not a traditional 'gueuze,' in that it is made from only two year-old 2001 lambic, not from a blend of older and younger lambics. It is also dry-hopped in the cask for three weeks with fresh Styrian Goldings hops. Re-fermentation in the bottle is achieved with the addition of a small amount of candi sugar.

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 shp555 (1377), lilburn, Georgia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/518/20

Jun 3, 2008  
Pours a hazy golden color with a white head. Aroma is funky, sweaty, brett, barn yard, cob web, tart, and tons of funk. Flavor is brett, funk, tart acid, sweat, barn, must, and a tart funky amazing finish.

 Hansen (1769), Randers, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 29, 2008  
Medium yellow coloured. Hazy. Has a white head, mostly lasting. Aroma of acid, sulfur, lightly acetic acid. Flavor is heavy acidic. Dry texture. Moderate astringent.


 golubj (1029), Redwood City, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 27, 2008  
Bottle. It was my birthday today, and I had this while eating oysters at an oyster farm north of san fran; it was a really nice experience. Cloudy yellow-orange pour with some white head. Aroma is lemony tartness with a little bit of funk. Very citrusy. Flavor is the same, reminds of RR beatification, but not quite as good. Small amount of sweetness in the finish. It’s a good beer on a warm day. I also put a little bit of it on an oyster that I cooked; it was pretty tasty eating.


 FrankJohansen (2807), Sabro, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 21, 2008  
Bottle at EBF 2008. Hazy golden colour with a small white head. Moderate aroma and taste of sweet sour fruits and citrus. Lasting finish. Well balanced.


 bitbucket (1566), Kirkland, Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 19, 2008  
Capped and corked 750. Pours hazy gold with a thick but falling head. Aroma of lemon, fruit, grass. Light body and moderate carbonation. Lemony taste of orange rinds, cork, barnyard, oak. Sour dry finish. I’m left with the taste impression of chewing on a cork that has been marinating in lemonade for a rather long time.


 ABUSEDGOAT (1917), California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 17, 2008  
Cloudy pale golden, moderate head, really nice lacing and retention. Aroma is very funky with strong notes of cheese, also has barnyard action, lemons, a bit of basement. Medium bodied, moderate tartness, quite drinkable with a light sweetness. Nice Gueuze except for the price.




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