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Cantillon Cuvée des Champions

Cantillon Cuvée des Champions - Lambic - Gueuze

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze

Brussels, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3333.93/5.03.91/5.0Special5%79.6Flute, Tumbler
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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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 boamr (112), Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Oct 26, 2009  
Bottle from 09. Pours a golden color with a thin white head. Has a acidic funk smell to it. Has a mild sour taste with a little wood taste. This one would have been if it was older.


 dmac (1414), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 24, 2009  
Bottle shared at Moosetoberfest. Poured a golden nectar yellow with a small fizzy white head. Aroma if super funky with some honey sweetness and smokey sourness. Funky sour aroma with lots of barnyard funk but not as sour as some of the other beers sampled. Good stuff that I should seek out and age.


 yobdoog (1417), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/513/20
Oct 22, 2009  
Aroma is bold, sour, funky, barnyard and dirty rotten socks. Flavor is cheesy and rotten, dirty socks, moss and wood with some funky sourness. Bold and crazy cheesy.


 travita (1851), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Oct 21, 2009  
Orange color, cloudy, and has a white colored head. The smell is is tart, sour, wood, fruits, and funk. The taste is sour, wood, acidic, tart, and funk. Nice.


 oteyj (713), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Oct 19, 2009  
Opaque apricot pour with a small but lively white head. Aroma is tart nectar fruits- apricot, apple, and pear, yielding some light barnyard funk, lemon, and an ever so subtle perfume hop character. Flavor begins with light fruity notes- tart apple and pear, and in its wake follows a massive funk profile. Dry hopping is noticable but definitely doesn’t act to steal the spotlight in anyway- a creative and well done touch. Farm yard, horse blanket, leather, and a huge tart character. Palate is quite effervescent, slippery, and dry with a lingering funk character that just wont go away. I am very impressed!


 craftycarl21 (510), South Hero, Vermont, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Oct 19, 2009  
Pours a cloudy apricot with a small, bubbly white head. Aroma holds lots of tart citrus, some funk tied to light nectar fruit notes, rather than barnyard or hay. The impact of the dry hopping is also evident, with floral, perfume, and lemon aspects. Flavor starts with the same tart citrus and nectar notes, but near the middle of the taste the funk accelerandos into the forefront, with more horse blanket ideas than in the aroma. The finish holds an interesting effervescence, much like a champagne or even a kristallweizen, that may come from the re-fermentation. Palate is lively on the tongue, and, though tart, oh so drinkable. Another excellent lambic from Cantillon.


 after4ever (2711), Brier, Washington, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/515/20
Oct 17, 2009  
750, 08, capped and corked. thanks sprinkle! pours a cloudy medium gold with a dense and creamy white head. moderate lacing. big lemony nose with tart white vinegar behind that. creamy medium body. tangy lemony, minerally, mildly tart mid palate. mild tangy finish. this beer is a perfect balance of refreshment and complexity. delectable.


 juiceisloose (632), Windermere, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 4, 2009  
Bottle from WTF OMG tasting in tampa. This one pours a hazy golden yellow color topped by a thin, bubbly white head that quickly settles to a thin layer of bubbles. The aroma is full of sour apricots, oranges and lemon to go with some grapefruit, oak, and bretty funk. The flavor follows with more sour oranges and apricots to go with a good dose of lemons and grapefruit citrus. Really sour taste in this one. Some oak and funk come through as well along with a touch of lactic creaminess to smooth things out. Medium bodied with subtle carbonation that balances the tart, dry mouthfeel perfectly. Another great lambic from Cantillon.



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