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Cantillon Cuvée des Champions 3.91 339

Cantillon Cuvée des Champions

Percentile
99
overall
Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze

Brussels, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3393.94/5.03.91/5.0Special5%79.6Flute, Tumbler
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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 mirjukka (705), LOHJA, Finland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 23, 2008  
bottle 375 ml 10€ at Pikkulintu Helsinki 150808 golden yellow fizzy pleasant easy sourness , fruity, gentle hops. Some day I am looking more astringent Cantillon but maybe this bottle was matured for a while. Refreshing hot summer day.


 bhops (334), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 21, 2008  
Pours light golden color with smallish carbonated head. Aroma of sour goodness with some funk/cellar notes. Flavor is nice and dry, tart almost metallic. Good offering from cantillon but not my favorite of theirs. Could use a little more age perhaps to round out the flavors.


 mar (1944), Dallas, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 16, 2008  
bottle thanks to bhops. beautiful deep gold color with a 2 finger white head. great tart/funkness smell with quit a large sourness to boot on the nose. very smooth on the palate with a great sweet/tart flavor.


 ucusty (1915), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 8, 2008    Updated: Sep 17, 2009
Hazy orange pour. Well carbonated. tart aroma and flavor, acidic and a dry finish. Notable hints of hops and citrus


 wickedpete (629), Lexington Park, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/514/20
Aug 8, 2008  
Hazy orange body, white head. Aroma is faintly sour, has some bretty funk, and a touch of lemon citrus. Flavor is lemony sour with a dry tang, and a note of hops. Tangy and effervescent body.


 wilkie (1193), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Aug 3, 2008  
Bottle. Yellow/orange appearance. Small white head. Champagne, coriander, citus in aroma. Flavor is light, fizzy, spicy, lemon, and sour. Well carbonated.


 bb (2930), Martinez, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Jul 26, 2008  
Bottle. Pale amber beer with a whitish head. Acetic, vinegry aroma with oak and a bit of grass. Tart, acetic, lemony flavor with wood and grassy hops. Medium bodied. Lingering tart, acetic, lemon with light orange, grass, and wood. Hops definitely there. Cork on bottle burst in half when opened.


 TheEpeeist (1486), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/518/20
Jul 12, 2008  
25.4 oz, bottled 2005. The last of my oceanside ratings; Bethany, DE. Clear straw orange with a ring of white froth. Nose is funky lemon pith with touches of honey, oak and basil. Body is medium light and juicy with tiny carb. Taste is sour lemon up front with cheese, maybe gouda, cranberry, apricot and cherry skins.



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