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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
3363.93/5.03.91/5.0Special5%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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 TURDFERGUSON (1603), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Jan 16, 2008  
2006 Bottle from my secret santa this year. Thanks Jacob! Been wanting this one for a while and couldn’t wait to open it up. Shared with Ethan and Henning. Pours a hazy orange golden with a fizzy simple head that fades. Aroma is musty, lemon, basement, hay, and light grassy hops. Flavor is puckering lemon, funky cheese, and a nice citrusy dosing of aged hops. I would say this is more drinkable than the organic gueuze. Wish I had more.


 emacgee (1888), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/517/20
Jan 15, 2008  
Shared by turdferguson, thanks Sam! Pours a pale hazy orange with a thin fizzy white head. The aroma is tart, acidic, vinous, and a little citrusy. The flavor is tart, acidic, vinous, citrusy, very tart and acidic but still more mellow than some of their other brews. Nice tart biting palate, not super carbonated. The finish is lasting and tart with a bit of a dry feel.


 FatPhil (3477), Espoo, Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Jan 14, 2008  
375ml bottle (Pikkulintu, Helsinki), branded as "Pikkulintu". Hazy gold, no head. Sour lambic aroma - dry hoppy hints too. Apricot in the taste on top of a standard Cantillon lambic backdrop. Very tasty - well balanced sharpness. Long pleasant finish.


 ketchepillar (480), Viña del Mar, Chile
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 13, 2008  
Aroma starts lemony and very acidic and then flattens out a bit with nail polish & funky cheese. Taste starts out salty and again flattens out a bit, bit still quite sour.


 xmarcnolanx (798), Kirkwood, Missouri, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jan 13, 2008  
Aroma is nicely soured, kind of skunky and funky. Taste is very acidic, sour lemon, some rinds and mouth puckering bitter sourness. Did I mention this was sour? This shit is pretty good. Acidic, slightly harsh, drinks well, the hops make some presence, but only to give a touch of bitterness. Finishes clean, somewhat sour (again). I also get a little BO and horse.


 Miver (566), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 1, 2008  
The beer that brought in the new year. Nothing better to have in a glass at midnight , toasting with friends, getting toasted. Poured hazy golden orange with a thin white head. Aroma is of typical cantillon yeast, barnyard funky, and hints of fruits. Taste was tart, but not over the top. As "Stoutlover72" put it. It doesn’t give you a "nut-check" like other cantillons. Very drinkable cantillon product.


 axilla (962), New Providence, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jan 1, 2008  
06’ bottle courtesy of miver. Pours a hazy golden orange color with a small but dense white head. The aroma is lemongrass, basement funk, and some light fruits. Flavors are lemongrass, tart apples, pears, must, and some light hops. Not as tart as most cantillons but it was a little young.


 GG (1640), NorCal, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 26, 2007  
Another of the Christmas Eve beers shared by the family. This beer pours out a cloudy orange hue, with a fluffy white foamy head with some nice lacing. Aroma of lemonheads, aromatic cheeses, acidic, and a touch of wood. Mouthfeel is bright and lively with the liquid dancing on your tongue. Flavors was lemons, funk, Granny Smith apples, and stomach acid. Even with the acidity, it’s really nicely balanced and doesn’t give you a nut-check like some of the other Cantillon products tend to do.



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