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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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 nolankowal (854), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Dec 4, 2006  
Bottle CT$ shared by sliffy, thanks! Pours a golden yellow with a white head. Aroma of brett, funk, some yeast and some spices. Earthy flavor, some grapeskin and some sourness to it. Lively carbonation...fairly light with a sour/dry finish.


 moejuck (1172), Ohio, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Nov 30, 2006  
Shared by Sliffy at C-bus tasting #4. Huge thanks to Dan for sharing this incredible beer that I’ve really wanted to taste! This baby starts out with some Bootsy Collins Funk in the nose, sour and earthy as well. Hazy yellow appearance with a white head. Medium palate with good carbonation. Great light sour flavor with earthy notes mixed in. I love this style, and this is a great example of balance and drinkability.


 sliffy (2012), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Nov 29, 2006  
Bottle: Hazy golden color with a white head. Aroma, funky and sour, some lemon grass, and yeast. Flavor, some light apples, lemon, sour and funky, nice and smooth though. Really nice beer.


 TomDecapolis (3203), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 26, 2006  
750 ml bottle, thanks to The_Epeeist for the trade. Pours a hazy golden orange with an average bubbly white head that left some lacing. Aroma of barnyard, musty, grapes, some woodiness, floral and hints of the candi sugar sweetness. Great aroma, interesting how the dry hops added to the aroma of this one. Flavor of green apples, some tart lemon/grapefruit, sour, musty but very smooth, yet tart and drinkable for a Gueuze...glad I got ahold of two of these.


 spector (906), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/104/519/20
Nov 22, 2006  
Thanks to sliffy for sharing this one at the Colombus tasting 4.0 Aroma is very sour.Pours light gold with a light head.Flavor is very sour but very smooth.Very carbonated with a sour but smooth finish.This is a great lambic.l


 OhioDad (2491), Hilliard, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Nov 22, 2006  
750 ml bottle shared at Columbus Tasting 4.0 by sliffy!! - Thanks! - Pours golden and cloudy with a short white head. Aromas of mostly old cheese with some funk and some pretty brutal sourness. Flavor is much less sour but still sour nonetheless. Some barnyard there and slight spice.. But pretty drinkable for a gueze to this stoutie.. Slightly acidic mouthfeel


 dwyerpg (2545), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Nov 6, 2006  
I think this beer is a lot of fun. But my two friends I dragged to Bill and Steiny’s have not enjoyed the lambics as much as me, or at all really. I don’t care. The Belgian lambic makers are crazy and great.


 Theis (3768), Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 19, 2006  
Bottle at Ølbaren - just before a "Keiji Haino" concert - a very good concert by the way !!! - shared with Mads and Jacob. Unclear golden - small white head. Very nice - fresh hopped. Gooseberries, light earthy, ligh barnyard. Dry. Lovely.



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