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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
3393.93/5.03.91/5.0Special5%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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 zug4abby (287), San Diego, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Aug 26, 2005  
pours a cloudy golden color with a small amount of lacing. Has a slightly piney aroma with funky sour hints as well. I enjoyed this gueze, but it was later in the day of a 12 hour tasting so I’m not to sure how skewed the rating is... i enjoyed the dryness and the tongue puckering flavor. All in all, a good gueze!


 omhper (12245), Stockholm, Sweden
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/516/20
Aug 25, 2005  
Bottled at RBESG. Hazy golden. Citric acid nose. Fresh and lively with notes of cobwebs and hops. Typical complex, tart Cantillon beer, but more hoppy, and with a surprisingly bitter finish.
Earlier Rating: 10/22/2004 Total Score: 4.4
Bottled. Lively golden appearance. Fresh hoppy, citric aroma. Distinct acidity (even for a Cantillon), light sparkling mouthfeel. Lemony and juicy with quite a lot of hop chracter. I am now a great fan pf Royal Union Sint Gilloise...


 DaSilky1 (1999), San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 23, 2005    Updated: Aug 27, 2005
Hazed orange, big bubbled halo. Cheesy aroma with matchtick and sulfur and must in the nose? or is that coming from the grill? Damn it. Flavors are too damn tame and uncomplex..though I suppose its a clean beer. Gueuze’s are boring me..I need fruit lambics to be happy these days..or maybe unblended lambics.


 rickgordon (3304), Göteborg, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Aug 21, 2005  
Bottled. RBESG -05. Pale yellow. Almost flat. Dry, woody with ripe apples. Nots as sour, lively or acidic as some.


 Papsoe (15080), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/512/20
Aug 21, 2005  
(Bottle 75 cl) Unclear, pale golden with a surprisingly fine head - and carbonation. Very citrusy notes. Very fresh and acidic - naturally - but not over the top. 120805


 kook (2034), Perth, Western Australia, Australia
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
Aug 18, 2005  
Bottle (duff, cheers mate!): Cloudy gold in colour. Mild funky nose with loads of fruit. Subdued fruity flavour with mild cheese. Suprisingly not over acidic. Full bodied and quite smooth. Really tasty stuff!!
Earlier Rating: 2/6/2005 Total Score: 4.2
Grassy aroma at first with rotting hay and funky cheese coming through. Hazy gold with a small white head. Sweet sugary start, yet so dry in the finish. Very very dry. Slightly hoppy aftertaste. Interesting.


 joergen (8617), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Aug 17, 2005  
Bottled at RBESG 2005. Hazy yellow coloured with a white head. Acidic aroma with notes of fruits and lactic acid. Acidic flavour of fruits and hops.
Earlier Rating: 8/14/2005 Total Score: 3.5
Bottled. Cloudy amber coloured with a white head. Acidic aroma with notes of woods and fruits. Acidic flavour with lots of fruits and wood.


 hammenlind (738), Sundbyberg, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Aug 16, 2005  
Hazy pale yellow, almost no head. Yeasty, sourish nose with some citrus. Refreshing, somewhat salty, yeasty & sour flavour with hints of green apples. Has an aged feeling in flavour.



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