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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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 thewolf (5827), Kolding, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Mar 27, 2009  
Bottle, bought @ Ølbutikken, Cph.
Pours hazy golden with a great, staying creamy, white head. Quite impressive for a gueuze. Aroma is funky, lemons, wood, oranges, vanilla and a slight peppery edge. Medium carbonation, great dry mouthfeel. Lovely tart, some lemons, funk, good dryness, orangse, wood and green apples. Sets itself apart from other gueuzes by being a) milder in tartness, b) lower in apple flavours, higher in citric flavour. This makes it far more drinkable for me than, say, Belle-vue Selection (which is more or less apple vinegar). Very nice, very balanced and incredibly drinkable.


 SudsMcDuff (1706), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Mar 24, 2009  
excited about this ... pours a clear lemon juice ... good lacing ... very wild stuff, a champ .. very intresting .. mouthfeel is a tad watery but makes it wickidly drinkable .. a nice brew ...


 michael-pollack (2733), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Feb 22, 2009  
750ml Bottle (Bottled 1/10/06): Aroma of tart fruit, light funk, slight orange, acid, Brett, slight fruit nectar, and oak. Poured amber/gold/orange in color with a tiny white head that lasted around the edges. Cloudy. Sparkling. Full of small particles throughout. Flavor is very tart. Tastes of tart fruit, pineapple, candy, oak, apricot, tangerine, wood, slight candi sugar, slight funk, and a hint of hops. Light to medium body. Thin, dry texture. Average carbonation. Tart, puckering, fruity, oaky finish is dry.


 hallinghansen (269), Odense SV, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 16, 2009  
Bottle at plan B. Hazy golden body, with a medium white head. Aroma is hay, citrus, sour and cellar. Flavor is dry grape, cellar and some pineapple.


 Anker (311), Hillerød, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 16, 2009  
Bottle. Hazy golden with a large champagne like white head. Aroma is hay, dry citrus and "old cellar like", typical Cantillon. Flavor is mostly dry dusty acidic grape, with hints of pine, and it has a strong tart finish. Not as harmonized as the others Cantillon I have tasted, its to acid.


 plovmand (1736), Helsinge, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 15, 2009  
Bottle at Plan B. Cloudy golden body with a white bubbly head. Dry acidic aroma with citrus notes, dust and basement. Flavour is strong acidic with some grapefruit and chlorine. Long citric tart acidic finish. Bubbly mouthfeel.


 arrogantb (715), Denver, Colorado, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Jan 30, 2009  
01/10/2006 vintage, almost three years in the bottle. Nice golden color, sports a white head but quickly becomes semi-still, smells like a hint of cobweb, tastes wheaty and sour lambic, citrus, especially sour lemons. Funky a bit but very drinkable, some cheese, I like it. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 11-05-2008 05:41:52


 AgentSteve (1379), SF Bay Area, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jan 18, 2009  
Pours a bright golden with a lasting, half glass full, egg shell head. After it finally subsides, the nose is huge with tart citrus, barnyard funk. The flavor is a bit more mellow, but follows the aroma. Lively mouthfeel.



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