Cantillon Gueuze (Classic/Organic/Bio)

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Brussels, Belgium

375 ml bottle shared with BeerGestapo. Clear golden pour with a thin and quickly diminishing head. Smells of barnyard, lemon, straw, leather, and glue. The flavor had a good deal of woodiness to it with some funk, lemon, straw, and pencil shavings. Creates a good deal of dryness at the back of the mouth. Not as sour as some gueuzes. Very tasty.

375 ml bottle. Slightly hazy golden yellow colour, thin and quickly disappearing white head. The aroma is very interesting: sour, fruity, with some vinegar, notes of apples and a strong presence of citrus. The flavour is aggressively sour and vinegar-like. Like in the aroma, citrus fruits, especially lemon, are strongly present in the flavour, along with other sour and fermented fruits. The flavour stays lingering in the mouth for quite a while after swallowing. My first experience of a "real" lambic, and a very positive one, at that.

[Bottle] Pours a hazy gold with a small, effervescent white head. Aroma suggests quite a bit more tartness and acidity than the 3F version. There is slight funkiness, somewhat diminished from the 3F. Plenty of sharp citrusy notes remain. Flavor has a ton of lactic sourness, light to moderate brett expression, medium to full mouthfeel, prickly acidity, and a touch of citrus fruits. If I could meld Cantillon’s sourness with 3F’s funkiness, I would be a very happy camper, but both beers are fantastic in their own right.

One noticeable thing about this beer was is lambic like qualities. In the handful of Gueze (girz) that I’ve had the opportunity to try, this one came across a bit more tart then i anticipated, nonetheless a really nice brew. Big bright eyed orange colour, little HAZE with an enormous creamy top. Plenty of sour fruit on the nose (der). Lemon and something that resembled mangoe. Watermelon, lemon and some cranberry notes in this extremely fruit forward beer. A delightful beer from highly respected brewery. Thanks again John :)"

Golden with a champagne fizz. Sour crab apples and lightly woody yeast. Hints of alcohol and rich honey. Crisp and light on the tongue. The sour hit comes with the swallow. Sherbert-like bubbles. Maybe hints of light liquorice in the finish. Dainty bubbles let it dance over the tongue. Not awful but maybe a shade too vinegary deep in the throat.

Bottle pours hazy yellow with little carbonation. Tart aroma with some yeast. Slight tartness in the initial taste with some great apple and some lemon and lime. Slight funk. Smooth finish. Nice gueze.

The perfect gueuze. Pours a hazy yellow. Dusty, earthy, sour, citrusy lemony, wild nose. Flavor is enamel melting sour. Kick you in the face sour. Citrus, refreshing, vinegar, tart fruits. Insane complexity. This is the bench mark for all other gueuze.

75cl Vintage 2003. Pours a hazy golden bronze body with a thin white head. Lots of tart lemon and a sweeter balsamic reduction and a light honey body to finish. Delicious and worth its weight in gold. Cant wait to try the 1999 vintage bottles.