Cantillon Loerik

Vintage 1989. 750ml at Le Bier Circus. This was the last beer of my summer 2009 Euro trip. Pours clear going to hazy, medium golden-amber in hue. A small film of white foam holds strong, leaving scant spots of lacing behind. The aroma is strikingly sour, brazen notes of peach, lemon, and a pinch of white grapefruit assaulting the senses with intense fruity tartness. Farmhouse must and dusty air come across so thick, you can almost cut through them with a knife. The oak is on the softer side, to be expected from a brew that was crafted when I was 10 years old. The flavor is insanely sour, biting into the tongue with stabbing, acidic lemon, grapefruit, and apricot. Hints of white grape add a touch of a vinous character. The palate is crisp, puckering, and dry, with balanced carbonation and a sharp, dusty finish. Fantastic stuff. Absolutely delicious. I’ll treasure the memory of every last drop.

1998 vintage shared at Akkrat with kkearn. Beer poured a cloudy golden, amberish color with a strong head with active carbonation. Still strong after a decade in the bottle. No longer a lazy gueuze! Nose was sharp, very tart with some wood and citrus notes. Taste is tart but not overpowering and actually was very pleasant with lemon, banana and earthy notes that just work to make a fantastic beer.

1998 Vintage, 750mL bottle at Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden on Sept 24 2009. Pours hazy amber gold. Begins with a medium sized off-white head that gradually fades until a ring of bubbles encircle the glass. Aroma is sharp and quite acidic, with notes of oak, intense lemon, and musty, earthy qualities. Citrus, especially lemon, wood, and lactic acid are the primary flavors. The flavor is sharp, but not as acidic as the aroma. Dry mouthfeel with nice carbonation. This is aging quite well, and was a very pleasant surprise.

Bottle. Pours an orange golden body with a thin white lacing. Very funked out, sour with vinous and musky notes. Woody, funk y and effervescent. Awesome Gueuze. Oh Hell Yeah!

Shared by Dickinsonbeer. Now this is how lambic should be. Funk hits you like a punch to the face. Funky as all hell. Extremely well balanced. This stuff is fantastic.

1998 Vintage. Bottle. Sea O’Floydster epic tasting, post PP Belgian Fest. Thanks WeeHeavySD (pretty sure you brought this one) for bringing this bottle. Musty, funky and amazing in the aroma. I could smell this for hours. Super smooth body. Acidic, some dryness (but, again, so smooth too!). Hints of white wine. Amazing. A touch bready. Perfect combination of musty, light funk, white grapes (none in there as far as I know, but there is something reminiscent of them in there), wheat and other flavors and aromas that my palate is not good enough to pick up. Truly a standout. Highly recommended. This beer is incredible.

1998 Vintage cork, Dr. Bill estimated this was from the first bottling of this beer, early 2000s. Bottle @ Post Belgian Fest killer tasting dubbed Sea O’Floydster, with a load of cool people including Cquiroga, floydster, seaoflament and many others. This was epic. Pours gold with a tan head. Nose is crazy amazingly tart, supremely acidic and amazing. Taste is tart and acidic, funky and super dry sour, acidic and damn amazing!!

75 cL bottle, Lövenlund your a star and pain in the ... Thanks for this! Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Dry and slight fruity aroma. Wooden and brett aroma. Dry wooden, orange fruity and brett flavoured. Citric and wooden flavoured into the finish. Lovely dry and fruity smooth into the finish. Smooth wooden finish.