Brasserie Cantillon
Classic Gueuze Lambic
Brussels, Flanders, Belgium
Happy belated Zwanze Day! Celebrating with this 2017 bottling of Cantillon’s Classic Gueuze. Over the years, I have drifted to be a little more fond of 3 Fonteinen but I’m really splitting hairs. This is world class.
Popped and poured; crushed in 30min after doing the first yard work of 2024 and getting the hops trained to the trellis. The gueuze pours a brilliant golden color with a persistent head. On the nose, mostly tasty stone fruits: apricots, peach, kumquat, horse blanket, stony minerals. On the palate, the gueuze is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and refreshing. Drink now.
Happy belated Zwanze Day! Celebrating with this 2017 bottling of Cantillon’s Classic Gueuze. Over the years, I have drifted to be a little more fond of 3 Fonteinen but I’m really splitting hairs. This is world class.
Popped and poured; crushed in 30min after doing the first yard work of 2024 and getting the hops trained to the trellis. The gueuze pours a brilliant golden color with a persistent head. On the nose, mostly tasty stone fruits: apricots, peach, kumquat, horse blanket, stony minerals. On the palate, the gueuze is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and refreshing. Drink now.
I rarely post beer on Delectable, mostly because I have a different app for that but Lambics get special consideration. And as far as Gueuze’s go, it doesn’t get much better than Cantillon’s Classic. Lambics are one of the few beers that can stand extended aging and this 375mL was bottled in 2016 so it’s still pretty young. This is hugely crushable and just about everything I want in a Gueuze. Bright stone fruit, earth and minerals. Incredible balance. Lovely acidity. I could drink this all day long and pairs well with almost any meal.
I rarely post beer on Delectable, mostly because I have a different app for that but Lambics get special consideration. And as far as Gueuze’s go, it doesn’t get much better than Cantillon’s Classic. Lambics are one of the few beers that can stand extended aging and this 375mL was bottled in 2016 so it’s still pretty young. This is hugely crushable and just about everything I want in a Gueuze. Bright stone fruit, earth and minerals. Incredible balance. Lovely acidity. I could drink this all day long and pairs well with almost any meal.
Sep 12th, 2020
Bottled September 2017.
$19 off the beer list, US$ crazy, say no more!
Bottled September 2017.
$19 off the beer list, US$ crazy, say no more!
1st Cantillon w 1st Fire Pit of the Season!
Goin #Gueuze
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1st Cantillon w 1st Fire Pit of the Season!
Goin #Gueuze
🍺🔥🍁
Freshing and sour.
Freshing and sour.
Feb 20th, 2017
The perfect beer for today's weather in the east bay.
The perfect beer for today's weather in the east bay.
May 1st, 2014
Not the biggest beer guy, but this is a complex and intriguing Lambic. High toned Burgundian notes. Raspberry and fungus with a long citrus finish. But what do I know about this stuff?
Not the biggest beer guy, but this is a complex and intriguing Lambic. High toned Burgundian notes. Raspberry and fungus with a long citrus finish. But what do I know about this stuff?
Feb 20th, 2014