Community Tasting Notes 2

• grafstrb wrote:

  February 13, 2014 - -- tasted non-blind from a tulip glass --
  -- bottled: Sept. 7, 2012 --
  
  NOSE: expressive; high-toned; lemon oil; orange oil; smells like it will be very sour
  
  BODY: no head; clear; medium-light yellow-orange color; light bodied
  
  TASTE: a bit pukey; farmhouse funk; hay; hint of novacaine, or some other oral anesthetic; malt vinegar; 5% alc. not noticeable; quite nice, but probably my least-favorite of Cantillon’s bottled offerings that I’ve tried. This is made entirely from 3 yo lambic. As a lambic: 8.0/10.

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• grafstrb wrote:

  September 13, 2009 - -- popped and poured --
  -- tasted non-blind over 3 hours --
  
  NOSE: moderately expressive bouquet: tart-smelling: tart apple skin, yeast, old wood furniture, and a hint of blood orange. Very nice bouquet.
  
  BODY: butterscotch color; very flat - no head; a small amount of yeast is present; light to medium-light bodied.
  
  TASTE: very light -- lacks the "pop" of many other gueuzes I've had, but this is not surprsing because this gueuze is only a 3 yr. lambic -- most gueuzes are blends of 1, 2 and 3yr.-old lambics. As lambics age, the piquant sourness of their youth gives way to a gentler, warmer spice/fruit profile -- that characteristic is certainly evident here. Light belgian spices intermingle with a delicate sourness on the palate. Light finish of great length. A bit hollow on the mid-rear palate. This would be a good gueuze for those that find the average gueuze to be "a bit much." Despite my preference for a more classically-styled gueuze, it's obvious to me this is a beer of superiour quality.
  
  B: 50, 5, 13, 17, 8 = 93

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• Vintage 2008
• Type Beer
• Producer Cantillon Brewery
• Varietal Malt
• Designation Grand Cru Bruocsella
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Belgium
• Region Brussels
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