Loerik
Brasserie Cantillon in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Gueuze Special Out of Production|
Score
8.10
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A Loerik is a blend of Lambics intented to be Gueuze.
However, for some reason, the beer takes more than it's time to end his fermentation.
When we make a Gueuze blend the beer needs months before it is ready for sale.
For the Loerik, the fermentation is going so slowly that years are
necessary to obtain the same result.
We can't explain why and, naturally, we can't produce intentionaly such a beer. A Loerik is always the result of a coincidence with a beautiful result at the end!
However, for some reason, the beer takes more than it's time to end his fermentation.
When we make a Gueuze blend the beer needs months before it is ready for sale.
For the Loerik, the fermentation is going so slowly that years are
necessary to obtain the same result.
We can't explain why and, naturally, we can't produce intentionaly such a beer. A Loerik is always the result of a coincidence with a beautiful result at the end!
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8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2022
at 17:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle sampled at Foeders. Smells a bit like wort, white wine, funk, apple, peach, oak, cognac. Has a bit of that unfermented lambic character going on. Faro. Medium sweet and sour, also a bit bitter. Almost flat. Interesting but not amazing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2022
at 15:41
8/10
Lovely classic cantillon nose. Could probably settle a bit more. Tart funk, some Brett and a touch of stone fruit
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2022
at 21:50
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375mL bottle from Beer Gonzo, pours a hazy bright golden with a tiny white head. Aroma brings out a very dusty barnyard funk, with plenty of dusty leather, and some cardboard. Flavour is tart and citric, with tons of citrus peel, old leather, cardboard, and barnyard funk. Somehow, the tired leather, cardboard and funk work really nicely. It's not a top-tier gueuze, despite the rarity and hype, but it is very nice indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2022
at 19:16
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Spotting this several times at BierCircus in Brussels in the period 2006-2009. 15 years later finally. New batch. 2019. Trade. 37,5cl bottle. Shared with SirAlex. Pours amber copper with a small head. Nose is barnyard and horseblanket. A scent of lemon and citrus. Dry and quenching with a good level of funk lingering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2022
at 08:27
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375ml bottle thanks to Kenny. It pours lightly hazy golden - blonde with a small white head. The aroma is fresh, musty, bright, damp grass, leafy, herbal, waxy citrus peel, grapefruit, lime cordial and must. The taste is dry, musty, tangy, leathery, lemon rind, lime, grapefruit, apricot, passion fruit, mango, floury, chalky, zingy and fresh. Funky finish. Medium+ body and limited carbonation. Works very well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2022
at 15:03
8.4/10
Tried
on 13 Mar 2022
at 19:24
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 375 ml, shared with kajser27. Shared with him and Miro B. Cloudy golden, almost no head. Funky, citric, leather, barrel, cellar. Flat. Puckering. Quite unique and very nice. Wonder what's going to happen with this one over time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2022
at 21:09
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
37,5cl bottle (bottled 15 October 2019, 5,5%) from the brewery as my #3000 beer from Belgium. F: no real. C: deep gold, light hazy. A: funky, bit fresh gooseberries, woody, citrus, bit lemon water, horse-blanket, redcurrants, cellar. T: medium malty base, woody, funky, bit gooseberries, bit lemon, bready touch, redcurrants, basement, bit puckering, dry on the palate, not so acid so very nice, only traces for carbonation yet fully enjoyed for sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2022
at 19:28
8/10
375ml bottle. Bottled 15 October 2019.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2022
at 23:37