Loerik
(has 3 batches)
Brasserie Cantillon in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Gueuze Special Out of Production|
Score
8.08
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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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8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange gold with some carb and no head. The aroma is strong funk, rubber, floral, oak. Medium body, strong funk, nice tartness, glad to finally try this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2019
at 04:45
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
750 ml bottle shared at the original Chez Moeder Lambic’s cellar (A Day To Sink All Sea Shepherds tasting). Hazy orange color with off white head. Malty and yeasty aroma, toasted bread, funky barnyard notes, grass, citrusy fruity, stone fruits, wood. Light sweet and moderate acidic taste. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2016
at 14:08
10/10
Tried
on 18 Sep 2016
at 14:24
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle shared at A Day To Sink All Sea Shepherds tasting. Very hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma of deep dank cellar funk, basement, cobwebs, light mushroom, citric notes, mineral and slight mint notes. Flavour is light moderate sour. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation. So soft, refined and easy drinking. A great experience to be able to try this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2016
at 10:50
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
@ A day to sink all seasheppards, Thnx for sharing !!! Pours unclear blonde, very small ring of white foam. Smell is super intense on funk and oak. taste is intense, funk, oak, brett. Typical cantillon, in all the foog ways. Funky grainyness, but in a super-complex balance. Good MF . Has gotten soft carbo at this time. Very nice !
Tried
from Can
on 17 Sep 2016
at 19:16
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 4
Overall 9
Considering Cantillon’s quality, it would be a shame to throw away geuze bottles that show a fermentation going to slowly, so those bottles were cleverly marketed as ’Loerik’, meaning something like ’lazybones’. A geuze Cantillon "in development", so to speak. Due to the slower than expected refermentation, this one stays softer and ’flatter’ than the fully developed geuze Cantillon, but otherwise the main character is the same. Great, in other words. Which probably partially explains why this has become something of a ’white whale’ now that it is no longer produced, I suppose.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Sep 2014
at 13:01
9.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
ygtbsm84 has been talking about this one for years, so I just had to seek it out. It was worth the effort. Cloudy golden color, plenty of carbonation. Aroma of cobwebs, dust, pepper, summer fruit. Taste was dry and powdery, dried grapefruit, dried peach, pepper. Great stuff.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2011
at 10:16
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Thanks to Diego for another stunner from Cantillon shared at the LCBS 10. Huge stale horse blanket nose. The beer is crisp and tart with flavors of green apples, light citrus, and hay..... Maybe my favorite beer by Cantillon....
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2010
at 22:42
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Akkurat in Februari 2010, vintage 1998. The color was cloudy orange, the small white foam disappeared quickly. Interesting aroma for a gueuze, inviting an fresh. Quite sweet with green apples, hay and cork. Not that sour. Taste was not that sour, something sweet, green apples and citrus. Nicely balanced with a great drinkability. Dry with a nice mouth feel. A very good and easy to drink beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2010
at 01:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Akkurat. Aroma of apples, basement aromas and sour candy. Good but a bit to kind and balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2010
at 12:33