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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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
(Cuvée J.F. Vonck) The problem with "loerik" is that it never stays completely "loerik". And it is neither unblended lambic, neither gueuze. "Loerik" (=lazy-bones) a blending of lambics, meant to become gueuze, but for some reason refusing to re-ferment. And thus remaining a blend of lambics. Sooner or later there is some refermentation. This one is rather aged, but still pretty flat. Completely clear-gold. Slim, yellowish head, immediately gone. Very slow pearling. Lumps of yeast pried loose at the end - ought to be poured all at once. Nose of green grapes, raisins, sulphur, decaying wood, mushrooms, lemon, lactic. A bit fleshy taste, lactic - but not in the mouthfeel - something remindful of malt, but changed into something else, cookie-ish. Very flat until the aftertaste, where it seems to liven up, acquiring an outspoken lemony character. Tumultuous mixture of organic acids, going into bitterish-tannine adstringency. It still retains its old lambic character, but gone into something more refined.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2003
at 06:01
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2009-03-26, courtesy of Jacob (Hildigöltur), bottled in 1998, 11+ years old, 9-4-8-4-17=42
Cloudy light amber color, with small head. Wonderful aroma, citrusy, with light grapefruit and lemon, delicate Bretts, cellar smells, lightly cheesy and woody. Smooth mouthfeel, the typical Cantillon aggressiveness has been smoothered by the age, there is still a good sourness, decisive astringency, a bit woody, with citrus fruits (orange peels). The final is long, astringent, a bit sour and fruity, with more grapefruit. Wonderful.
2002-09-18, bottled in 1998, 4+ years old, 9-4-7-4-15=39
Beautiful golden colour, bright; not excessively carbonated, but anyway it has half inch of creamy head.
Wonderful aroma, sour and dry, fruity if possible: citrus fruits, pink grapefruit, cassis.
It’s smoother and less astringent than her sisters, the taste is not complete and complex as the aroma; pretty monodirectional, the leading flavour is similar to lemon juice, but less sour, adjusted by a light woodyness.
It’s less interesting than other Cantillon’s, but perfectly enjoyable for any sour-beer addicted out there. I had it with Swiss black bread, butter and Alaskan smoked salmon: the marriage was perfect for my taste.
Cloudy light amber color, with small head. Wonderful aroma, citrusy, with light grapefruit and lemon, delicate Bretts, cellar smells, lightly cheesy and woody. Smooth mouthfeel, the typical Cantillon aggressiveness has been smoothered by the age, there is still a good sourness, decisive astringency, a bit woody, with citrus fruits (orange peels). The final is long, astringent, a bit sour and fruity, with more grapefruit. Wonderful.
2002-09-18, bottled in 1998, 4+ years old, 9-4-7-4-15=39
Beautiful golden colour, bright; not excessively carbonated, but anyway it has half inch of creamy head.
Wonderful aroma, sour and dry, fruity if possible: citrus fruits, pink grapefruit, cassis.
It’s smoother and less astringent than her sisters, the taste is not complete and complex as the aroma; pretty monodirectional, the leading flavour is similar to lemon juice, but less sour, adjusted by a light woodyness.
It’s less interesting than other Cantillon’s, but perfectly enjoyable for any sour-beer addicted out there. I had it with Swiss black bread, butter and Alaskan smoked salmon: the marriage was perfect for my taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2002
at 08:23