Jean Chris Nomad
Brasserie Cantillon in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Gueuze Special Out of Production|
Score
8.02
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Bottle generously shared by Ryan, the host of the Philly tasting. Clear golden pour with an off white head. Sour aromas. Apricot, citrus, vinous and wood notes with just a hint of that mineral/slate characteristic commonly found in bordeaux wines. Mild sourness, medium in body with fantastic balance..
Klimaet (3573) reviewed Jean Chris Nomad from Brasserie Cantillon 6 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Bottle split on day 1 of Coconut/Cinnamon Death 2017. Pours saturated orange with a small white head. Aroma has lots of orange, zesty notes, classic cantillon dusty funk, grapey, tannic, light vinegary, lots of sweet oak. Taste is orangey, vinous, oaky, dusty, zesty, tannic and cellary mouldy. Perfectly oily and carbed.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Jean Chris Nomad from Brasserie Cantillon 9 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
375mL bottle drunk 8/13/16.
High clarity in this sunset-orange-golden body. Small, white head shows moderate retention.
Marmalade and tea-like brett characteristics are rich, yet soft. Don’t actually get any wine, but it couldn’t matter less, as this is just a knockout even without the wine. Perfectly developed brett notes add fruitiness, soft funk, mineral, light band aid and citrus fruit rind, as wood tannins mix to add spicy and earthy notes that, just like in Crianza, are matched perfectly against the brett. Just a touch of lactic acid lingering, adding intensity and "sourness", with no alcohol or flaw.
Perfect lactic and brett interplay balances the juiciness of citrus, with rind-like sourness/tartness. Soft at first, yet developing some biting acidity as it breathes and gathers on the palate. Tons of funk, light honey and even some minerality and minor wine-like notes. Just fantastically complex and drinkable with a dry, but soft body and texture and exquisitely tight carbonation. Kind of would be interested to get more wine expression, but on the other hand, I wouldn’t roll the dice to risk upsetting this near perfect balance of flavor. Incredible.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Jean Chris Nomad from Brasserie Cantillon 9 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle - pours yellow gold white head - nose and taste of vinous funk, oak, lemon and horsey notes - medium body
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
37.5CL Bottle Acquired in a trade in August of 2013. Allowed to sit upright since then in the cellar undisturbed. Enjoyed @ 40F (Fridge Temp) in 2 stemmed tasters. Poured carefully, no sediment transferred and split 2 ways on a very random Wednesday.
A - The appearance is very light for a Cantillon Gueuze. It’s almost straw-like very yellow, slight haziness and the head was about 1 finger with a quite vigorous pour. It was not the usual pillow-like head I’ve come to expect.
S - Smells like a very salty olive brine with cheese and mushroom with a bit of truffle oil. Honestly, the saltiness dominates most of the nose. There’s a very faint lemon aroma but it’s hard to really pick out. There is a little bit of funk on the nose as it warms up. Very faint though.
T - The taste is really interesting but honestly, I just get salted olive brine like a dominating sea-salt, kelp, fishy taste. A lot of funky old cheese, mold, a bit of grape and sour lemon finish. What a strange taste.
M - body is medium with a slight carbonation on a swish, oily finish with lingering lemon, gouda, and more funk
O - This was was sort of a let-down. #11 on the retired Gueuze list on RateBeer? The guy who traded me this has traded with me before and all of his bottles were real, authentic and he’s very trustworthy so I assume it’s the real thing as it tastes nothing like any other Cantillon Gueuze. The salty olive taste is just a huge let-down. What a shame. I waited an extra 20 minutes and let it warm and decant. The flavor doesn’t get any better but the nose does get more intense. Looks like my review brought this from #11 on the list to #13. Terribly sorry about that but seriously, just not good :(
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Jean Chris Nomad from Brasserie Cantillon 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Lost the specific text in the rating for these beers . Opened at a tasting with Armand himself . Will update rating with text when I found the papers, only scores for now .
djd07 (28882) reviewed Jean Chris Nomad from Brasserie Cantillon 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Bottle thanks to Minh. 3500th rating. Pours a cloudy orange with medium frothy off white head that lasts. The aroma is a lovely funk, oak, lemon zest. Medium mouthfeel with very nice funk, light sour, citrus, oak, lingering dryness. Really enjoyed this one.
LeninCat (7983) reviewed Jean Chris Nomad from Brasserie Cantillon 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle @ Steve_0. Thanks Dave! Pours a pretty hazy yellow orange appearance with a white head. Really earthy, big dandelion, spicy floral, lemon zesty aroma. Big juicy, thick lemon, herbal / grassy, moderately tart, sweet tart, tangy flavor. Fucken awesome.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Jean Chris Nomad from Brasserie Cantillon 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
26th June 2013
Craft Clerkenwell Tasting. Thanks to Jose for this rarity! Hazy gold beer, tidy off white head. Light crispy palate, fairly dry. Light geueze sourness. Mildly woody dried fruits. Light dry finish. Pleasantly sour- grapefruit and wood.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Jean Chris Nomad from Brasserie Cantillon 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle split at the Craft Clerko, big thanks with bells on to Jose for sharing, 26/06/13. Hazed golden with good sized off white head. Nose is bitter orange sours, woody tones, grandads shed, grass, lemon rind, must, burnt straw. Taste comprises barnyard wall, lemon rind, light smoke, burnt notes, dry rot, grass, sharp tarte citrus notes, damp fencepost in the lower field. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry tarte finish with a little visit from Monsieur Puckering. Great stuff!