Cuvée des Champions (2021)
(Batch of Cuvée des Champions)
Brasserie Cantillon in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Untraditional Special|
Score
7.37
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New Cuvée des Champions to celebrate the promotion of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to the Belgian First Division A, dry hopped with Bramling Cross in tribute to the club's English investors.
"For a classic Cuvée Saint-Gilloise, we blend German hops, but this time we opted for English," explains Jean Van Roy. "It is to pay tribute to our English investors and our Chairman Alex Muzio."
"The label of this Cuvée is also unique and collector's item. We find there in particular an old logo of a fan club, as well as lizards, referring to the old nickname of our investor, Tony Bloom.”
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draught Head gone in second; veiled orange beer. Spicy-lactic-oranges, farmyard. Oranges returning in the flavour, lactic acid, citrus, farmyard; hints at fruitsugars, if faraway thumbprint. Feels somewhat better bodied, low carbonation - almost still. Strange, after the Parasol, yet another Cantillon tasting of oranges and lots of citrus flavours, as if the beers had been... 'contaminated'?
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle, 750 ml at the Cantillon. 2021 vintage. Noble hops in aroma. Fruity, citric, funky, medium sourness. Juicy. Dry finish. Medium bodied.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
0,375l from bottle at the brewery. Yellow hazy color, small white head. Smells funky, dishwasher soap, spices, grassy, peppery. Nice smell, bit weird. Medium body, soft carbonation. Tastes grassy, peppery, herbal, spices, bit soapy, herbal. Finishes dry and light to medium sour with notes grass, peppery and earthy notes. Very nice one, very drinkable
8,4,8,4 16
Rerate 02.10.2022: 0,75l bottle at home. yellow hazy color, small white head. smells flowery, herbal, grassy, earthy, subtle funk. very nice smell. full body, soft carbonation. tastes honey, citric, grassy, earthy, wood, bit funky, herbal. finishes dry and light to medium sour with notes of citric, grassy, herbal and honey notes. very good stuff.
8, 8, 8, 8, 8.5