Charent'euse XO (Cognac de Charentes)
(has 3 batches)
Het Boerenerf in Beersel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Gueuze Series|
Score
7.95
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Traditional Oude Geuze. A blend of Lambics that aged in cognac casks.
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9/10
Incredible. The interplay of Cognac barrel and Gueuze is extraordinary. Pure elegance, but more than that, just so bloody drinkable! Lovely. My friend left a box of beer outside and luckily the temp was perfect for serving.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2026
at 22:51
8/10
Tartish, funky and farmyardy with some hints of oak, sourness, green apples, vanilla, earthiness and subtle cognac. Not super complex, but still pretty tasty.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2026
at 21:39
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Color: Clear golden, white head. Aroma: Fruity, Cognac notes, funky notes. Taste: Fruity gooseberry and citrus, Cognac notes, old oak wood, cellar-like funk. Boozy hints. Hints of vanilla. Some Balsamico vinegar. Over moderate tartness. Medium body, just below average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
from Het Huis van de Geuze
on 02 Apr 2026
at 19:39
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Malmö March tasting at Palace Hall 21/03/2026 - tart sour grape fruity with a really nice cognac lacing throughout, medium body and acidity, tart funky fruity and cognac laced tart fruity finish. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2026
at 10:34
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottle picked up at Boerenerf. Quite hazy and fairly dark gold. Impressive white swede. Nose has soft sweet cognac sodden oak. New leather. Sweet white grape. Hint of balsamic vinegar. Some light peachy notes. Taste has a flicker of fruit sweetness and a crisp light dry bitterness. Tangy and lightly puckering without being acidic. Drinks mighty easy with the 8.4% not really evident at all. Just brings on a well rounded mouthfeel. Juicy tart finish. Not the biggest barrel presence but enough to give good character. Another high class affair from this producer.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Het Boerenerf Eylenbosch
on 13 Mar 2026
at 19:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a clear, bit darker blonde amber. Big white head. Scent is relatively mild, brett focussed. Taste is dry, very woody, funky, medium mild acidity , but very pronounced aromatic features from the wildness, brett but also citrussy acid, silent on acetic though. Medium Mild bitterness that's ( for a lambicbeer) to the higher side. Cognac is surprisingly mild. A very decent geuze, but not the prime pick of boerenerf's offerings.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2026
at 17:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a slightly darker blonde, no real head. Scent is lambic funk, but restrained. Very mild on the cognac. Similar for the taste. Cognac is there, but very subtile. Lambic nice and complex, modest in acidity, but rich in balance. Very nice drinking lambic, but perhaps not to focussed on the cognac, which makes this fall between 'not special enough to be a special' and 'pretty expensive for a regular' - although boerenerf has very, very agreeable prices. i just think the sherry version was far more pronounced, the fruit versions are far, far more unique, and their 'regular' geuze can compete with this one.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2026
at 17:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour @ Biere a Lille. Misty yellow appearance, small white head. Aroma presents a prominent barrel influence, running deep into the flavour profile with an encompassing gueuze profile. Delightful.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2025
at 09:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
As Charent'euse (2024 - Bottle)
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2025
at 21:17
8.5/10
Lovely! Magnum --- Beer merged from original tick of Charent'euse XO on 24 Jun 2024 at 23:05
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2025
at 17:45