Cuvée Saint-Gilloise (Champions)

Lambic - Traditional

A new brew concocted by Jean Van Roy to celebrate the 2003-2004 Division III title for the local Union St. Gilles football team and its upgrade to Division II. Cuvee des Champions is not a traditional ’gueuze,’ in that it is made from only two year-old 2001 lambic, not from a blend of older and younger lambics. It is also dry-hopped in the cask for three weeks with fresh Styrian Goldings hops. Re-fermentation in the bottle is achieved with the addition of a small amount of candi sugar.

ABV

5.0

Rating

4.257

Rating count

18,266

Last updated

11 months ago

 

Olli

Very traditional geuze with dry mouthfeel and notes of lemon zest, grapefruit and hops. Surprisingly hoppy, even. Very juicy, not super tart. Delicious.

4.25

about 2 years ago

 

Riku S

Lemon zest, stable, very slight note of white wine vinegar. Some green hoppy notes as well. Tartness is well balanced. Very good!

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Alex

Unbewertet weil zu sauer…

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alan ferguson

Wow. Gentle apple with mild yet obvious yeasty acidity. Light body. Earthy notes, then apple and a light maybe berry ester tone and a dryish finish.

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E P

Mahe!

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Mart

Mineraalne ja mõru, veits metalline ka.

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Mike & Kathy

Flowery slightly minty nose. Gentle fruit flavors. Dry but not tart at all.

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David N

Dry crisp elderberry interlaced w honeysuckle on the nose moving to lightly bready, but in all the good ways, mouthfeel. Finish is supple w hints of honey & a kiss of Iris like bitterness. This is complex!

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Ádám Sipőcz

Valahogy nem elég lambicos, de sima

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Richard G

Here I am in a car park in the St. Gilles region of Brussels trying the 2023 release of this for the Zwanze Parade. Grassy, tart and super fresh.

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Yuki J

写真撮り忘れたけど古いのと新しいのを飲んで、新しいのはやっぱりちょっと薄くて物足りない。

3.75

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Yuki J

ぜったいおいしい。

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Arcanor

2013-08-15 Office des Grands Crus (SAQ) Appearance : Golden amber with medium head. Aroma : Citrus and Sour. Taste : Sour with a metallic finish, the finish is cause by the dry-hop in cask. Palate : Medium body and medium carbonation.

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Kelli IPA

Late check-in 22/06/2022

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Greg

Brought this back from London two years ago. with our Belgium trip around the corner figured now is as a good as ever to crack this open for national beer day lol

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Evi SnowMew

Tangy, dry, lovely oak aromas

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Seokjin Jeong

I had the 2021 version of this.(2023.03.22.)

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Dom Costantino

4.3. Più gentile di una gueuze. Buonissima con i formaggi

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Nils Zahirovic

Lambik met verse hop. Zeer mooie ongewone combinatie.

4.0

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Matty DubDub

Strange Cantillon flavor profile, very different from geuze and kriek. Very dry with more cheese funk than a Campbelltown malt. I like it but I wouldn’t buy it.

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niubliu

第一个纯兰比克

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Yu N.

写真ブレた。白ブドウの皮にfunkyさが合わさったような匂い。酸っぱさはそこまででもなく熟成で円熟味。後の方でかなりヨーグルト味したので追記。

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