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

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Ferris B

Liking the gentle hoppy character to this lambic.

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joe ellingham

Thanks Gerard L.

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Bas Kuipers

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EL MUNDIO

2019/2020. Fresh hoppy farmy

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Jason Reiss

2014 bottle. Fux.

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Garrold 2

20/21 job. Fresh as a daisy. Vanilla oak and dessert apple.

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David Walker

2020 vintage. An absolutely delicious Cantillon. Very funky and full of wild flavors. So much going on!

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Tristan

Different than I was expecting, fair bit if body to it. Really nice.

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Brice W.

Mwah 🤌

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Psychobear

No Swanze, But Cantillon, thx Alex

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Mattias Johansson

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Keith Anderson

Stunning!

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Ricardo P.

Birthday 🥳 beer

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Simon Rioux

Pamplemousse, orange. Un peu fromagée. Acidité citrique. Pas la plus typique des Cantillon, mais c'est quand même très bon!

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David H.

Agréablement surpris. Bulle d’une finesse exceptionnelle. Funk bien balancé avec note de sésame grillé, de barrique et de pain au levain. Peu acide, très balancé. Très sèche.

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Adam H.

Dry, slightly acidic but with a lovely balanced funk to it. A proper celebration beer!

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Jordi Alonso

Lime, light ferruginous vinegary scent, cianide -peach stone- aromas. Tart, sulphury lime flavour; soot, welding spark, faint tannic grape skin...

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Seba Espejo

Fondo que recuerda damascos deshidratados

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Tom Beck

Sehr ausgewogen

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Ashis

What a wonderful lambic. Peaches and lots of funk almost vinegar-ish. Candied sugars with a lovely hop profile coz of the dry hopping. Makes me pucker but I'm thoroughly enjoying this

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Daryle von Nauheim

Nice sour...enjoyed by everyone in the group. Just the right amount of funk/sour.

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lee s.

I love the hops used in Gilloise. Dry and funky. Not managed to get this one before. I know back in 2012 when I had my first lambic as I began my sour and spontan adventures I was on to something I would have to find more of.

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Cuvée automnale et de circonstance

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