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Geuze Mariage Parfait (2015) Fields

2/10/2018

Oude Geuze Boon à l'Ancienne - VAT 91 Mono Blend Fields

Way better than last bottle, dry and silky mouthfeel, moderate acid, moderate oaky barrel

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2016) Fields

Nitro Rübæus Fields

Oude Geuze Boon à l'Ancienne - VAT 31 Mono Blend Fields

Dry brett, little orange, low acid

Oude Geuze Boon (2017-2018) Fields

06-04-2039 75cl. Still a touch of the sweetness of young lambic. A little more volatility now but still not much.

Oude Kriek Boon (2006) Fields

Last time I had a bottle of this was in 2014, when it was 8 years old, and now it’s twice that and is even better. Surprising fruit left, cheesy funk, solid acid, well carbonated, and not much oxidation. Yum.

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2014) Fields

Batch 81604. Citrus, M+ acid with mild volatility, a little mineral but not much funk, decent carb.

HORAL's Oude Geuze Mega Blend (2017) Fields

Still a pretty simple geuze but now with more acid, not a net gain

Oude Geuze Apogee Fields

Fruity for Boon, in that juicy brett tropical-berry way rather than apple or citrus, and sharper than usual acidity.

Oude Geuze White Vermouth Foeders Fields

Good minerally Boon with higher than usual acid but still under control. Less vermouthy than when younger but it’s still there.

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2015) Fields

9 Feb 75cl

Oude Geuze Boon Black Label Fields

Mineral, dark citrus, cheesy funk as it warms, has the first hints if caramel oxidation. Feels kinda closed and reticent compared to previous bottles, still a great geuze but hoping it improves again rather than falling off because I have a bunch left.

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2015) Fields

2/10/2018 375. This has dried out a lot and has that great Boon grapefruit character as well as modest funk.

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2015) Fields

1 Sept 375. This is in the plywood-wet wool-grass spectrum, with some orange and cardamom-clove too.

Moriau Oude Geuze Vieille (2018) Fields

More juicy brett-fruit character than last bottle.

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2014) Fields

1/31 75cl. Smoke, chlorine, olive—this is flawed and pretty bad.

Classic Gueuze (2013) Fields

30 Dec 75cl. Volatile.

Mikkeller Oude Geuze (Old Calvados Casks Blend) Fields

Totally dry, grapefruit bitterness, only mild barrel character, mild funk, this is excellent.

Cuvée Oude Henri (2020) Fields

God this is amazing. Super dry, bitter mineral, rich apple and apricot fruit, some barrel, solid acid (more than average young Mariage parfait or OG) but not too much and no VA.

Classic Gueuze (2013) Fields

28 Nov Belgian flag 375ml.

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2007) Fields

10-09 375ml. Really oxidized, not good anymore.

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2016) Fields

4 October 375ml. Mineral, orange peel, mint. Soft acid, no VA. Good batch that I expect will peak in another 2-3 years.

Oude Geuze Boon Black Label Edition N°4 Fields

Dry and light bodied with soft acid, mineral, sweet licorice.

Oude Geuze A L’Ancienne VAT 108bis Mono Blend Fields

HORAL's Oude Geuze Mega Blend (2019) Fields

Volatile but nice funk too. Doesn’t seem much like my notes from last bottle of this a year ago.

Classic Gueuze (2013) Fields

27 Aug 2013 375ml, Belgian flag bottle

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2015) Fields

2/10/2018 375ml. Cheese rind, butter orange, some orchard fruit. Tasting less obviously young (and better).

Kriek Mariage Parfait (2009) Fields

17-8-2011 bottle date, 375ml. This is slightly thin but great brett and juicy cherry, mild acidity, no significant oxidation on this bottle. Drinking great.

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2012) Fields

14-9-2015

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2016) Fields

17 May 375ml

Oude Geuze Boon (2017-2018) Fields

04/06 75cl. Mineral, grass, sour orange. Moderate acid, low volatility, relatively light body. Good but young, will improve. 7.8-7.9

Oude Geuze Boon Black Label Edition N°5 Fields

Has the hallmarks of black label—dry, grapefruit, mineral. Not the wow factor of the best batches but very drinkable and good.

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2014) Fields

Batch 81604 75cl. During a movie and didn’t take notes; was good but felt a little young still though with a little more volatility than previous bottles of this batch.

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2013) Fields

Oude Geuze Boon - Bone Dry Mikkeller Selection Fields

4,000th unique check in. Excellent. In Black Label territory obviously but this is fruitier than black label b1, juicy even, with mixed citrus and apricot where BL1 is pure grapefruit. Very dry, perfect level of acid, damn good but tastes a little young.

Oude Kriek Boon (2017) Fields

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Oude Geuze Boon à l'Ancienne - VAT 110 Mono Blend Fields

Very good, very Boon. Definitely matured since last bottle I had.

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2014) Fields

1 Dec 2014 375ml. Rather sharp for Cantillon, with a tomatoey vinegar character. Nice river rock mineral character too. Not Cantillon at its best but still a nice drink.

Oude Schaarbeekse Kriek (2019) Fields

Very dry, savory and a bit metallic, some brett but not all that much depth of fruit. The fruit is slightly exotic. Acid is refreshingly moderate.

Oude Geuze Boon Black Label Edition N°2 Fields

Very dry, very grapefruit. Like the last bottle this one is a bit thin and loses carb quickly but I don’t get much of the cheese and mineral I did from that one. It does finish salty.

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2015) Fields

2/10/18 375. Lemon and orange, mild funk, mild gravel. Maybe a little brighter than previous bottles? Tastes very young still.

Oude Geuze Boon à l'Ancienne - VAT 92 Mono Blend Fields

Average quality, a little sharp for Boon, red fruit. Some drying mineral. Not as overtly red winey as eg the OB Vandervelden bottles.

Oude Geuze Boon à l'Ancienne - VAT 109 Mono Blend Fields

All the gravelly mineral you could ask for but this bottle is a little lacking in acid and depth relative to earlier ones. Still very good.

HORAL's Oude Geuze Mega Blend 2015 Fields

Good enough but disappointing compared to previous bottles I’ve opened. Kinda thin and weak and carbonic. Appley.

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2015) Fields

4 June 75cl. Very typical Cantillon but a little harsher/more VA than normal.

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2015) Fields

Batch 82707, 24/08/2037. Fairly typical Boon character of mineral and gravel, with the richer MP profile. Fairly dry, fairly low acid, a little bitter. Way too young, and not a batch for drinking early. Have three more, probably open next in three years.

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2020) Fields

7 Feb 75cl. Jammy almost raspberry fruit but the acid is too harsh. Had it with a sweet potato-carrot-chickpea tagine and it would’ve gone well aside from the acidity.

Oude Geuze Boon à l'Ancienne - VAT 79 Mono Blend Fields

This has an overt oak character I don’t understand coming from old foeders. Maybe it’s not actually oak derived? Also medicinal, some citrus. Relatively soft. Shows some alcohol. The least impressive of the several Vat bottles we’ve had recently.

Oude Geuze Boon à l'Ancienne - Vat 77 Mono Blend Fields

This has always had an oaky sweetness that’s still there but the metallic flavor from earlier bottles has aged out. Still a mild saltiness. The least good of the Vat series but definitely mature now and a very good geuze. Lots of chunky floaties. 8.5/10

Oude Geuze Boon Black Label Fields

Wow. A shot of electric, liquid rock with waves of grapefruit and bleu cheese behind. Perfect acidity, perfect CO2 and body, just flawlessly balanced and seething with energy. An incredible bottle. How much better could this get? 9.5/10

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2015) Fields

2/10/18 375ml. Better than last bottle, coming along nicely w mustiness, bitter orange, flowers. No longer tastes like a baby, this is in an early sweet spot, but still years of improvement left before peak. Good with mac and cheese with roasted broccoli.

Moriau Oude Geuze Vieille (2018) Fields

31-10-2018. A really good young Boon. Already feels complete with nice acid, funk, depth, full mouthfeel. Should be a great batch over the next however many years.

Oude Geuze Boon à l'Ancienne - Vat 44 Mono Blend Fields

Great depth and classic old geuze character: basementy with faint orange and stone fruit, hay, cheese rind. Has some of the plastic like flavor old Cantillon often gives me but not enough to offend. No sign of negative oxidation or decline, although this

Oude Geuze White Vermouth Foeders Fields

This is very high acid for boon, but not much volatility. Lots of mineral, some herb, hint of elderflower/pickle, tasty stuff. Lively carb.

Oude Geuze Boon Black Label Edition N°3 Fields

Dry and mineral as usual but sadly this has less depth and character than other Black Label batches. By no means flawed, still a nice and balanced geuze, just a little lacking given the pedigree.

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2014) Fields

24 Sept 375. Same kinda plastic/rubber taste I’ve been getting from other old Cantillon (and only old Cantillon). Still good. Burned orange, lots of carb for cantillon.

Classic Gueuze (2013) Fields

4 Oct 75cl. There’s a plasticy off taste in this bottle that mostly ruins this for me. It’s otherwise good, so maybe other bottles from the batch will be better?

Mikkeller Oude Geuze (Old Calvados Casks Blend) Fields

This is drinking so well. Totally dry with perfect acidity, bright but with good depth, some orange, some calvados character but subtle (less apple than a typical 3F), hint of Boon funk...so good.

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise (Champions) (2019) Fields

15 Feb bottle. Haven’t had CSG in a while, and this is great. Not far off from eg De Garde dry hopped sours on the nose but in the palate clearly Cantillon—the young lambic and hops together remind me of being at the brewery.

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2014) Fields

31 Jan 2014 75cl. Sweet orchard fruit mixed with a strong pickled character with some herb. A bold and kinda strange one. Some orange peel on the finish.

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2007) Fields

375ml. This is low carb, thin, and feels a little past peak. But good cheesy funk and mineral, low acid, easy drinking.

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2015) Fields

2-10-18 375ml. This bottle is sweeter and simpler than earlier ones from this batch, and low carb, feels years too young.

Oude Geuze Boon à l'Ancienne 2017-2018 Fields

04-06 75cl bottle. Good young Boon. Not as rich as Mariage Parfait of course but has more depth than a lot of young OG bottles. Lemon, mineral salt, modest funk. Good now but will improve for 8-10 years probably. 7.8/10

Oude Geuze Dekoninck (2018) Fields

Orange and lemon, young but drinking well. Not as deep or rich as avg Mariage Parfait but more than some OG batches, and doing well earlier than most.

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2014) Fields

Batch 81604. Drinking very well with great balance of bitter citrus, moderate funk, and just the right amount of acid. Hints of apple and savory herb. Finishes minerally. This is a rather rich and full bodied Boon with nothing out of place. A very good MP

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2015) Fields

2-10-2018 375. Needs a few years before maturity still but good geuze with sharp orange, a little cheese, good depth.