Kyle McLoughlin

Classic Gueuze (2015) McLoughlin

Too acidic and sharp for my tastes. Slightly acetic note noticeable

Blåbær Lambik (Blueberry Lambic) (2022) McLoughlin

Very fruity, less earthy

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

So cheesy..just perfect.

HORAL's Oude Geuze Mega Blend 2011 McLoughlin

Very soft and drinkable. Long finish...high complexity.

Piacere McLoughlin

50°N-4°E (2022) McLoughlin

Wet wood, rum barrel. Very tasty.

Saint Lamvinus McLoughlin

Dec 2019 bottle...damn good

Oude Geuze Apogee McLoughlin

Very nice ...funky, cheesy Boon gueze

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise (Champions) McLoughlin

Jan 2020 bottle. Strong hop aroma, high carb. Moderate to high acidity. Refreshing.

Oude Geuze Boon Vat 93 McLoughlin

This is one of the better of the new batch. Nice acidity, good level of boon funk. Very drinkable.

Fou’ Foune (2022) McLoughlin

Prob not the best fou I've had.

Oude Geuze Boon Vat 16 McLoughlin

Enjoying this one. Herbal, slightly sweet. Smooth with low acidity.

HORAL's Oude Geuze Mega Blend (2019) McLoughlin

Better than the bottle I had at home. Dusty and lemony.

Manzanilla McLoughlin

Great barrel character, woody sherry.

Fou’ Foune (2022) McLoughlin

Petit filous fruit. Lovely fresh.

Couvreur McLoughlin

Very tasty. Woody but high complexity. Hints of white burgundy. Plenty of whisky. Excellent.

Vin Santo 2022 McLoughlin

Delicious, white wine funk. Good balance of acidity and sweetness.

Lambic Vin Jaune / La Vie Est Belge (2019) McLoughlin

So woody, spicy. Quite low acidity.

Signorina McLoughlin

Very subtle.

Zwanze 2022 - Poivre de Gorilles McLoughlin

Smell incredibly strong of pepper. Flavour more nuanced with the lambic mixed in, much better than expected. Still happy I shared 6 ways.

Oude Geuze Boon Vat 59 McLoughlin

Not one of my favourite VAT series. Oak is very dominant. No sign of the dusty Boon cheese.

Oude Geuze Boon Vat 122 McLoughlin

High carb, big foam on pour. Very oaky, pronounced bitterness. Low acidity. Not yet got the boon cheese.

Nath (2020) McLoughlin

June 2020 bottle. Really enjoyed the 2020 vintage. Lots of fruit flavour, rhubarb and a bit of raspberry. Medium carbonation.

Public Consumption McLoughlin

Very sweet, mandarin orange. Meh

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2015) McLoughlin

Huge explosion, beer everywhere. Pours clear with floaties. Very soft, plenty of boon cheese now at 4 years. Extremely drinkable.

Oude Geuze Boon à L'Ancienne - Vat 86 Mono Blend McLoughlin

Classic boon gueze. Cheesy, oaky, damp. Carb and acidity low.

Rosé de Gambrinus (2018) McLoughlin

Nov 18 bottle. Still full of jammy fruit, little bit of funk poking through. Good acidity.

Iris (2020) McLoughlin

Absolutely delicious. The spicy dry hop notes meld beautifully with the base lambic.

Fou’ Foune (2021) McLoughlin

Aug 21 bottle

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

108 my favourite from this series. Nice boon cheese developing. Tight acidity yet rounded and drinkable. Could drink this all day.

Fou' Foune (2019) McLoughlin

August 19 bottle. Gave this batch a 5 in early 2020 when it was young and fresh. Pours crazy clear...hige orange deposit in bottle. More acidity. Fruity but less so, that yoplait saturation is gone. Nice but a shadow of fresh.

HORAL's Oude Geuze Mega Blend (2019) McLoughlin

An average geuze, not on the level of what 3F are putting out these days. Quite light, a little dustiness. Less complex than I would want for 3 years in bottle.

Oude Geuze Boon à L'Ancienne - Vat 86 Mono Blend McLoughlin

Low acidity. Cheesy smell. Oak and damp.

Nath (2020) McLoughlin

June 20 bottle. Delicious. Lots of ripe rhubarb. Acidity well in check.

Rosé de Gambrinus (2020) McLoughlin

May 2020. So drinkable. Not overly acidic.

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

Looks much better than first time. Nice and clear. Noticeable VA on nose initially. Becomes softer, earthy, wet oak. Soft acidity on palate. Very nutty. Plenty of wood. Better than previous but still a bit underwhelming.

Vigneronne (2016) McLoughlin

Historical check - 19/10/19

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

Extremely mellow and rounded geuze. Oaky with noticeable bitterness. Doesn't have the boon "cheese" - more of a nutty characteristic. One of my least favourite from this series.

Saint Lamvinus (2019) McLoughlin

Delicious classic from Cantillon. Slightly tart, lots of grape flavour. Oak on the finish with slight funk. More grape lambic vs some of the wine/beer hybrids they've been putting out recently. Great spring garden sipper.

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2020) McLoughlin

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

>6 years old. Smell of cheese, vanilla coke, apples. Soft, round. Acidity quite low. Sweet vanilla notes more prominent on palate. Dry funk on the finish. This has developed into a complex drinkable geuze. Drink it now.

Grand Cru Bruocsella Lambic Bio (2016-2017) McLoughlin

2020 bottling. Flat as a pancake lambic. Distinctive cantillon citrus funk. No carb allows a grainy flavour in too. Underrated cantillon.

Spontandoubleblueberry McLoughlin

Nose : blueberry, earthy, hint of vanilla. Taste: slightly tart initially, bruised blueberry in the middle and finishes with earthy lambic. Not too acidic. Not especially intense with fruit or funk.

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2020) McLoughlin

Jammy easy drinking kriek

Geuze Mariage Parfait (2015) McLoughlin

Interesting bottle of MP. Very soft in its acidity. Already developing some very vintage flavours - cheesy funk. Boon lambic seems to mature very quickly. Slightly too much bitterness on the finish for me to be top tier.

Rosé de Gambrinus (2019) McLoughlin

Ages since I have had this. Versus the 3F raspberry beers this is less intense and less acidic. It's almost sweet in comparison. A pleasant and refreshing drink nonetheless.

Black McLoughlin

Incredibly bitter, just not great.

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2020) McLoughlin

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise (Champions) (2019) McLoughlin

Totally underrated bottle. The noble hops bring a spicy bitterness and floral character to the cantillon lambic. Plenty of cereal and mineral notes. Soft mouthfeel and light carbonation. Delicious.

Nath (2019) McLoughlin

Unmistakably cantillon. Funky, earthy lambic. Lemon edge. Rhubarb starting to fade. Subtle hints, raspberry edge. Will drink my 2020 bottles fresher.

Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) (2018) McLoughlin

Sweet maple, bitter chocolate and coffee, warming bourbon. Great balance of flavours in show. Thick mouthfeel as it should have. Good stuff.

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

Deep old look. Smell is old lambic - cheesy the best descriptor. Rich, slightly sweet. Mouthfeel very thick and smooth. Carb well judged. Taste of funk, fruity and earthy. Very complex and aged for 4 years in bottle.

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

Beautiful pour, deep colour, huge head. Classic boon smell - brett heavy, old and dusty. Palate beautifully balanced between citrus and funky brett. Nice high carb, super dry. Absolutely excellent. I need to buy some more!

George Bourbon BA McLoughlin

Dark brown, Dark foam. Thick legs on a swirl. Nose full of dark choc and coffee. Barrel easily detected. Sweeter than expected at first, vanilla and bourbon. The bitter flavours come in halfway through to dominate the finish. Very drinkable for abv.

Kriek 100% Lambic Bio (2020) McLoughlin

April 20 bottle. Pours ruby red. Plenty of carbonation. Palate quite sweet, moderate cherry flavour. Refreshing but very low in intensity vs some 3F Kriek

Fou' Foune (2020) McLoughlin

Immense yoplait fruit notes on this. At its prime. Near perfection.

Drogone Lambic (2020) McLoughlin

Very well balanced grape lambic. Lots of power from the aglianco grapes. The tannins of the grapes are dominant and more than stand up to the lambic. Slight beaujolais bubblegum note. Plenty of woody barrel. Not a subtle beer, very good.

Curmudgeon's Better Half McLoughlin

Sweet bourbon maple juice. Not usually my thing but this is going down smooth. 24 months in bottle have helped this a lot.

Vigneronne (2019) McLoughlin

Nice carb in this bottle. Golden colour. Delicate smell. Grapes, citrus. Very clean taste with perfumed grape coming through in mid and on finish. Acidity in check and full mouthfeel. Very nice but quite subtle.

Oude Geuze Boon à l'Ancienne - VAT 108 Mono Blend McLoughlin

Possibly my favourite of this series so far. Less of the oxidised and cheesy flavours. Lots of citrus flavours and brett heavy funk. Colour is a bright gold rather than the darker brown of other VATs. This reminds me of 3F OGV 14 release. Very tasty.

Rosé de Gambrinus McLoughlin

Soft and fruity raspberry lambic from cantillon. Nice low level funk.