Eric Chalifour

Vigneronne (2021) Chalifour

A great bottle after a disappointing 2020

Menu Pineau (2019) Chalifour

LCI. Lower acidity, clean, natty wine vibes . What big should normally taste like

Vigneronne (2020) Chalifour

A bad bottle. Drank more than I should’ve, bottle variance can happen

Lou Pepe Gueuze (2005) Chalifour

Had the old Cantillon tea note going for me. Ian’s generosity and cellar depth is always unmatched. Probably give the slight edge to LPG to A&T today

Classic Gueuze Chalifour

Bios mio. A bit simple but hit the spot, draft version

V Generations Chalifour

Minerally, lemon, a good depth of flavor. Showing really nicely for only 1.5 years in the bottle. 🐳

Nath (2017) Chalifour

Last bottle. Killer. Floral, still a good amount of fruit, acidity is soft. Damn good lambic

Saint Lamvinus (2019) Chalifour

Classic SLv profile. Damn near perfect born of beer and wine, it doesn’t get better. Could use just a touch more Brett for me, otherwise perfff

Oude Geuze Apogee Chalifour

Classic Geuze profile, a bit more woody. Nice acidity, smooth sipper but was expecting more complexity / blue cheese to come through .

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise 2021 Chalifour

Killer lambic. Perennial favorite

Saint Lamvinus (2021) Chalifour

Phénoménal. Soft pillowy, perfect melding of wine and lambic. Reminds me of gamay

50°N - 4°E (Batch 7 - 2020) Chalifour

Wasn’t my fdvoeite. Fairly bitter, not much barrel influence

Lou Pepe Kriek (2018) Chalifour

A bit less noyeaux than my last bottle. An all time beer. Perfect for Christmas Day

Magic Lambic (2022) Chalifour

Paired with wedding cake samples. Fruit is oddly falling off compared to what I remember, a little more muted but still good

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise (Champions) (2023) Chalifour

Love the new label. A perennial favorite, so glad to find it in the wild

Saint Lamvinus 2020 Chalifour

Killer. Always.

In the Darkness Below Chalifour

Classic dogfish head fuckery. Weird oysters and squid ink, but the taste was dead on. Good stout

Gather De Morro Chalifour

Wanted to love this, but lacked the big promised flavor

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2016) Chalifour

An unremarkable bottle, 9/16/2016. At the 7 year mark

Sang Bleu (2022) Chalifour

Grand Cru Bruocsella Lambic Bio (2010) Chalifour

Fou’ Foune (2021) Chalifour

Not in the best headspace right now, check back in at a later date.

Vigneronne (-2019) Chalifour

50 Degrees N - 4 Degrees E (2020) (Cognac) Chalifour

A bit flat but i still think a shining example of creative, non fruit lambic

Racine (2021) Chalifour

Paired with Radikon Ribolla 2016. 4.3/4.4

Fou' Foune (2015) Chalifour

So cool to have it on draft near the house. A very acidic version compared to the recent ones

Fou' Foune (2016) Chalifour

Holding up well after 6 years, still juicy and low acid

Saint Lamvinus 2020 Chalifour

A perennial favorite, at a good spot about 2 years in the bottle. Lost some jamminess , better integrated into the lambic base

Drogone Lambic (2020) Chalifour

B1 is best

Drogone Lambic (2021) Chalifour

Magnum 2014 of the drogone wine paired with it

Saint Lamvinus (2012) Chalifour

Stupid good at this age

Blåbær Lambik (Blueberry Lambic) (2021) Chalifour

I enjoyed this. But it’s not better than Tilquin myrtille. So bad QPD

Scarabée Chalifour

A pleasant surprise. Quite good, very soft. Would likely love the whole bottle to myself

Lou Pepe Kriek (2011) Chalifour

Tyrnilambic Baie D'Argousier (2021) Chalifour

Lovely, lots of minerality, grape skin, barnyard, slight spicy similar to gooseberry

Mamouche (2021) Chalifour

Great, none of the green pepper notes. Refreshing, floral, spicy, moderate acidity

Aspérule Odorante Chalifour

Actually thought it was pretty nice, though hard to do more than a glsss of it as the aroma is intense.

Couvreur Chalifour

Neumann said it well, and I agree with the 4.5

Gueuze +2+3+4 (2011) Chalifour

One of the more assertive Cantillon guezes I’ve tried. Really nice

Wild Friendship (2022) Chalifour

Thank goodness for the Allagash component. Just a nicely done Geuze

Tarlantillon Chalifour

Best brand new beer of Quint

Saint Lamvinus (1994) Chalifour

5/5 tick. The beer itself held on well, but acidity started to take over.

Manzanilla Chalifour

The fortified wine was rough, but makes a fairly nice lambic

Lou Pepe Kriek (2014) Chalifour

Stellar, always a standout. Even more so with a small sample

Lambic Vin Jaune / La Vie Est Belge (2020) Chalifour

Not as much vin jaune character as 2019/2104 bottles. Probably very nice with a larger pour than just a tasting

Lambic d’Aunis (2021) Chalifour

Big Stan

Drogone Lambic (2020) Chalifour

The wine may be better though. Really nice beer, one of their beet wine grape collabs

Nuit Bruxelloise (2019) Chalifour

One of the few wow beers, wish it had been a proper pour

Lambic Vieilli 5 Ans En Fût Chalifour

Light character for its age. The old Lindemans foeder from 3F (4-5 year) was even more enjoyable. First pour from Quintessence 22

Lambic Vin Jaune / La Vie Est Belge (2014) Chalifour

I’ve claimed this was the best beer I ever drank in 2018. Maybe doesn’t have same intensity with a small amount now. very good, but I think all unfruited lambic benefits from a larger pour and digestion time to really appreciate if

LH12 Chalifour

La Fruiterie with a stellar OG cognac barrel lambic. Never thought I would try it once, let alone twice. Very good beer, but I recall enjoying it even more in 2018

Cantillo Cuvée Des Champions (2021) Chalifour

Drogone Lambic (2021) Chalifour

Sophia Lambic (2020) Chalifour

Fou’ Foune (2021) Chalifour

Maybe the best fresh Fou I’ve had. Mellow acidity and perfectly just ripe apricots. Not overly fruited, perfectly in balance.

Cuvée Saint-Gilloise (Champions) (2019) Chalifour

Funky, floral, lemon, English breakfast tea / early grey

Lou Pepe Kriek (2007) Chalifour

great, as always

Vigneronne (2009) Chalifour

nice funk. Vigneronne aging gracefully, no surprise there

Gewurztraminer Lambic (2020) Chalifour

Remember liking it but i was deep into the list

Zwanze 2020 - Brettrave Chalifour

More like a fancy beet juice. Tasty but it’s pretty beet dominant

Zwanze 2021 - Parasol Chalifour

Has a SunnyD quality that I can’t get beyond currently

Saint Lamvinus Grand Cru (2018) Chalifour

Way less tannic and old grape must than b1 which I got to try back in 2016 and 2018. It’s fresh, bold fruit forward druiven. Very nice now but I’d give it more time to build up more complexity

Le Plaisir (2020) Chalifour

One of the best druiven lambic I’ve tried. Less intensity of fruit from the pommace allowing the base beer to shine through.

Vinsanto 2020 Chalifour

Good of course, but I comparing to other Cantillon red wine grape experiments this I thought was less impressive

CLAC! (Trois Cépages) (2019) Chalifour

Carignan (2019) Chalifour

One of my favorite blending grapes. Big fruit notes with fairly low tannins. Kept interesting with notable black pépper spiciness

Sophia Lambic (2019) Chalifour

Very successful, and I like it way more than b1.

Vin De Paille (2020) Chalifour

The beer of the weekend. White flesh grapes, vanilla, oak, marzipan/nuttiness from the barrels. Similar to La Vie est Belge but less assertive and more quenchable

Grand Cru Bruocsella Brut (2019) Chalifour

Phénoménal, one of my favorite Cantillons.

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

Kept going back for more tasters. Some nice sweetness and nuttiness from the vin jaune. Everything in balance

Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio (2015) Chalifour

Magnum pour.

Lou Pepe Kriek (2020) Chalifour

2018 front sticker. Bold, slight spice, marzipan, intense but not over the top fruitiness

Lou Pepe Kriek (2013) Chalifour

From the magnum bottle. It’s damn near perfect

Tyrnilambic Baie D'Argousier (2021) Chalifour

Enjoyable once you get into it, but the nose is a little off putting with huge sulfur note

Rosé de Gambrinus (2008) Chalifour

Holds on nicely for raspberry. No vinegar, just slightly musty raspberry. Fairly clean pour

Aronia Lambic Chalifour

2017. Slight Smokey light a green groiseille.fruity, spicy and enjoyable

Magic Lambic 2021 Chalifour

Pretty acidic after a long day of lambic. Good but not as smooth or vanilla forward as other bottles

Menu Pinea (2020) Chalifour

Near perfect druiven. Hope it develops a bit of minerality with âge. Soft, low acid and easily crushable bottle

Vigneronne (-2019) Chalifour

Lambic d'Aunis (2019) Chalifour

Early Birthday beer. Less black pepper than normal

20 Ans D'Amitié Chalifour

From the source. Rhubarb is still strong, interesting blend

Iris (2013) Chalifour

Cellared well, happy thanksgiving

Vigneronne (2017) Chalifour

best of the vert, very funky.

Vigneronne (2016) Chalifour

sweet, lacking in carbonation, minerality. least successful of the vert

Vigneronne (2015) Chalifour

solid, very similar to the 2017

Cuvée de l’Espérance Chalifour

Zwanze. excited to try my own bottle

Rosé de Gambrinus (2017) Chalifour

best of the vertical 2016-2020

Lambic d'Aunis (2017) Chalifour

still great. less peppery than i remember. from Zwanze 2020

Lou Pepe Kriek (2012) Chalifour

welcome back old friend. not to the level of 2013 or 2015 bottlings, but still a nice treat from Zwanze.

Brabantiae (2018) Chalifour

Oak and port sweetness shine through on the back end. Check in on another btl in 12 months