mixedup wrote:I thought the 6 bottles I picked up was a bit excessive....with people picking up 6-12 bottles each, it might be tough to get any at the usual stores!
Still not sure this warrants the price differential vs. the standard 3F gueuze??? 'Rare' as it may be....
i was buying regular 3F gueuze in Belgium for around 4 euros a bottle. 375 mL at a bar. so that would be $12 cnd for 750 mL.
for a special edition AND it coming from overseas? again, i have no issue with the prices. also, keep in mind that, due to the limited #s released in Ontario, we, the consumer, are paying for
a) lab testing ($150)
b) shipping
Belgian wrote:
And while many words come to mind concerning any Gueuze, 'hoppy' is just not one of them. Aged hops are used in Lambics. No alpha-acids present in the aromas would mean no light-struck beer, yes?
correct. but regardles of hop content, i wouldn't want my beer sitting in direct sunlight or excessive heat.
and 12 bottles? man, that's an expensive purchase! i hoard my sours and still have 6-9 Cantillon bio-lambic that i take my time on drinking..and perhaps too much time, since they've lost the sour crispness and have definitely started taking on grapefruit and delicious funk flavours. for Cantillon, i think that aging their gueuze for 2 years is perfect. i'd probably guess the same for 3F, although last week i may have had their gueuze from 2009 and don't remember it being all that funky.