Lambiek Special
De Cam Geuzestekerij

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From:
De Cam Geuzestekerij
 
Belgium
Style:
Fruit Lambic
Ranked #25
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
96
Ranked #888
Avg:
4.37 | pDev: 6.64%
Reviews:
22
Ratings:
123
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 08, 2023
Added:
Mar 18, 2013
Wants:
  69
Gots:
  14
Oak wooden barrels of 100+ yrs old are used to mature the young lambic together with 3 different whole fruits: yellow gooseberry, blackberry and sour cherry.
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Ratings by fehrminator:
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Rated by fehrminator from North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -14.2%

Feb 02, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 5 by Ziosa from Missouri

Jul 08, 2023
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Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong

4.6/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
A 750ml corked and caged bottle, 2018 vintage, with a best before date of 15th November 2039. Poured into a De Cam stemmed glass.

Appearance: A slightly hazy orange pink colour with a big two finger white head that had pretty good retention while leaving some lacing.

Aroma: Fruity, tart, cherry candy, mixed berries, oak, vinegar, with light citrus zest notes.

Taste: Fruity, tart, a touch sour, gooseberry, cherry, oak, a splash of citrus, and a touch of vinegar.

Mouthfeel: Dry, prickly, medium bodied with moderate carbonation.

Overall: A good mix of fruit creating a fruit punchy like aroma and flavours that was really enjoyable and easy to drink.
Aug 23, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by archero from Texas

Oct 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by fthegiants from California

Jul 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4.23 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

Mar 21, 2018
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Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon

4.14/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Thanks, Sam.

A fantastic fruit blend on the nose here - the berries and the tart gooseberries with the dark, jammy notes of blackberries brightened by the violent tartness of gooseberries with the sour cherries providing a tannic rotundness. Lemony and lactic base lambic pair well with the berry flavors with blackberry seed tannins being minimal. The fruit character is really ripe and explosive. Excellent.
Mar 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by petermethot from New Jersey

Jan 17, 2018
 
Rated: 4.27 by IrishColonial from Texas

Sep 13, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Jul 29, 2017
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

3.99/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
2015 bottle consumed 7/2017

White head. Ruby red with a peach hue to it.

Lots of sour fruit here. A mix of fruit shows, but it is tough to identify the gooseberries. The sour cherries and blackberries show more. It has an apricot flavor. Lemon citrus. Sour and tart. Mouth puckering. Acidic.

Fun beer to try, but I'd like more fruit and less sour.
Jul 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4.28 by BeerThursdays from Delaware

May 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4.79 by Spoda1983 from Pennsylvania

Mar 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by TravisMason from Indiana

Mar 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.34 by kjkinsey from Texas

Feb 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4.74 by Brewski from Pennsylvania

Dec 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.72 by kbuzz from North Carolina

Dec 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by Whatup14 from Canada (QC)

Oct 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.84 by Run4theRoses from South Carolina

Sep 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.15 by Rimbimhoot from Illinois

Sep 17, 2016
Lambiek Special from De Cam Geuzestekerij
Beer rating: 96 out of 100 with 123 ratings