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Jean Chris Nomad 2011
Brasserie Cantillon
- From:
- Brasserie Cantillon
- Belgium
- Style:
- Gueuze
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 97
- Avg:
- 4.41 | pDev: 7.03%
- Reviews:
- 30
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 28, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 13, 2011
- Wants:
- 234
- Gots:
- 21
The third in a series of beers made for the Mi-Orge Mi-Houlbon beer store in Belgium and Jean Le Chocolatier chocolate shop. A blend of 1, 2 and 3 year old Cantillon lambic from Red Bordeaux, White Bordeaux and Cotes de Rhone barrels.
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Ratings by mdfb79:
Reviewed by mdfb79 from New York
4.6/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.6/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
From 04/14/12 notes. Had at our Epic Sour tasting.
a - Pours a clear bright golden yellow color with one inch of bright white head and moderate carbonation evident.
s - Smells of funk, cheese, light sour fruits, oak, earthy notes, hay. Super funky and cheesey, really awesome nose for a gueuze.
t - Tastes of funk, sour fruits, cheese, hay, earthy notes, light spice and bread. Taste is funky as well, but with a little more sourness than the nose. Awesome.
m - Light body and low carbonation. Crisp and very easy to drink.
io - Overall I thought this was a fantastic gueuze. It's super funky in the nose and sour in the taste; would love to get more of this one.
Apr 17, 2012a - Pours a clear bright golden yellow color with one inch of bright white head and moderate carbonation evident.
s - Smells of funk, cheese, light sour fruits, oak, earthy notes, hay. Super funky and cheesey, really awesome nose for a gueuze.
t - Tastes of funk, sour fruits, cheese, hay, earthy notes, light spice and bread. Taste is funky as well, but with a little more sourness than the nose. Awesome.
m - Light body and low carbonation. Crisp and very easy to drink.
io - Overall I thought this was a fantastic gueuze. It's super funky in the nose and sour in the taste; would love to get more of this one.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
5/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Bottle consume 03/2022. The nose smells like springtime. Soft, strawberry, rose wine. A bit of orange herbal notes. Cognac and grape flavors. Underneath all of this is dusty books and cobwebs. A little wet basement. Nice funk.
Oct 28, 2023Reviewed by Nicolaiw from Denmark
4.37/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.37/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours pale yellow with no head.
Aroma has ripe stone fruits, musky, old cellar, barnyard, citrus.
Taste is more fresh than the aroma, fruity, citrus, unfortunately a bit oxidized.
Oct 17, 2017Aroma has ripe stone fruits, musky, old cellar, barnyard, citrus.
Taste is more fresh than the aroma, fruity, citrus, unfortunately a bit oxidized.
Reviewed by jaken0ss from New Jersey
4.99/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.99/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
750 ml bottle shared on 7/20/15 in a blind tasting
Unfortunately, this was the first beer that was opened blind. And it was by and far the best. An absolutely stellar example of a gueuze, up there with Eszett for the best gueuze I've been lucky enough to taste. Huge citrus and wine undertones, just absolutely incredible beer.
Thanks Grant!
Jul 21, 2015Unfortunately, this was the first beer that was opened blind. And it was by and far the best. An absolutely stellar example of a gueuze, up there with Eszett for the best gueuze I've been lucky enough to taste. Huge citrus and wine undertones, just absolutely incredible beer.
Thanks Grant!
Rated by mlhyatt from Georgia
4.6/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had at a tasting with blauw, roze, 50th, crianza and this bottle. Jcn won.
Jul 21, 2015Reviewed by BucketBoy from Pennsylvania
4.42/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Reviewing the third bottle I've had in as many years. Gorgeous golden hay glowing in my Voodoo teku. The nose is bright and funky, with white grape, light vanilla oak, and a touch of mushroom. JCN is drinking as well now as ever, probably even better, with robust Bordeaux barrels really showing their presence above the supple lambic base. Just lovely.
Apr 06, 2015Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands
4.42/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Got this one many moons ago from Jean le Chocolatier. Big thanks to digita for helping make it happen.
From a 750 into a tasting glass.
APPEARANCE: Pours a smaller, medium looking white head with good retention. Clear gamboge orange in color with medium levels of carbonation for the style. Head slowly fades to a thin film and ring.
SMELL: Very smooth with citrus aromas, some acidic lemon, white grapes and white wine, wood and some hay and barn notes. Lovely wine-like and citrus aromas work nicely with the funky notes from the gueuze.
TASTE: White wine, grapes, citrus lemon and some acidity up front. Flavorful and interesting. Finishes with plenty of sour lemon, citrus fruits, white wine, grapes and wood notes lingering on the palate, as well as some funk and mustiness underneath. Very nice and well balanced, and considerably different than the LP gueuze we drank ahead of it.
PALATE: Medium body and medium levels of carbonation. Semi-creamy on the palate, goes down fine and finishes very puckering. Very dry finish on this one.
OVERALL: Really loved this one. Much more citrus, lemon and less musty than the regular gueuze, and the wood, wine and grape character sets it apart from the Lou Pepe. Not sure how people are saying these brews are all comparable to each other. In any case, this was well worth the wait and thanks again to digita for helping with the haul here.
Jan 31, 2015From a 750 into a tasting glass.
APPEARANCE: Pours a smaller, medium looking white head with good retention. Clear gamboge orange in color with medium levels of carbonation for the style. Head slowly fades to a thin film and ring.
SMELL: Very smooth with citrus aromas, some acidic lemon, white grapes and white wine, wood and some hay and barn notes. Lovely wine-like and citrus aromas work nicely with the funky notes from the gueuze.
TASTE: White wine, grapes, citrus lemon and some acidity up front. Flavorful and interesting. Finishes with plenty of sour lemon, citrus fruits, white wine, grapes and wood notes lingering on the palate, as well as some funk and mustiness underneath. Very nice and well balanced, and considerably different than the LP gueuze we drank ahead of it.
PALATE: Medium body and medium levels of carbonation. Semi-creamy on the palate, goes down fine and finishes very puckering. Very dry finish on this one.
OVERALL: Really loved this one. Much more citrus, lemon and less musty than the regular gueuze, and the wood, wine and grape character sets it apart from the Lou Pepe. Not sure how people are saying these brews are all comparable to each other. In any case, this was well worth the wait and thanks again to digita for helping with the haul here.
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
4.39/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.39/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
750 mL bottle poured into a snifter.
Appearance - Orange body. A bit of haze. Medium collar.
Smell - Very woody. Citrusy. A little herbal. Dry grass.
Taste - Citrusy sour. Lemon. Grassy and woody. Lots of oak. Very much like Classic Gueuze, maybe a shade less malty.
Mouthfeel - Crisp. Well carbonated.
Overall - Excellent. Very similar to Classic Gueuze, but that's not a bad thing.
Sep 21, 2014Appearance - Orange body. A bit of haze. Medium collar.
Smell - Very woody. Citrusy. A little herbal. Dry grass.
Taste - Citrusy sour. Lemon. Grassy and woody. Lots of oak. Very much like Classic Gueuze, maybe a shade less malty.
Mouthfeel - Crisp. Well carbonated.
Overall - Excellent. Very similar to Classic Gueuze, but that's not a bad thing.
Jean Chris Nomad 2011 from Brasserie Cantillon
Beer rating:
97 out of
100 with
94 ratings
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