Cantillon Quintessence 2016

Just a geuze from '96

 

FTFY.

 

What are you guys going to do tonight before Quintessence? Moeder Lambic? Or other plans?

 

Sleep, breakfast, Quintessence, sleep.

 

I think I'll hit up Moeder Lambic later this evening. I'll be the American looking out of place.

 

If you want to get a drink tonight hit me up. messaged you my number!

 

The original Cuvée de Florian was nothing else that the regular gueuze "rebranded" for the occasion.
Jean kept more stock from this year than what he usually does in order to age it, so somehow, yes, the beer is what you're talking about.

 

Extraordinary stuff! And you got to buy a bottle of lambic d'aunis.

 

What bottle(s) were available for take home? Lambic d'aunis and Pinot d'aunis?

 

Vigneronne, Cuvee Saint-Gilloise, Lambic d'Aunis, Gueuze, Rosee de Gambrinus and Kriek

 

Thanks. I've seen a lot of new ISO:FT post today for Pinot and lambic. Are they the same beer, just changed the name? New batch? Tried looking for info online but haven't found much. Cheers.

 

Different ABV and no dry hopping. It's not the same beer.

 

Not even the same grape. All pinot posts are invalid.

 

Pretty sure they're the same grapes.

 

that's not what the guy who poured it told me ..

 

Well, that was fucking brilliant.

 

There must've been an error in communication then, because I was one of the guys pouring it and it's most definitely the same grape as the Pinot d'Aunis. Fact is that we were pouring two beers at that stand, Lambic d'Aunis and Zelige (Nuits Bruxelloises), and I kept telling people that the concept of these two beers are the same except a different grape.

 

Makes sense. Thanks for the clarification!

 

Pineau d'Aunis is a grape variety which name comes from the region of Aunis in France (the region around la Rochelle), and cultivated in the Loire valley (not so far). Though the pronunciation in French is the same as "pinot", "pineau d'Aunis" has nothing to do with this grape variety.
It was first used by Cantillon in a beer named Pineau d'Aunis (which was misspelled "Pinot d'Aunis") in 2009. Then it was rebrewed to become the Zwanze 2011. Both batches were dry-hopped (with Bramling Cross I think).
Since then, it has been rebrewed at least twice, but without the dry-hopping. Lately, Jean decided to change the name and call it Lambic d'Aunis. All bottles labeled lambic d'Aunis are from the last batch but they are strictly the same as the one you found with the yellow label.
As mentioned above first batch of "Pinot d'Aunis" and Zwanze 2011 were 5%ABV, Lambic d'Aunis is 6,5%. The yellow label does not make mention of ABV. though, these data are obviously to take with precaution.
I hope it helps!

 

When did the tickets go on sale in 2016 for Quintessence?