First Cantillon

Care to enlighten us?

 

I'll take this one.

1. Wash glass by hand if it has delicate artwork (if not run through dishwasher)
2. Rinse glass
3. Air dry glass upside down on drying rack

So simple a cave man could do it.

 

Sorry, should have thrown a "winky" in there. Just thought it was funny he said 90% of people don't know how to rinse a glass so I was wondering his "technique". I actually prefer using a lint free microfiber cloth for drying

 

Please....do go on....

 

Yeah, I was poking fun at his post. Cleaning a glass (even making it "beer clean") isn't rocket science.

So you dry the inside of the glass with a cloth? Do you use the same cloth over and over or do you get a fresh one each time?

 

I have one like THIS that I use exclusively for my glasses. It doesn't touch anything else other than already cleaned glassware. And yes, I use it on the inside of the glass.

 

I would drink Lambics more often, but they always give me acid stomach and heartburn. Does anyone here counteract this issue with Tums or Rolaids?? LOL. I might have to give that a try next, because these beers are dangerously good. I envy the people who can drink these tasty elixirs with no tummy woes.

 

I should have thrown a winky face in there as well. Damn internetz

 

Mine was last week, when I (very fortunately) walked into not one, but two stores that both had it. I took that as a sign to buy it. Oddly enough, the one was $2 more than the other (both classic, 375ml)! I had one and will sit on the other for as long as I can possibly bear.

 

I combat my sours with tums and pepto bismol, but they still **** my stomach. About a month ago I made the mistake of drinking a From the Woods Kriek in 10 minutes at a bar on my break from work, and when I went back I wanted to curl up into a ball and die. I haven't had a sour since!*

*mainly because of my bank account

 

I would be so very sad if drinking sours gave me stomach problems.

 

My first loon was the same one you had. I wasnt ready for it. DP 1/2 a 375. Man how times have changed.

Cheers!

 

It's not dirty, it's just not beer clean. But hey, it's his first Cantillon, so he has plenty of time to, as they say, to do it right in the future.

 

Maybe you're a 10%er. As for drying, I never saw the need for it to be completely dry. I do get it, though - I see lots of pictures of beer on here in dirty glassware and it does make a big difference. I won't make any generalizations, though.

 

Perhaps. If I'm going to resuse the glass right away, I don't dry other than a vigorous shaking, but I'll dry them before I put the glass away. I don't like the water spots that sometimes occur with air drying.

 

Cheval Blanc is a Bordeaux, otherwise I pretty much agree with the sentiment that frosty mugs are no place for Cantillon (or any beer) because they dilute the flavor. I think the main culprit here is the frosty mug and not as much the choice of glassware, although proper glassware adds to the experience significantly in my opinion.

 

I thought the inside joke was that it was a blend of Merlot and Cab Franc.

 

My first loon was an extra, a 375 of classic. I punched a hole in the side to reduce glug and let the belgian vortex bottle open up the flavors into my ice cold liquid nitrogen chilled pilsner glass.

i drank it pretty quickly, I remember it tasting like water with a slight hint of lemon, the kind that Red Robin serves. Then I finally understood what the hype was about: ice cold Red Robin lemon water whenever you want.

 

that vintage is drinking so well right now!

My first loon was Mamouche, still one of my favorites!

 

Had a Rose De Gambrinus at Poechenellekelder almost a year ago in Brussels. It was everything I've hoped for and more. Now I have about 20 bottles in the basement and my bank account has been crying ever since.