Cantillon in Australia

Picked up a Gilloise with no issues but would have much rather gotten an LPF, that's probably my favourite of their entire range that I've tried.

As for your question, I can't really recall what waves it has come in.

 

I've not been following arrivals like I used to (mostly because I've got enough/tired of the hunt) but, from what I recall from some discussions here some time ago, there's a "usual" shipment that hits both shores some time from late July to late September. This would contain the core range and others like Lamv (we haven't had proper Lou Pepe/Fou/Vig shipments in a few years if my memory is decent).

Any other shipments throughout the year didn't really seem to follow a strict timeline (though there is often a second almost guaranteed landing of small stuff early-ish in the year).

I'd have been more help last year, but it looks like you've done well to snag a LPF! If you really want to hunt, you've got to follow all big and small name stores that have a history of allocation (all social media, friends in-city, build owner relations etc.) and you can't hesitate on non-core offerings.

 

Rose de Gambrinus is severely underrated also, it's easily one of their best beers too.

 

RdG is better than 95% of fruited Lambic on the market. Fresh it's stupidly insane.

 

Heard some kegs are arriving too, not sure what though.

 

Might be GCB in the kegs, FF would be great but haven't heard anything yet.

 

Very cool during the week to walk into a bottle shop that I hadn't been to before and to walk up to a shelf, and pick up a Gueuze off the shelf for the princely sum of $30.53. I passed on the Kreik that was also on the shelf as I 'm not too keen. No bottle limits signs on display anywhere. Reminds me of a good few years ago, that scenario :-)

 

Range sounds like one of the two variations we ever get nowadays

I still think AU distribution amount in general has dropped (agreed more stores opening/more requesting factor in) quite significantly in part due to the sizeable amount thrown to the Americans.

Still best suggestion: make/have friends with someone from the EU for personal shopping (or travel yourself!). Less good: pay online EU prices and international shipping with huge competition/hope for local shop and reserve/make friends...or pay stupid online Western prices with less competition!

Regardless, good to see things still floating around and little shops picking more up, like heygeebee said, how it used to be (and not even the proper good old days >6 years ago!). Luckily local "wilds" and the like are really starting to get there now.

 

I know of at least one Fou keg, so I can confirm to that extent haha.

 

Looks like a keg of Foufoune was tapped on the weekend at DTC in Perth

 

That was the one. Supposedly there's a keg of Lamvinus over on your coast too.

 

Any info would be good, i'll be in Sydney next month.

 

+ Iris