apricot lambic shootout
after a couple of months in the bottle, it was finally time to try out my apricot lambic.
- to celebrate, I grabbed some raincoast crisps and humboldt fog and headed over to PP and DP’s house, where I had picked the apricots nineteen months earlier. I also chilled a bottle of ’08 fou’ foune from cantillon for the sake of comparison (and to see where my version might be headed in a few years). here are my thoughts on each:
- cantillon fou’ foune 2008
- appearance: great carbonation, turbid, white head that quickly fades to lacing
- aroma: intense, complex, dirty barnyard funk
- taste: bracing acidity, slight sticky stone fruit evident on finish
- overall: enjoyable, but the high acid level made this beer far from sessionable.
- house apricot lambic
- appearance: light straw color, crystal clear, solid carbonation, quickly vanishing head
- aroma: sweet ripe apricot, lingering funk
- taste: assertive complex funk with tart apricot and a tangy, dry finish with a fresh, complex acidity. very drinkable.
- overall: I can’t think of a tastier beer I’ve made to date, really happy with this one. I’m excited to take my first solera barrel pull soon to experiment with other local fruit.
December 27th, 2012 at 9:54 pm
I really enjoy lambics. You introduced me to a good one in March in LA. Will lookout for more. PP and DP? When are you hanging out with TP? Cheers!