Allagash/Cantillon/RR "Wild Friendship" Collab

[JBP]

In case you didn't see the post on the Allagash or Cantillon facebook page today:

Per Allagash:
"The "Wild Friendship" was just blended, bottled and layed down at Brasserie Cantillon. Featuring a 3 year old Cantillon Lambic, 2 1/2 year old Allagash Coolship and a 2 year old Russian River Sonambic this is going to be delicious!

Jean at Cantillon said his goal was to find a balanced link between the 3 beers and "It will be a very good beer for sure".

BONUS: They sent us kegs filled with Cantillon Lambic so we can do a version here. Stay tuned for more information."
https://www.facebook.com/AllagashBrewingCompany/posts/725977937436765

Per Cantillon:
"1/3 Allagash Coolship, 1/3 Russian River Sonambic, 1/3 Cantillon Lambic, a lot of love for our beers and a bit of madness. The rebirth of the spontaneous fermented beers all over the world!"
https://www.facebook.com/permalink....295991783&id=110627652322553&substory_index=0

You may commence HNNGGing.

 

[Snarf1]

I think pretending it doesn't exist is probably the best plan.

 

[Dsal891]

I agree on pretending it Never happened.



So much want.




So much.




Like a lot

 

[tennispl]

My house? Is my house a good FT on this one? I can add if necessary.

 

[ASUBeer]

I'll probably just peel the label off one of my classic Geuze and write wild friendship blend and bring it to a tasting to blow minds.

 

[ABSTRACTlegend]

ISO lol

 

[RyanG1]

ISO: WFB FT: BFF

 

[lb304854]

ISO: Friendship beer; Ft: my actual friends

 

[drbenzo1]

We plan to blend our own Sunday at my house... pics and report to follow

 

[regularjohn]

let this be allagash distro please for the love of jebus

 

[Minnesotaryan]

MADLY ISO! PLZ!

 

[hopstar1]

Early call, but could this be the biggest whale of 2014?

Also: ISO this. FT: you ****ing name it.

 

[tehzachatak]

let this be allagash distro please for the love of jebus

Lol. Distro? You are a silly man.

 

[tehzachatak]

Also, greatest Facebook comment of all time on the Allagash post about it -

"as soon as this is on Untappd, I'm adding to my wishlist!"

Great, thanks for letting us know.

 

[stupac2]

Am I crazy for not being super excited for this? Cantillon's random lambic blends always seem to taste basically the same, and I don't see why this would be different. It probably won't be distributed at all, so why all the fuss?

I'll likely be in Brussels sometime in July, and if Cantillon has it I'll try it, but if it never happens then oh well, not worth worrying about.

 

[Michigan1]

This is a true instawale.

 

[lb304854]

Am I crazy for not being super excited for this? Cantillon's random lambic blends always seem to taste basically the same, and I don't see why this would be different. It probably won't be distributed at all, so why all the fuss?

I'll likely be in Brussels sometime in July, and if Cantillon has it I'll try it, but if it never happens then oh well, not worth worrying about.

I don't think you quite understand the give-it-to-me-now chop-your-balls-off-with-a-meat-cleaver nature of the beer scene.

Because

Whales

Bro.

 

[RyanG1]

How many Proprietor will this fetch? 7.3?

 

[Minnesotaryan]

I don't think you quite understand the give-it-to-me-now chop-your-balls-off-with-a-meat-cleaver nature of the beer scene.

Because

Whales

Bro.

also

Because

Loons

Bro.

 

[regularjohn]

Lol. Distro? You are a silly man.

hey man don't trample my dreams

 

[Minnesotaryan]

hey man don't trample my dreams

 

[regularjohn]

 

[Minnesotaryan]

 

[BusinessSloth]

How many Proprietor will this fetch? 7.3?

17.76 picohitlers

http://robotsrule.us/picohitlers.html

 

[drbenzo1]

Well, this was really good! Thanks rmaste6282 for the idea!

 

[drgarage1]

I'll be interested to see if RR and Allagash do release their own versions, and, if so, how.

 

[JBP]

I'll be interested to see if RR and Allagash do release their own versions, and, if so, how.

Based on this quote from the Allagash post-

"BONUS: They sent us kegs filled with Cantillon Lambic so we can do a version here. Stay tuned for more information."

-it seems that they plan to. My guess would be either on draft at the tasting room only, or if it does get bottled maybe brewery-only 375mls for $15-20? Just wild speculation.

 

[rmaste6282]

Repost pic, not sure why it isn't there now. drbenzo

 

[drbenzo1]

Well, this was really good! Thanks rmaste6282 for the idea!

I think I moved it...

 

[Lurkaholic]

From Cantillon: "The Friendship blend will only be to taste during the UQintessence that will take place begin of May (more info follows on our website in the coming weeks) and there will be no bottles for sale."

 

[ridglens]

From Cantillon: "The Friendship blend will only be to taste during the UQintessence that will take place begin of May (more info follows on our website in the coming weeks) and there will be no bottles for sale."

I read about the October event, its something like 6 courses of food/cheese from Italian chefs, each paired with Cantillon beers (some courses had more than one, including Foune, 12 yr old gueuze, Iris, etc ). Plus other brewery beers...

IT cost 18 euro... ARE YOU ****ING KIDDING ME?! A local bar here tried to do a similar event, the beer was Stone Vertical Epic though (i think 3-9 and 12,13?) and it cost over $200. Vertical Epic guys. $200.

America....

 

[gpawned]

I read about the October event, its something like 6 courses of food/cheese from Italian chefs, each paired with Cantillon beers (some courses had more than one, including Foune, 12 yr old gueuze, Iris, etc ). Plus other brewery beers...

IT cost 18 euro... ARE YOU ****ING KIDDING ME?! A local bar here tried to do a similar event, the beer was Stone Vertical Epic though (i think 3-9 and 12,13?) and it cost over $200. Vertical Epic guys. $200.

America....

end Upland insert name here rant/

 

[Kentucky1]

end Upland insert name here rant/

Yogi's...for the win?

 

[Ataraxia1]

Wait wait wait, so the collaboration will not be bottled at all?

And here I was about to draw up some very specific instructions for family who will be visiting Europe in late spring...

 

[Lurkaholic]

Wait wait wait, so the collaboration will not be bottled at all?

And here I was about to draw up some very specific instructions for family who will be visiting Europe in late spring...

Yeah I hear you. I think they might be bottling and only allowing onsite consumption, might be the easiest way for them. Pity, I had a guy in brussels ready to mule me one that I was going to surprise a regular trading partner with. Balls.

With Cantillon sending kegs to Allagash & RR for them to blend their own, I guess it's possible they might bottle and release the resulting blend... though I think it's unlikely.

Here's hoping I'm proven wrong!

 

[stupac2]

Wait wait wait, so the collaboration will not be bottled at all?

It'll probably be bottled just because that's the best way to do lambic, I think he means that no bottles will be sold. Though I guess he could've just mixed the 3 kegs together and put them back into kegs...

 

[ASUBeer]

I read about the October event, its something like 6 courses of food/cheese from Italian chefs, each paired with Cantillon beers (some courses had more than one, including Foune, 12 yr old gueuze, Iris, etc ). Plus other brewery beers...

IT cost 18 euro...

 

[BusinessSloth]

From Cantillon: "The Friendship blend will only be to taste during the UQintessence that will take place begin of May (more info follows on our website in the coming weeks) and there will be no bottles for sale."

TAKE YOUR FRIENDSHIP CANTILLON AND SHOVE IT.

 

[Dunt1]

****...May huh?

 

[Michigan1]

****...May huh?

So this is what your Facebook post was referencing, huh?

From Cantillon: "The Friendship blend will only be to taste during the UQintessence that will take place begin of May (more info follows on our website in the coming weeks) and there will be no bottles for sale."

Yeah. Bottles will still make their way into the wild.