Lambic Beer Tasting – Episode #519

August 14, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk sits down with Alec from Wine Library again to go over Lambics.

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“every time i see this episode i just want to scream,”stop spiiting out…” by gibb brown
“Umm? Classic beer geekiness, less on the annoying side (good),(Russian…” by benricosan
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Beers tasted in this episode:

Cantillon Gueuze
Cantillon St Lamvinus 2005
Russian River Supplication batch #3
Lindeman’s Framboise

If you’d like additional help with the above beers or would just like to know a little bit more, please email Alec Yankus ( ayankus@winelibrary.com ).

Cheese mentioned in todays episode.

Belletoile

If you’d like additional help with the above item or would just like to know a little bit more, please email Justin Novello ( justin@winelibrary.com ).

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August 15, 2008

AshmanE
Argyle McLovin! Great show. Enjoyed it from Ustream as well…

QOTD: You’re doing great Alec. You seem to be comfortable in front of the camera and you do a great job as a foil for Gary. Keep it up! 93 points.
August 15, 2008

Trav
Sweet show, love the beer ratings. Russian river is a few towns away, I will have to go check it out sometime.

QOTD: Doin pretty well Alec, way to know your ish on all that beer.
August 15, 2008

Kevin K
Sweet episode!
August 15, 2008

Alfredhayes
Question OTD: 88 points Alec. Nice job.
Quote OTD: “I’m wearing a vegan.com shirt and we are having bacon”
August 15, 2008

Colin Lukens
A and G – Good stuff, Lambics are the best beers, age-worthy and complex. Alec did pretty well, knows his stuff. But needs to start pronouncing Gueuze like the Belgiums: “Gerrr-zzz”
August 15, 2008

Daniel Schlossberg
QOTD: great show, your doing good! never had a lambic, but ill keep my eye out to try one!
August 15, 2008

JMac
Great show. I have been looking out for something like this for the past 100 shows or so. It is the first episode I can actually use in my everyday life as none of my friends drink wine (but I am trying to expand my horizons). Next time I am with my co-workers I will definitely be mentioning trying Lambric beer either at the next lunch or bringing some to the next barbeque.
August 15, 2008

Pardus
My wife got back from Belgium last night and then tells me, “We were in a beer store, but I didn’t know what to get you.” I was crushed as I love, love, love, Belgian beer. Lambics are great, but I really go for the Trappist beers. Trois-Monts (from France I know but still a Flanders style beer) is also great
August 15, 2008

theemptyglass
QOTD: Argyle Alec, you did a great job, you have your own web tv carisma and I think you should start BLTV, then you and Gary could do crossover eps like this one, and Gary could be on your show! The two of you have good report.

Gary: I think that a show like this does well reinforcing your philosophy. Trying new things, trusting your pal etc. Why should wine drinkers be limited to wine? Thanks, it was a good ep.
August 15, 2008

Dennis Miller
Just a note to say you have another fan hooked on your craziness.
August 15, 2008

Eva
Hi, this lurker finally comments. Great show as always. I thought Alec did really good in describing the beers and Gary too of course. Now a little extra info. Maybe it has already been said, but I am too lazy too read all the comments through. First off, the gueuze. There is a little description on the English wikipedia page on the origin of the name, but I think there is more truth in the dutch/Flemish one. One of the exlanations is that it actually originates from the street name where this kind of lambic was first brewed (Geuze street) in Brussels. Afterwards it spread out to different regions. I think you guys also wondered which grapes were used in the St Lamvinus. There’s merlots and cabernet-francs. And I also can’t resist on commenting on the framboise lambic from Lindemans. I think Alec mentioned that this was the beer you could let your girlfriend drink. I was honestly laughing out loud when he said that, because especially the “kriek” (as we call these kinds of beer in Belgium) from Lindemans is “The girl bier” because it’s so sweet. I would dare to say that Lindemans in general is pretty commercial in Belgium. There is always a kind of “battle” between them and Belle Vue (owned by Inbev) for who is the better and the “true” kriek. Other then them, there are a bunch of other brewers who make kriek, but they are smaller and thus less known.

Hope this is not too much to read.

Eva
August 15, 2008

Sonnenuhr
Is it time for BLTV? No thanks!
August 15, 2008

Leif erik Sundstrom
ALEC: goood work and gary–so cool and chill today, really liked it. Aleic, what do you think of Flemish ales? Duchess de Bourgogne? Reinardt?(sp?) etc

Love these beers with food, especially smokeed brisket. what are your thoughts?
August 15, 2008

Valos
Great episode. I’m a big beer fan, and I really like lambics, so it’s great to see it get some attention. Alec did great, and I hope to see more of him. Would love to see an episode on Belgian Dark Ales (I definitely recommend Maudite, Trois Pistoles, and Gulden Draak). Thanks guys.
August 15, 2008

YoungDave
QOTD: Great show, Big G. I gotta say that Argyle Alec knows his stuff and I appreciate it, even if he is quite the beer geek. The show need Gary’s laid-back personality and charisma to keep it thoroughly enjoyable. Solid episode, and I love the guest format and Alec introducing Gary to some new info about a beverage that isn’t as familiar to him as the usual suspect of vino.
August 15, 2008

Gino G.
I found it hilarious that Gary’s wearing a vegan shirt that someone obviously sent to him, and is eating bacon in this episode. Haha.
August 15, 2008

Ben
Gary love the show, I’m a big beer nut, so this was awesome. BTW I was catching up on a few episodes and watching one you did on Bordeaux, and I have a show idea. I’ve heard John C. Dvorak from Twit talk about having a lot of vintage Burgundy and Bordeaux; I think it would be awesome to do a show with him where you guys try good old world wines. It would be cool, and it might open wine library up to a wider audience if you got a Twit nod as well.

Ben
August 15, 2008

Scott
Love the Beer Shows! You need to do more of these and you should sell some high end beer at wine library. Lots of cross over appeal with many craft brews, especially the Belgians. I hope to see you do a show on Saisons. Many of them are quite similar to Lambics, using heavy doses of Brett and wild yeasts. They tend not to be quite as esoteric, but are no less complex. They also cost much less. Darbyste is a very interesting one which is fermented with Fig Juice, but doens’t have so much as a hint of sweetness. The Saisons of Fantome are as complex as any wine I have ever had showing sharp barnyard aromas and tart fruit flavors. I shared a couple bottles with some friends a few weeks ago and we nearly came to blows with each other arguing over what fruits we were tasting in this beer! Fantome doesn’t make fruit beers, it is all in the yeast(s)! Again, great show and Alec was awesome!
August 15, 2008

Chrisfs
A Lambic show on WLTV! that rocks! Russian River Brewing is about an hour away from me. I actually met the brewmaster once. He was pretty neat. He was at an event at Toronado, a great beer bar in SF.
I like lambics, though while I enjoy it sometimes, I think Lindemans goes overboard with the sweetness sometimes. You should try a Cantillion Rose de Gambrius. That’s funky beer!
August 15, 2008

medo
@QOTD: Alec was doing really fine, but I’d love to see Mott dancing!
August 15, 2008

Rajiv
QOTD: Awesome!!!! You’re doing great, and I’d like to see you on more!

Alec: I had the lindemans Cassis lambic, and underneath the sweet, fruitiness was a real bad stink – we’re talking latrine here. Is there some bacterial contamination? What might have been going on?

Thanks for the tip about the Rauchbier. While I haven’t found one yet, I’ve found some Rauchbock, and I love it.
August 15, 2008

Withnail
QOTD: Great job Alec!
Not a beer drinker but enjoyed the show.
Gary came across a bit buzzed (but in a good way – he was loose).
August 15, 2008

Rajiv
I get the Rauchbock at Triumph Brewing Co everytime they have it – It’s definitely one of my favorite! I’ve got other friends who dig the bacon as well
August 15, 2008

david h.
QOTD: I’m loving the random non wine shows.

Never had a lambic, but I will definitely seek them out.
August 15, 2008

Adam J
Cool beer episode. Can’t say I’m down with much fruit in the beer. Also not much of a wheat beer fan but everything in life deserves at least one try.
QOTD: I dug the science.