Cantillon 50°N-4°E

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Brussels, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

UPDATED: JAN 13, 2012 Split with the wife in February 2011. Poured into Cantillon tumblers.

A: Dark golden body with hints of orange. Slightly hazy. Centimeter thick head on first pour which quickly evaporated into a spotty skim. A stray wisp of foam here and there on the glass.

S: One of the more earthy-funky offerings I’ve had to date from Cantillon. Nice musty oak, wet straw, with some lemon cutting through the funk. The cognac barrels add a bit of their character to the aroma. Very nice.

T: The flavor profile carries the funk quite well. One can imagine what the corner of a barn might be like on a damp, cool morning. A bit of tartness comes in to complement the funk and must. Cognac also lends just a hint of sweetness to the mix.

M: Medium bodied with a nice smooth effervesence. Tartness and acidity are present but doesn’t reach the extremity that Cantillon can reach with age.

O: Drinking very well. The flavor and aroma were quite complex and pleasing, perhaps just lacking a little bit more assertiveness. With that said, I don’t see this improving much with age other than perhaps resolving a little bit of the balance between funk and tartness. That said, I also can’t see it going downhill either.

UPDATED: MAY 1, 2011 I had this from a 750ml bottle at dld. The beer looks like any lambic, cloudy hazy medium brown, nice light carbonation. The aroma is really nice, likes of sour funk horse blanket but nicely balanced with some sweetness, I think that’s the cognac, very similar to the taste. Has a little acidity and vinegar to it, very nice overall.

Bottle... Poured golden yellow/orange with a white head. Some decent booziness on this one for a Cantillon. Dark fruits and very wine-like. Vinous which mixed with brett funk and yeast tartness.

UPDATED: JAN 10, 2012 Bottle thanks to Papso. Pours a golden orange with smallish tan coloured head. Falls away super fast. Slightly spicy aromas with plenty of vinegar sourness. Subtle funky in the back ground. Good stuff. Flavours are dominated by vinegar sourness. A little wood, sugary sweetness and a little grassiness on the finish. Medium to thin mouthfeel. Not my favourite cantillon but still brilliant all the same.

25.4 oz bottle. Clear yellow orange with white froth. Nose is leather, lemon peel, rubber and dirty sneakers. Clean and crisp with soft carb getting juicy and mouth watering. Taste is tart chess pie, oak, earth, hay and mild cognac. Not much added from the barrel but more rustic and funky than other Cantillons i’ve sampled.

Bottle. Poured a clear gold with a slight amber hue with a white head that dissipated slowly to the edges. Aroma was a combination of strong funk, sour fruits a bit of acid and a hint of cognac. Flavor began with sour fruits and a growing acidity and cognac note and just a hint of backing funk. Finish was a bit cognac strong.

750 ml at the brickstore. 2007. Tart lemon zest spicy and herbal with hints of oak. Pours an orange golden color with thin white head. Tart with old wood and white wine notes, with hints of vanilla, funky and tart, lemon citrus flavors. Amazing

Clear very pale yellow pour with a white head. Little carbonation. Herbal hop aroma with tons of funk. Vinegar notes. Fruit and berries on the tongue. Very bitter and hoppy. High acidity. Sour with funky basement notes. Decent.