Cantillon 50ºN-4ºE

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Brussels, Belgium

Had this wonderful brew during the Champion League final Barcelona-Man.United with some other beers and it lasted two days. I must admit that for the first time in my beerlife a beer was okay, or just another, the next day. Ok, the carbonation was almost disappeared, but much of its flavor still existed. Fantasic notes of citric, lemon, grape, sourness and great carbonation. Very wellbalanced and with a great, great finish of sharp dryness.

Pours a golden orange with a small head. Smells of green apple peel and vinegar Taste is crisp, lots of green apple, tart, not too sour at all, vinegarry, dry, not too heavy on brett, but has some nice brett notes on the end.

750ml bottle. Pours a lightly hazed medium golden color, small fizzing off white head, good carbonation throughout. Great nose of tart citrus fruits as well as light vinegar and some tart Chardonnay grapes. Picked up light oak in the flavor along with fresh citric acidity and a crisp funky Belgian finish. Another great one from Cantillon.

Bottle - Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is funky and sour. It’s musty, with lemon and wood. Taste is ridiculously complex. There’s a little wheat up front, the middle is sweet, then transitions into a really tart citrus, like an unripe orange. The finish hits with a bunch of wood, then sour grapefruit. I give this a lot of credit for the flavor roller coaster you get put on--it’s pretty ridiculous. It’s just okay in the mouth--smooth and medium-light bodied, with a nice dry finish. Is it worth $26 a bottle? I have no idea. But I do know I scooped it up when I saw it on the shelf at Riley’s. What a nice find!

750ml. Pours a hazy pale yellow with a pretty tiny head. Aroma shows different characteristics than the normal Gueuze. It’s hard to describe but it’s more herbal. More like a garden than a barnyard. Funkiness is relatively low though acetic acid is high. Very vinnegary. Flavor is kinda watery, high tartness, more acetic acid. Dry. This was kind of a letdown. I love this brewery but this is a pretty ordinary example of the style.

Bottle. Pours fizzy at first, than it settles into hazy orange. Hop and cognac tones. Tart and complex (but not my favourite style)

Bottle. L:Hazy golden funk. S: Matured. Sour apple. Small smokeiness. T: Fruity! Sour berries. Orange cest. The aftertaste has more bitterness than your regular geuze, touches of hops and bourbon. Tart. O: Big bodyfor this kind of beer. Really good! The use of the cognac barrels really adds depth and complexity, and also some drinkability!

Bouteille verte de 750 ml partagée lors d’une dégustation Ratebeer Montréal chez moi. Arôme: Odeur sûrette avec une pointe de cognac. Apparence: La couleur est blonde légèrement voilée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Léger goût de pomme et d’agrumes avec une pointe sûrette. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère acidité en arrière goût. (Rating #2333)