Cantillon 50ºN-4ºE

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Brussels, Belgium

One of the best guezes I have ever had. The chracteristics of the beer type is still there, but the acidic taste blends with sweet and darker nuances from the cognac barrels. Maybe it was just me being happy that day, but I thought this beer to be more than splendid.

750ml. shared a while back. Pour was hazy gold/amber with tons of foamy white head. Aromas of cognac, tart sour, and musty funk. Flavor was much of the same from what I recall. I need to try again and rerate, but at $27 a pop I dont know if I will.

My Bottom Line:
Dusty lambic funk massages this Lambic’s citrusy sourness, while white wine sweetness relaxes into a nearly oily sipper of a mouthfeel.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A ring of foam surrounds the hazy blond.
-This does not taste like a lambic blend (so does not recall a Gueuze), but is rather redolent of a single lambic batch.
-This is sweeter than the usual Cantillon lambic, but balance is still achieved.
-Carbonation is quite low.

Bottle.

Sampled at Houston tasting and thanks to zinister. Dark yellow and clear. Nose is slightly tangy and tart. Taste is woody, a bit winey, very smooth, tart, tangy, mouth puckering. Well done.

March Houston Tasting. Thanks to ygtbsm94. Pours a cloudy yellow with not head. Nose of sour, tartness, whiskey, cognac, oak and spices. Flavor is woody with citrus peels. Bitter finish.

bottle thanks to zinister. Shared at March Houston Tasting. Pours a clear orange with a thin, white head. Nose is nice sour citrus fruit. Taste is the same. Mouthfeel is both bitter and sour.

Bottle, sent by my bro pantanap. Thanks Kan! Shared with wetherel, Katie and Jon for a mellow Saturday afternoon tasting in Del Mar. Appearance is a slightly hazy golden color with a fine white head and bubbles. Beautiful aroma to this beer. Damn this smells good. It retains a lot of the floral and citric gueuze notes with lemon rind, white grape, plus a nice bitterness from the cognac matched with the oak wood. Flavor is earthy with a lot of grain character. Notes of hay, dry grass and wild yeast funk go nicely with sour fruits and a subtle oak barrel finish. Not overly tart on the palate, but it delivers a pleasing amount of sourness. The cognac character underneath makes it very interesting overall. Very easy to drink. I was stoked on this one. Hmm yah!

2007 bottle. Great funky citrus, yeast, and wheat grass aroma. Flavor is not as sour as other lambics, with notes of green apple, yeast, and earthy brett. The only fault of note I found was, as others have notices, the subtle bitter earthy aftertaste that did not complement this beer’s sourness. In spite of that, Cantillon has still made a very fine brew. The jury is still out on whether it was worth the $28 a bottle this goes for...