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Cantillon 50ºN-4ºE

Percentile
99
overall
Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze

Brussels, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2363.94/5.03.91/5.07%79.6Flute, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
In March 2005, the brewery Cantillon had bought second hands barrels in the region of Cognac. For 15 years, the wood had been impregnate with cognac. Then for 2 years, our lambic has extracted all the flavors and aromas to make a unique gueuze. The name comes from the geographic location of the brewery.
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 BeerandBlues2 (3203), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Jan 18, 2009  
Bottle. Pours sparkling and hazy orange with a small, rocky, white head, somewhat lasting with fair lacing. Aroma is average malt (hay, straw), average hops (grass, grapefruit, lemon), heavy yeast (horse blanket, barnyard, soap, earth) with notes of grape, plum, wood, and wine. Light bodied, mineral texture, average carbonation, and a sour finish. Average duration, light sweetness, heavy acidity and sourness.


 17thfloor (1457), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Jan 9, 2009  
Pours a murky but glowing orange/yellow with a creamy white froth that fades into some clump fine bubbles. Sweet tart and sour aroma with notes of pepper and a cognac roundness. Sweet sugary, tart, lightly sour, lots of barrel, some funky cheesiness, really nice cognac notes. Strong flavors yet still quite balanced.


 ironchefscott (342), portland, Oregon, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 29, 2008  
rbsg 08 thanks toncatcher....not a huge brandy presence...actually one of the weaker ones I have had from cantillion....actually tame compared to the rest?


 motelpogo (4394), Plzen, Czech Republic
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 28, 2008  
rbesg08 grand tasting, bottled. hazy golden, lightly spritzy, typical cantillon aromas, plenty of lemon sherbet, some tomato vine, the expected tartness, tasty


 bp (455), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Dec 21, 2008  
Bottle 2007 pours a hazy yellow-orange with a thin white head, aroma is funky, fruity, taste is sour, fruity, some funkiness, I am trying to find the cognac taste but I do not really notice it, thin mouthfeel, with a dry finish.


Martinus (19), Nijmegen, Netherlands
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/519/20
Dec 20, 2008  
Great lambic.. Only real downside of this bottle was that it tasted slightly less good than a glass of lambic served straight from a cognac cask I happened to be permitted to taste at the cantillon brewery. I presume that barrel must be somewhere in the 50N-4E, but as a single cask brew it was even better.


 StFun (535), Indiana, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/518/20
Dec 7, 2008    Updated: Jan 8, 2009
Exceptional lambic. Pours a murky light orange/amber with a pencil thin white head. Aroma is sour, funky, and fruity. Flavor is nice, funky, farmhouse, wood, vanilla. Lots of fruit notes, but they stay in the background. Tart and dry, but in a great way. Very complex. I liked this one a lot.


 tjthresh (1765), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Dec 5, 2008  
Pours murky muddy straw yellow with a bit of white head. It smells a bit like pears. Very nice barrel and wine notes. The flavor is bretty with some vomit notes. Very oaky which is reflected in the finish as well. Pretty good.



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