4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 12, 2010 (Bottle) Pours golden with a small off-white head. The aroma is super citric and super bretty with notes of lacto, lemon, rhubarb, horse blanket, barnyard, cow urine, tart black currant, cheese, spicy oak and dry wood alongside a light buttery and alcohol warming cognac tone. Light fruity esters, dry pineapple, apples, and minerals alongside a light spicy twist. Wheat, hay and dry cracker-like malt. The nose is “layer upon layer” complex. The flavour is dry, light bitter and medium to heavily acidic. Lots of citrus and a fair amount of brett. Wheat, hay and cracker-like malt. The mouthfeel is tart and “spicy”. Light carbonated. The finish is of dry wood and citric acid. Near medium bodied. The beer is just as lovely as any other Cantillon product.
4.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle generously shared by Nick3 on BeerAdvocate at a tasting. Slightly hazy golden pour with a one finger white head that leaves a nice film and lacing. Really looks incredible. Aroma is has your typical gueuze characteristics, with bretty funk and wood, as well as an interesting cognac note. Flavor is both sweet and tart, with your usual barnyard funky gueuze flavors along with a touch of sweet cognac. Lots of wood in there as well, maybe even some hop bitterness. Cognac on the finish. Very complex and nothing short of amazing. Really, this is easily the best Cantillon I’ve had to this point and may be the best sour beer I’ve had. Palate is dry and tart with some well-balanced acidity. Medium body and a very long finish.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle at Novare Res. Aroma, well you’ve got that vicious gueuze cantillon aroma of malts, funk, horseblanket, leather, sourness, and oaky cigars. Appearance is a cloudy amber...a sight i’ve learned to know means business. There’s a thin film of head that swirls and lingers around the whole time. Taste is fantastic, sweet from the oak, malt and cognac....sour from the yeast, slightly hoppy and just mind blowingly good. Palate is a bit acidic, but super soft and smooth. Overall this is a beer to behold, something I’ll enjoy every time i get the chance.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
really nice gueuze. nose is funky and sourish . flavor is sour, tart refreshing and a touch of cognac just in the finish, very effervescent, nice cloudy with some head
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 20/20
Marvellous geuze, wonerful yet funky aroma, beutiful white head on grapefruit, very tasty and balanced. Cognac in secondary.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured a basically clear pale golden color with a thin, fizzy ring of bubbles. The aroma was light funk and lots of sour. Had a tough time finding much cognac. The flavor too was a bit of funk with plenty of sourness and very little cognac that was discernible to me. The carbonation was active on the tongue but not distracting. Dry finish. Good stuff.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
kind of like child’s mouthwash, this is light but very fizzy and sour. Bottle from Ryan Blanksi’s Sourfest- Hollywood, Florida.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Hazy gold. Barnyard, sweet booze, brett, vinegar and wood. Flavor is sour but has some sweet characteristics. I get some of the barrel aging, vinegar, sour apples and wet earthy flavors. Damn good.
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