Cantillon 50°N-4°E

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Brussels, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Stem glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Now this takes awsomeness to a whole new level. Bottle thanks to Ang! Like the most balanced and drinkable lambic ever, like i had my glass in under 4 mins while everyone else is still nosing it. The cognac is subtle and adds a pepperyness to the tongue on the finish, theres also some fruity notes in the aroma. Alround probably the best beer iv ever had an i just cant fiond the right words to discribe its amazingness.

Bottle (mine 2007 & Karl 2003). Clear pale amber coloured with almost no head. Wonderfull. Wonderfull. Very smooth and has a great sourness level. Very complex and well balanced. Simply wonderfull. (Less cognac flavour in the old one).

UPDATED: MAR 17, 2009 Bottle shared by miketd. Orange pour with a quickly fading fizzy white head. Aroma of fresh fruits, peaches, light wood and pale malt. Even flavors of sour, peach, vinous fruits, wood, light yeast and barnyard. Light body, sour, with a sour dry finish. Fantastic brew!

This is one of the greatest beers I have ever tasted. Very deep golden orange coloured. Fantastic harmony between the sour, woody and grapefruity lambic and the cognac notes. Extremely complex and extremely delicious.

# 25 Cantillon – took a while to get to 25 – which was sort of the number of Cantillon’s I wanted to try at least back when I got into Cantillon – didn’t expect to come across this one before the second batch came out – still looking forward just as eagerly for the upcoming batch – one can never have too much Cantillon – brewed 05/05/2006 – bottled 30/05/2007 – firstly this is almost unnervingly different from LH12 – whilst the LH12 is way more out of the ballpark of Cantillon and this one leans close to the standard geuze taste-wise – this one is almost unquestionably head and shoulders above the pure lambic version – LH12 is also very; very different from a standard Cantillon lambic – or at least a 3 yr old – haven’t really had anything else as ancient as the LH12 – pure lambic-wise – 75 cl. bottle unfairly / fairly split between me and Kraddel with me getting the lions share – pours an opaque orange / bright golden with a fluffy, almost creamy in a lambic-fashion head that sort of tries to hold itself – smell is such rich an full Cantillon funk, much fuller and more solid that one would expect, light herbal & Cognac notes popping up here as well but way more mellow and complimenting rather than full-on, touch melon, some plastic nature – in a good way that is to say – Cantillon citrus and straw, absolutely marvellous – taste takes you down the same road, full, round Cantillon funk, rich; plenty of citrus, cobweb, that herbal nature remains interesting and complimentary, some more Cognac-like notes to be found in this one, melon, the Cantillon lemon is serious business on this, acidic, going towards puckering, consider myself a bit used to sour beers but this one you feel, lemon peel, light touch of wood; almost feels hot in the finish – smooth, full, low carb. – very easy to drink – usually I opt for geuze’s + faro by 3F & fruit lambic’s by Cantillon but this one is serious contender amongst the better stuff I have had by 3F geuze-wise – as usual with this kind of stuff; it is a bit hard to tell what plays a bigger role here with the increased quantity, the aging or the special nature of this one – most likely a combination, I do think that this one would def. top a Cantillon of this age – looking forward to how a fresh one from the second batch will be like

A huge thanks to BDR for sharing this incredibly rare, and expensive beer. Like everyone Cantillon, it is delicious and without flaw. Sour barnyard aroma. Tons of barnyard character, horse blanket, vinegar. Lots of yeast. There is some grape, but I don’t taste the cognac. Bright, cloudy yellow, and lots of thin, white foam that leaves a lacing on the glass. Finish has cloves and some apricot. This is an incredible beer. One of my highest ratings ever.

A sour barnyard aroma with a vinous character amid the barnyard and yeast. Faint vinous character in both bottles I’ve had, but the cognac showed through much more in the second bottle. Incredibly sour and worthy of the Cantillon name.

75cl bottle, at home. i almost cried when it was finished. almost a reason to move to brussels!! one of the softest and most delicate geuze i had, delicate horsey, vanilla and pepper nose. sour but in a light velvety sort of way, woody, citric, mouthwatering. if i could imagine what the tears of a goddess would taste like, this comes pretty close xxx

2007 Vintage. The cork eases out, perfectly spongy & in tact with a muted pop.. immediately the aroma of funk starts to emanate. Poured into gueuze tumblers with a robust, seafoam-like head with lingering retention. Nose is musty & bretty, reminiscent of a horse stable on a cool summer night. The bacteria has a pronounced and complex flavor, followed by the subtle undertone of cognac. The lambic essence is so deep and rich, the effort is perfectly executed with a touch of warmth on the back end.The barnyard resonance transcends into faint booziness, which could almost be confused as lingering oak from the barrel. If you observe closely, theres really something more here. The small nuances are what really puts this in distant perspective with other Cantillon Gueuze of the same vintage...made from the same loom, but certainly a different fabric. Makes everything else in life fade into nothingness..Truly a world class offering!

Bottle from State Line, purchased in May, and then brought back for sharing after the shelves went dry in days, me a lucky passerby who happened to grabbed on in a short window. The pour yielded a nice hazy golden straw color, decent initial head, thinned to a ring, spotty if any lacing. The aroma was funky tart apples, grapes, and lemons, light leathery elements. The flavor was so excellent, this thing just melded together nicely, remained pleasantly drinkable (I even said it came across as a gueuze, so smooth, no idea that was the classification here). Wonderful notes of leather and the tartness worked for me, and this finished with a very mildly sweet touch in the finish. No, the sweetness wouldn’t be perceivable to the novice, but for a Cantillon brew, this had a very nice mild-balanced (for a lambic) finish, that was very pleasant. A solid and stellar brew, glad I was able to share with those that didn’t get the bottle. If only I had some more? Mouthfeel was spritzy, slightly less carbonated than other gueze brews, but moreso than a standard flat/still type lambic. Is this my favorite Cantillon? I think perhaps so.