 Bhops (138), Dallas, Texas, USA
Apr 17, 2008
bottle from brewery. Pours flat apple juice flavored color, smells of apple, grapes and vinegary sourness. Very smooth and buttery taste, oaky, mild sourness, a little dry. Pretty mild taste. Might need to age a bit, but still a very interesting beer.
emerson430 (76), Lakewood, Ohio, USA
Jul 2, 2008 Same sample pour as Brigadier at the Beer Engine. I concur with most of his observations however, I would comment on the low to almost non-existent carbonation. The acidity/sourness of the lambic more than makes up for this in the mouthfeel.
Brigadier (820), Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
Jun 30, 2008 4 oz sample
I had the chance to try this at the Buckeye Beer Engine during a special sour ale sampling. It was worth every penny of the $3 I paid. Given the cost for a full 750ml I probably won’t be springing for one any time soon even if I could find it. Even so if I happen to run across this again I will certainly not pass it up.
Aroma / Appearance - The honey colored body was flat and lifeless. The scent of dry white wine tickled the nose along with an orange base, white grapes and an oaky base. For a lambic it was very gentle.
Flavor / Palate - The tartness was not nearly as strong as I thought it would be. Sour, dry and a little woody it was chewy and dense. As expected it did dry out the throat. Reminding me of a dry white wine it was excellent all the way to the final drop.
marcus (890), Sacramento, California, USA
Jun 23, 2008 Bhensonb shared a bottle with me. This golden lambic poured with no head at all, eliciting an acidic aroma. There is a gentle flavor - neither sweet nor sour. One is left with a slightly sour citrus taste on the tongue. This is just a straight, unblended lambic, yet it is very tasty. Thanks Bill.
bhensonb (2677), Woodland, California, USA
Jun 23, 2008 750 ml bottle. Bottled 05 Sept 2007. Hazy orange amber color with no real head. Slightly acidic aroma. Rather thin, with no carbonation. Flavor is mildly acidic with a little light stone fruit and some citrus. Finish is about the same, but a little wood is detectable. It’s a very good drink. It seems to go well with cheese and nuts.
PilsnerPeter (1303), Flushing, New York, USA
Jun 23, 2008 Bottle 2005:Cloudy deep orange with just about no head. Nice nose. Overall citric acidity, with leather, soft grapefruit notes, musty damp basement. Not much carbontation, very slick. Flavor is less sour than expected. Tart lemon character with an overall citric acidity. Has some leather, dust, oak tannins and a clean acidic finish. Not the most complex Cantillon but nice. This is only my second unblended and I don’t think I enjoy them as much as blended Lambics.
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