Cantillon Don Quijote

Formerly brewed at Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Brussels, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Stem glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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[Bottle] shared by Randall. Thanks! Pours a peachy orange with an effervescent pinkish head. Aroma is bright and crisp, moderate barnyard brett, nice light grapiness, quite lactic with little acetic acid. Flavor is super tart and crisp, light grapes, typical Cantillon barnyard funky brett, tons of lactic acid. It tastes young still, super bright, clean, and I’m not really sure what age will do to this one.

750ml bottle # 58LRich Aroma is both sweet and tart. The classic Cantillon funk paired with a delicate, but not overpowering fruitiness. Plenty of floral aspects as well: lavender, jasmine, roses. Lighter grape skin tannin, some plums and a good dose of drying oak. I really enjoy how the funk/flowers/fruit interact with each other. The nose on this is absolutely stunning. Pours a very attractive cloudy peachy/rose color with a thin, but tight bright white head. Flavor is vibrant, fresh and perhaps a little young. Nice interplay of grape tannin, oak tannin and wild yeast. Fairly dry. Little to no sweetness. The grapes add a nice, tannic flavor. A bit of must and cobwebs. Fairly clean all across the tongue with a biting, gripping acidic finish down the throat. Medium bodied, excellent carbonation with a vibrant, clean finish. Thanks Randall!

750 bomber, had with friends at our epic sour tasting at Jasons. Pours a hazy orange with a fluffy white head. Deep aroma of fruits - lemons, pineapple, strawberries and tell-tale funk. Nicely carbonated, lightly sour. Didn’t get the Welches grape as much as light cherry / strawberry flavors. Nice body and good legs on the finish. Wonderfully balanced. Thanks to Franco for sending this memorable brew to me to share.

Big concord grape aroma. Quite tart and dry (as if one would expect anything else from Cantillon!). Not ultra complex, but significantly more elegant than any grape wine I have ever had from Lambrusca grapes.

UPDATED: OCT 25, 2010 Bottle. Pours a amber red color with a white collared head. Very purple grape smellig like concord grapes. Barnyard as well. The aroma has a slight aroma of horse apple aka barnyard manure, this aroma seems to be quite polarizing, either you like it or hate it. The taste is leaps and bounds better than the aroma and I like the aroma! Flavorwise I get purple grape first and foremost followed by some earthiness and oakiness. The taste is really good, wow. Don Q is the man. Sour and tart that makes you pucker. Light mouthfeel with nice balance of carbonation. Overall, a really nice beer and one that I will probably never get the chance to try again.

Bottle shared with Travlr and Livingstone: Poured a reddish ruby with pink tints, hazy white head. The aroma is sour grapes, fruit, nice funkiness. The taste is up front sour, mellows into fruit strawberry. Dry oak barrel finish. I don’t normally dig lambics, however this stuff is liquid gold.

LCBS 2010. Purplish/pinkish pour. Aroma is quickly dominated by grapes. Concord grapes and strawberries. Flavor has some of the normal Cantillon funk, wood to go along with the grape flavor. I liked this, I am not sure this will age and I am not sure that pure sour heads will be all that enthused.

Thank you Greg for sharing this bottle at the LCBS 10. WoW!!! The beer poured ruby red with a small pink head. The aroma was grape and carbonation. The taste was fantastic with grape flavors headlining the bill. Providing the backbeat were tart citrus and straw notes..... Amazing.......

Aroma is like liquid concord grapes; lots of grape skin, very bright fruit, lactic sourness, funk, and residual sugar. Taste is insanely tart grapes. Lots of grape skin, funk, lemon rind, and a touch of creaminess, and more sourness. Pretty damn amazing.

750 ml capped and corked bottle poured a clear reddish amber with a small lasting pink head. Aromas of pink grapefruit, grapes, straw,light barnyard and light leather. Palate was light bodie and crisp with a dry tart finish. Flavors of grapes, citrus, straw, barnyard funk and light leather with a crisp dry lingering tart fruity finish.