 JK (2356), Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
Apr 27, 2008
Thanks to BDR for sharing. Cloudy yellow/gold. Some carbonation. Sour aroma with apricot. Flavor is very sour, even for a Cantillon. Excellent. Full bodied, extremely flavorful and very sour.
rallison (34), USA
Jul 22, 2008 Thanks Joey for bringing this 2002 bottle to Carlos’ place for the tasting!
Aroma is funky, citrusy and nice sour peach/apricot - none of that artificial fruit you get from some of lesser lambics (and I’m not even talking about the horribly sweet Lindeman’s versions). Love that funk.
The taste is quite tart and relatively clean. Yummy funk and sour apricots. Soft wheat-like character upon warming.
Sourness is not quite as sharp as on fresher bottles, but you could argue this is a good thing. My preference - nice and sharp. Age treats it very well though, so you won’t go wrong aging a bottle.
Still, one of my favorite Cantillon beers. How I need to get some more bottles!
kmweaver (1813), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
Jul 13, 2008 750mL bottle, sampled at the 1st Annual Shenandoah Beer Throwdown, courtesy of wickedpete. Thanks, Pete!! Pours a hazy, straw-orange color; light off-white head with patchy lacing. Loads of funk (stinky feet, cheese, barnyard funk), apricots, and peachy sweetness in the aroma; good levels of acidity; nice combination of sweet fruit characer and loads of funked sourness; great nose. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: enormous amounts of tartness, sour apricots and peaches; funk, horseblanket, and cheese; again, an excellent rendition of a fruity and intensely funky / soured lambic; great stuff. Lengthy finish: tart peaches / citrus, funk, and some soft oak.
weaselkenievil (295), Cheshire, England
Jul 7, 2008 Last beer of a behemoth of a session provided by Mes. I don’t like fruit and despise apricot so you could have twatted me with a feather when I loved this. Stunk of pig shit. Fresh, sweet and the right balance of tartiness. Very hard to put down and very refreshing.
pepsican (645), the beer wastelands of, Iowa, USA
Jul 7, 2008 I can’t believe it took me so long to try this. Hazy lemon colored pour, small white head. Tart peach aroma. Flavor is sour peach, grapes, tannins, citrus, lemons...wow. Finishes nice and sour, I was sipping for a bit. This is great.
azlondon (461), Greater London, England
Jun 30, 2008 Appearance: Cap&Cork. Light orange, cloudy. Very little head.
Aroma: Sour, little bit fruity. Apricot.
Taste: Pretty sour. Bit of fruit. Quenching.
Info: 375ml bottle, 7/2-2007, 162/300
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