Cantillon Iris

2004 Vintage. Bottled in 2006. Pours a dark slightly hazy orange-yellow with a lasting slim white cover. Lemony, nice tart funk, white grapes. Taste is mild subdued fruitiness, oak, white grapes, a dry grassiness, and acidic finish.

Bottle. Pours a golden-amber with a large, lingering white head. Aroma is citrus, grape, and that wonderful wonderful funk. Flavor is tart fruit dissolving into sweetness and that sublime funk again. It’s a great lambic, and I’m really becoming a big fan of Cantillon.

750ml Bottle (2004 Vintage): Aroma of tart fruit, yeast, funk, citric acid, white grapes, toasted citrus, and muscat. Aroma makes my mouth water. Poured gold.light amber in color with a large, dense head that diminished but lasted throughout. Clear. Very sparkling. Flavor is medium tart, and slightly sweet. Tastes of wood, tart fruit, oak, grapes, light funk, citric acid, and just barrel. Light to medium body. Thin, tingly, dry texture. Lively carbonation. Tart, fruity, citric acid finish is dry and a bit sticky.

I’ve seen this beer before and wanted to try it but Cantillon 750’s are a little pricey $15-$25. Luckily I found this in a 375ml for $10 and who really needs more than 375ml of lambic or gueuze? The label read vintage 2005 and the cork read 2007 so three years old now. The cork was pretty disgusting, beginning to rot with a gross black liquid bubbling out of the cracks! Oddly, this did not deter me and seemed sort of normal...Anyway it looks like a gueuze, golden orange hardly any bubbles. It smells nice, fruity and malty with a slight earthiness. The flavor is bitingly sour, dry finish, dusty grapes, I think I taste hops? Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 08-30-2008 02:14:10

Bottle shared by Anker. Hazy golden body with a medium white head. Aroma is hay, dust, sour and hints of banana. Flavor is sour, dry, dust, cellar and citrus. A great lambic.

Bottle. Pours an hazy golden colour, with a small beige head. Aroma i typical Cantillon, hay, citrus and "old dusty cellar" with hints of banana. Flavor is lovely, pleasant bitter dry citrus at first, then a little dusty fruit and pine, ending in a nice bitter finish. Great unblend!

Draft at Max’s Belgian fest. Big apple and floral aromas. Taste apple flavors. Slight vinegar. Great lambic.

Cap and cork, 2005. Golden pour with a white head. Smells amazing. Oak, hops, yeast, hay, bread, cheese, citrus. Full and superbly clean nose. Flavor is all sour and tart - pithy lemon, under ripe banana, lightest hops. A little watery on the palate. One of the better smelling lambics I’ve ever had.