Gualthiero (35), Antwerp, Belgium
Feb 8, 2009 37,5 cl bottle. 22MAR07 bottled.
Very nice bitterness from the hops.
Ties to the gueuze-family are clear, especially at the start of every sip. The bitter aftertaste is amazing. A unique beer.
 JohnnyJ (1283), Carlsbad, California, USA
Feb 1, 2009 2005 bottle. Pours a hazy orange/yellow, fizzy white head. Fruity, grass, honey, funky leather, and a nice biting sourness. Tart green apples, lemon zest, and hay. Very nice.
austone (999), Turku; Pori, Finland
Jan 31, 2009 75cl, vintage 2004 @ Old Bank, Turku. Attractive orangey amber with small pale head. Lovely exotic fruity hops aroma with fresh cut grass, honey and little funk. Great sweet and sour mix, can’t belive the hops are so complex and fresh after over four years. Flavor is classic mind puzzling tartness with exotic fruits and grass. Passion fruity, acidic finish with lingering barnyard sourness. Yeast smoothens things down a bit. Medium bodied, round mouthfilling carbonation. Just blew me away.
jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
Jan 26, 2009 Dark golden color with a medium sized beige head. Aroma is tart with apples, lemon, and oranges. Flavor is tart with light citrus notes. very dry.
luttonm (275), Belgrade, Serbia
Jan 23, 2009 Special bottle shared with friends at my going away party, thanks trevor211, at Brouwer’s in Seattle. Dry, fresh hop notes that are slammed with the most wonderful tart and funk. very acidic, very dry short finish. wonderful, perfect evening capper.
502Flavors (617), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Jan 22, 2009 12.7 oz bottle into snifter. Been looking forward to this one a long time. Hopefully it isn’t unfair that I’m sampling it after Temptation, which was damn good. 2005 vintage (cork says it was bottled in 2007). After filling my snifter I spilled the last 2 to three ounces -- DAMN (!) at least I got the good clear pour and spilled mostly just the dregs. Pours with a bigger head than I would have imagined for an unblended (the 1900 had no carbonation at all). Beautiful still amber body with a bit of a tangerine/orange hue to it. Nice white head that leaves great lace too. Very unique aroma -- funky, barnyard, and peppery in a way I have never experienced (almost burns the nostrils). Both the aroma and flavor are the most unique ones I have encountered in any lambic BY FAR. The flavor is similar to the aroma but there is a very organic flower quality, not like the flower quality that can result from hops, but like a flower was actually sitting in the bottle all this time. So unique I cant describe it any other way. All of this weirdness in the flavor and aroma are lingering of a solid gueuze backbone. Medium tartness. Finished medium dry and pretty quick. Medium bodied with minimal carbonation. Overall: if you are into lambics you MUST try this because this is crazy shit! After you get used to the flowery quality this stuff is outstandingly drinkable.
trevor211 (500), Seattle, Washington, USA
Jan 17, 2009 750 ml bottle (2005) at Brouwer’s. Pours a cloudy, dusty orange, with a small head that lingers as a thick lace. Aroma has a wonderful barnyard funk - dusty citrus, oak, and tart lemons. A bit of sweeter mandarin comes through in the flavor, with a near-perfect dry, musty tartness to counter. Maybe not quite as crisp as the best ones I’ve had, but simply delicious - I could absolutely drink this all night long.
tlind2 (560), Helsinki, Finland
Jan 11, 2009 750 ml bottle@Olutkellari, Helsinki. Amber color, low off-white head. Inviting lambic aroma with some winy notes. Nice sour flavor with citric fruit and a touch of honey. Full body, medium-light carbonation. Full mouthfeel. Probably not the best Cantillon, but a pretty good show nevertheless.
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