Cantillon Iris

2005 bottle. This golden lambic poured with a fluffy off-white head. The aroma is acidic, but also floral. Tastes a bit like gueuze, but with a lot of citrus (grapefruit) and not at all sweet. There is a very bitter hoppy finish.

(Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm 27 April) – Unclear orange body, huge white head, some laces; Very full nose with loads of malt, some fresh green apples, fresh citrus and some spicy hop (strange for a lambic); Full sour body; Long finish , very sour and fresh, strange hints of malt.

"Slowly slowy lambics are growing on me. Poured a medium orange color, not much of a head, did lace okay. Aroma was funky, maybe some rubber in it. Flavor was refreshing, citrus wild and crazy flavors were there, very different from the grand cru which was soooooo tart."

Bottle sampled at my house for beer night with Stegosaurus. Pours a depp golden color with a white head. Aroma of a white wine, citrus, and fruit and flowers. Flavor is flowers, sweet, carbonation, fruit, with a dry finish. I did not enjoy this, but i did finish it.

Thanks to Beer Hawk for bringing this one out for the tasting! Dark sparkling yellow body with a frothy white head. Sour citric aroma, earthy yeast. Tangy citrus flavor that’s delivered on a lively light body. The sourness is well balanced in this one. I’m not a big sour beer fan, but this wasn’t sour in an objectionable way.

Bottle. Pours a hazy orange with a white head that fizzed to a head quickly. Some partials noted. Aroma is an earthy, musty cellar mix. The flavor was of tangy fruits and light spices. Slightly acidic. More bitter than sour. Enjoyable. Thanks to my bro (Vac) for sending this one out for the Tennessee Tasting!

Cloudy copper, with some sedimant. Lemon lime aroma, with a slightly acidic edge. Traditional lambic flavors at first, but nicely restrained. Finishes rather bitter. Thanks to Beer Hawk for sharing this one.

I was expecting this to be good but in a different way than what was delivered. This was a lovely beer, easily sessionable as I imagined the summer months- at a quiet café in the back streets of Brussels, maybe- as I hastily sipped this, lapping up its intoxicating flavours. Ignoring the fact it is freezing cold right now here in Oz. Anyway; tasted from the crown-corked bottle and poured into a shallow chalice. Presented well in the glass; a bright sunny orange with very, very fine whispy carbonation raising up to a thin layer of creamy white froth that lasted and left some fine lacing. Took a moment for the aroma to release, but then it all flowed freely for the length, tickling the nose in good Cantillon fashion. Fresh, grassy herbs, biting spices and driftwood up first before some sour, acidic grapefruit and lemon, sweaty ’goat hair’ yeasty notes, soft watery cheese and an odd hint of fresh kilned clay. Interesting and pleasing, even to my not-all-too-impressed wife. Tart, bitter and dominated by fruit in the mouth. Light hints of pine-needles, almonds and cork sit under layers of unripened grapefruit, tart and bitter oranges and some vine-clippings. Lambic base-beer is soft and musty, only adding it’s fuel to the long fruity aftertaste. Light sweetness shows as it warms. Body is extremely light, delicate and softly, prickly on the tongue. I had more notes but I fear I’m starting to ramble on. I could honestly sip this all day as it changes character as it goes along. Perfectly balanced and fine tuned Lambic from one of Belgium’s finest. Absolutely lovely!!! (75cL, 2003 vintage, Int’l Beer Shop, W. Leederville)