 lassem (296), Copenhagen, Denmark
May 26, 2009 Bottle 37,5 cl and stamped 2003 Pours a clear orange with a nice golden-white head - not often seen at lambics. The nose is very fresh and sweet with light bitter undertones. There is aome abricot, orange, wet hay an soap.
The Taste is round and fine with a bitter but watery palate. I taste grape-tonic, buttery notes, sour grapes and hops. Its very drinkable and a bit more welbehaved compared to other Cantillon brews that tends to be pretty agressive. Well balanced
Narnad (682), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
May 18, 2009 Shared a bottle with JMerritt prior to the 2009 Peoria International Beer Fest. Pours a cloudy yellow/orange color with a low head. Aroma is extremely sour, barnyard-ish presence with some cheese notes in there as well. Flavor has an acidity to it that reminds me of a very concentrated grapefruit acid, followed by a melding of barnyard flavors and ends with a very heavy puckering sourness. Density was pretty good and the beer felt pretty smooth. A great beer overall but one that you definitely want to split since the flavors are pungent.
xmarcnolanx (789), Kirkwood, Missouri, USA
May 13, 2009 2006 Vintage consumed 05/13/2009
Aroma is sour, lactic, funky and barfy. Hay, floral aspects, citrus, and a bit farty, too.
Taste is a bit sweet, some bitterness in the back of my mouth, and sourness throughout.
More in depth, it starts out with some bitter garbage and pine elements, citrus, and barnyard funk.
Finish is bitter lemon rind, with a bit of watery sourness.
I definitely get the bitter sac hoppiness in the taste and finish, and it is well integrated, if a bit intense.
Nice sour with hops.
tgncc (796), Bellmore, New York, USA
May 6, 2009 500th rating. And my first Lambic - unblended. The aroam is unique to say the least. The aroma is sour, sort of barnyard, lactic acid, vaguely citrus. The appearance is attractive, like apale ale in color, yellow with a tinge of red, decent white head, strong, fizzy carbonation. The flavor is acid-y, grapefruit, malty, bitter, very sour. The finish is sour, with the lightest bit of piney hops at the end. Reminds me of some type of champagne, except not sweet. Thin, oliy moutheel. Interesting. Not my thing, but interesting.
TampaBrew (746), Tampa, Florida, USA
May 3, 2009 Pours a gold with a thin white head. Slightly under carbonated. Lemon zest, some other citrus. Tart sour nose. Flavor is citrus funk. Lactic acid. Tart unripe fruit flavor. Cantillon can do no wrong.
Trev (850), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
Apr 26, 2009 2005 vintage
Pours medium gold with a thick white frothyhead.
Aroma is grapefruit, lemon, earthy barnyard funk.
Very funky flavour, light lemon sourness, floral tones as well.
JMerritt (1313), Macomb, Illinois, USA
Apr 26, 2009 Hazy two-toned orange with a small white head that is mostly diminishing. Sour, apricoty/citric aroma - some barnyardy straw, soft cheese - very acidic and musty at the same time. Punch-in-your-face grapefruity acidity, very sour and mildly oaky flavor. Acidity is crazy, but I dig it. Brie/soft cheese finish. Yeasty notes - like banana -in the finish with a feeling I can only describe as humid. I was still tasting this the next morning, so I’m glad I split a bottle with a buddy.
Hank1980 (734), Athens, Georgia, USA
Apr 22, 2009 Updated: Aug 27, 2009Bottle shared at tasting. Poured cloudy gold with a white head. Aroma of funk, sour, spice. Taste is very sour and funky with plenty of hop and malt notes. A very well balanced sour ale. The hops give the beer a bitter finish. The mouth is a bit carbonated. A very nice lambic.
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