4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
on tap 8/26/2009 at papago... awesome!
hazy pour is reminiscent of the color of iced tea topped by a spongy tannish head.
a distinct smell of leather is followed by a blast of freshly cut flowers, stinky musty basement, pale malty sweetness and rotten tart red raspberries.
the palate is bracingly tart and dry though there is a lot of malt kicking around in the back. lots of subtle/refined flavors moving around and changing frequently... tart red raspberries on the verge of molding, musty funk, flowers, minerals, herbs and lemony tartness. as it warms, the barrel and it’s tannins begin showing.
intense mouth feel... it is bitter, dry, prickly and tart yet it is quite substantial.
amazing stuff... 9/5/9/5/19/4.7
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Fresh 750ml bottle, courtesy blazer06. This one pours a cloudy, golden orange color and topped by a small head of off white foam that slowly settles to a thin film and leaves a sudsy wash across the glass. The aroma is really nice showing a good amount of fresh peaches, apricots, and chardonnay grapes that add ample amount of citric acidity. The oak imparts notes of soured wood and vanilla to go with a big dose of floral hop bitterness in the back ground. The typical Cantillon funk is there, but the floral hop bitterness seems to overshadow it. The flavor follows suit and is initially oaky with vanilla up front and then followed by a huge dose of soured apricots and tart white grape skins. There is a good amount of vinous character from the grapes and oak and finishing with a good amount of bitterness from the dusty, floral hops. Really delicious stuff. The palate is quite substantial, which is a change from the typical Cantillon, and very dry and parching with tingling carbonation throughout. This is great tasting stuff, and I love the added hop component. This is a great brew and right up there with some of the other great Cantillon brews.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Floral lemon smell. Cloudy orange yellow amber color. Very dry and moderately acidic and sour. Lemon and floral flavors .
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
bottle at home 2005 drunk 2012 ... clear pink amber ... funky nose ... soft shoe leather ... tart foul and disgusting ... maybe it might make good vinegar .. apple skins ... but arg
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
RBAG 2012. Delicious lambic! Pours a hazy orange with a small to average size white head. Nice funky aroma. Flavour’s quite nice: funky with some lemon, yeast and a mild bitter finish -- yet it’s a simple version of the style making it really easy to drink but not as complex as most of the other Cantillons. I could drink a lot of this though.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
RBAG 2012. 2009 Bottling. Pours a really nice deep golden straw colour, nice bright white fluffy head. Aroma is much more substantial than I was expecting. There’s some vinegar, some lemon zest, crab apple, tart light fruit, but the funk out of this is what’s really grabbing my attention hear. substantial cheesy moldiness, some bright grassy straw too. Taste is lots of the tart zing from lemon and sour apple, but again the funky "dankness" really sticks out. It balances out the tartness, making it remarkably balanced, and doesn’t dry out the palate at all. Also quite a bit more body than I anticipated. Absolutely amazing beer, wonderful balance of funk and tart, and definitely wasn’t the light palate cleanser I thought it was going to be.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottled in 2007. The pour is dark brownish orange, with some yellow highlights in the bottom of the glass. It has a huge white head that recedes quickly to a thin layer of foam on top that stays around for a considerable time. The nose is old funky tennis shoes, earthy floral bouquet and soured apples. Super complex flavor. The first thing you experience is a sour punch followed buy a bittersweet rush transitioning to bitter and finishing with mouth puckering sour. The mouthfeel on this beer is sharp yet fairly creamy, the aftertaste is superb and lingers for a long time. This is a staple of Cantillon and one of my favorite beers, ever.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
RBAG 2012. 2007 version. Poured out a light ambery orange colour with a small small head. The aroma is stellar as it always seems to be with Cantillon, green apple, lemon, light pepper, vineous, funk, unsweetened grapefruit and a bit musty. The flavour consists of this stuff that makes yummy happen: sour sour lemons, mustiness, small amount of watered down vinegar, grapefruit, hoppy goodness, apricots (I’ve had unbearably sour apricots), I lied about the vinegar as it really puts out a painful bite, cheese. This is a wonderfully savouring and drinkable beer. Lovely aftertaste.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
75cl bottle, 2007 vintage, bottled 15 Dec 2010, split with my wife. Pours an orange-yellow color with a big white head. Aroma is grassy, earth, yeast, lemon. Medium on the palate with soft carbonation. Flavor is sour, light tart, floral, a little citrus lemon, with a tart, floral finish. An amazingly interesting beer.
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