 Boutip (1725), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
May 1, 2008
2004(label), 2006(cork) vintage courtesy of Bu11zeye: Poured a deep reddish color lambic with a nice white color bubbly head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of raspberry is dominant with some sour notes as well as some barnyard notes and a weird cough syrup-like finish. Taste is dry with some notes of sour raspberry and some limited acidic notes which I appreciated since I usually find the Cantillon lambic a bit too acid. Full body with some great carbonation. I thought this was really good but I good have done without the weird raspberry syrup-like aftertaste.
moelikebeer (93), New Brighton, Minnesota, USA
Jul 22, 2008 2001 Vintage Bottle. Thanks to BDR for sharing this. Cloudy, dark orange pour, little head, with visible milky sediment. Intense aroma of raspberry. Flavor is very tart, plenty of raspberry. Quite acidic. Excellent stuff!
Rciesla (712), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
Jul 6, 2008 2005 vintage shared by BrianK at Courtney’s BBQ. Pours a pink red puree with a white top. Raspberry, earthiness, funk, sour patch, lemon acidy. Incredible lambik. Went back for seconds and 3rds.
piscator34 (889), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jun 29, 2008 2001 vintage, bottled sample. Translucent pink-gold in colour, with spritzy carbonation. Aromas of raspberry, rose, funk, earth, and nettles. Flavors consist of more raspberry, lemon zest, and a bit of lactic funk on the finish. Wickedly acidic! It practically burned going down, but was so refreshing and tasty. Near perfect for someone like me who can’t get enough sour/acidic flavors. I’m going to need to track down more of this stuff.
Guerde (443), Welcome, Minnesota, USA
Jun 28, 2008 (bottle sampled at Heritage Liquors tasting) Pours dark red with a white head. Aroma is very strong with raspberry, some hay, and funk which, aside from the raspberry, are all typical from Cantillon. The taste is also very typical of all Cantillon beers, with a large amount of upfront sourness, but there’s this very well done undertone of raspberry that really sets this beer at a level above other Cantillons I’ve tried. Medium mouthfeel with a lingering sour/raspberry seed finish.
airforce1 (61), Atascosa, Texas, USA
Jun 28, 2008 Big Raspberry smell ....but wait! At first sip there is no raspberry, just a sharp sour funkiness then a mouthful pof fresh raspberries...very impressive!
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