Cantillon Reed Gueuze Pinot Noir

Bottle at Akkurat, Stockholm Beer Festival 2007, after festival RB night (a sample from Jens’ bottle)
Cloudy red-amber color. Pungent aroma, of the oldest cellar, first, then a confusing mix of fruits: grapes, sour pink grapefruit, lemons…). Thin and dry mouthfeel, one of the most sour I ever had, pure lemon juice, without sugars and of course the astringency sneaks in towards the final; the acidity burns down the guts, beware, not for the faint heart.

Bottla at Akkurat - Thanks Jens. Clear deep red - small white head. Taste: Berries, acid, light sourness, dryness, medium sweetness, grape, light fruity. Medium to high dry finish. This is very nice and pleasant !!

Bottled @ Akkurat, Stickholm. Pours a slightly hazy pinkish red color with a white head. Sour tart fruity grape aroma. Sweet tart and sour grape flavor with hints of grapefruit. Tart fruity finish with lots of grapes in the aftertaste.

Cloudy interesting colour, hesitating between orange, pink and red, the off-white cover diminishes rapidly. Another stunningly unique creation. Supremely aromatic grapes procure fragrant cherry, tart red apple and red currant aromas. All bright, scintillating and fresh. Alive, while the strong acidic, citrus fruits: lemon juice, graefruit rind remain more at the front than at the back. Indeed in mouth, this basically attacks. A strong bite, pretty much as different than the Muscat with regards to the discrepancy between aroma and taste. Overwhelming tannins seize the gums, even by Cantillon’s standards. This most delicate grape has gotten completely eaten out, leaving an absolutely bone-dry setup, as dry as it gets I would say, perhaps more than intended? The astringency feels a bit much for me anyway, removing a fair bit from the otherwise fun fruit brightness. Still, the underlying lambic is of course flawless, citric, yogurty and infinitely farmy. If anything, a very, very memorable beer. This is to dryness what Darklord is to thickness.

Bottled. An unclear red beer with a fast disappearing off-white head. The aroma is acidic with strong notes of berries, wine, and tea - as well as a light hoppy note. The flavor is acidic in a wonderful way with notes of acidic grapes, grapefruit, and other unripe fruits. The acidity draws the mouthwater, before a dry end sets in. Lovely. Sampled this deep down in the cellar of Akkurat October 2005, graciously served by the bars owner Sten - thank you so much!!