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Cantillon Rosé De Gambrinus

Percentile
93
overall
Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit

Brussels, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6993.63/5.03.62/5.05%66.5Flute, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
"It has the colour of onion skin", said a voice behind me. It was Raymond Coumans. He was admiring the colour of the raspberry lambic reflecting in the red copper of the buckets used to empty the barrels. At that time (1986), "Raspberry-Lambic" already was synonymous with a sweet, artificially flavoured beer. This is why we decided to distinguish our beer from the other raspberry beers. Raymond proposed to call it a rosé, dedicated not to Bacchus but to Gambrinus.

The process to make this beer is identical to the one to make Kriek. When young, the Rosé de Gambrinus will still present its full fruity taste. Later on, the lambic taste will become dominant at the expense of the fruit taste.

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 BelgianBeerGal (1283), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/512/20
Mar 23, 2009  
2006 Bottle bought in Maine. Definitely more lambic than fruit in this bottle. Tough to tell that it is actually a framboise. Very funky, sour and tart. Nice overall though.


 lithy (1650), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Mar 16, 2009  
2007 Bottle. Thin pinkish red body with a thin fizzy white head. Aroma is predominantly oak, wood, and funk, then some soft fresh raspberry flesh. Taste is fantastic, lambic funk, horseblanket, vinegar acidity, then the raspberries add just a touch of fruit.


 carruthm (1122), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/103/516/20
Mar 14, 2009  
Very red body, no head, aroma of tart cherries, taste matches, felt like a sour ale actually. Really enjoyed this.


 ruggedman (616), Portland, Maine, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 4, 2009  
Bottle at Novare Res. Pours a nice hazy red with a white foamy head. Smells of raspberries and hints of sour fruits. Flavor is dominated by soured fruit flavor, there’s a sweet/sour and acidic bite in the finish. This actually was quite simple for a lambic, it’s got that yogurt/cheese kind of flavor that all great lambics have, but this is suble. I liked this, but didnt love it.


 jgd0608 (187), Zeeland, South Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Feb 25, 2009  
Bottle from Charleston Beer Exchange. Pours a hazy red, with a nice comfy white head that has hints of red. Smells funky, rasberrys, maybe strawberries. Good so far. Medium mouthfeel, nice carbonation and definitely full of rasberries and even makes ya pucker. Very solid brew, lookin forward to more Cantillon.


 douglas88 (1577), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 24, 2009  
12 oz bottle 2005 edition from College Liquors in Grand Junction, CO I think. Pours a clear coppery rust color with a medium white head that quickly dies. The aroma is sour, some flowery notes and light fruit. The flavor has a funky sour quality to it that is mostly perceived in the nose not the tongue, like gasoline. There is definitely a fruity-tart raspberry here and some light flowery flavors. Very light overall, not a huge acidic brew, and nice overall.


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Feb 16, 2009  
Bright ruby color and cloudy. Taste is tart and fruity. Taste is quite tart as well with that un-ripened raspberry flavor. Acidic and dry.


 ucusty (1880), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/103/517/20
Feb 15, 2009  
Vintage 2007. Hazy orange pour with pinkish hues, fizzy off white head, and spotty lace. Leather and tart raspberry on the nose. Highly acidic up front with a leathery, horse blanket and raspberry finish . Im not surprised that Cantillon has another solid & acidic lambic



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