Cantillon Rosé De Gambrinus

courtesy of fishingnet. Pours clear red and still with pinkish head. Aroma of raspberries with lightly bitter nose. Taste is again fileld with raspberries with funky yeast and wood notes. The fruits really came forward and helped attenuate some of the acidity.

750ml corked bottle. Served chilled in a flute. Hazy body, intense red colour about it with a sizeable dense pinkish foam that holds the all the way down. Aroma is smack bang right in the nose wtih acidity. Hugely vinegary, somewhat spurred on by the tartness and strong aromatic quality of the raspberry. Undertones of oak and ripe cheese, very complex and hard to narrow down. Light bodied with a sparkling, champagne-like carbonation. Acid is quite brutal on the tongue almost immediately and doesnt let go. Tart raspberry seems like an obvious way to describe the body, but when I say tart I mean tart, none of this "sweetened" crap, this is the real deal. Notes of cheese, hay, oak, citrus rind and yoghurt come through. The more you drink, the more you pick up. Finish is dry without being chalky or cottonmouth-like, rather it begs another sip. Wow, such a different experience from other raspberry lambics ive tried. The essense of the beer is still there with its funk and sharpness, and the fruit is authentic with its tartness and juiciness. Very enjoyable.

Bottle. Pours a clear red with a one finger pink head that fades. Aroma of spicy brett, raspberries, citrus, and vinegar. Taste is the same as aroma. Medium thin mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness and moderate acidity. Very good.

Draft, The Rake. Bright pinky red, no head, low/no carbonation. Very dry, sharp. Served cold. Nice.

Pours reddish amber, berries, funky, yeasty, wood, sweet then dry tart to finish, .

Beautiful pink and orange pour with no head. Nose is tart and sweet raspberries with a touch of brett funk, as is the flavor. Clean finish and delicate mouthfeel. Yum.

Bottle. Bright red with slight haze and no head. Aroma was complex, tangy, vinegary with yoghurt, esters and a hint of raspberry and oak. Medium body with little carbonation. Complex taste; sharp and fruity with yoghurty hints. A very unusual beer, but an excellent lambic far from dominated by fruit.

On tap at The Hopleaf; finally, a Lambic worthy of the label. Ruby/honey colored that becomes a sensuous peach tone in the light. Head devolves quickly into a robust white ring. Aroma is very sour with powerful Gorgonzola tones that were delightful. Flavor was a complex plethora of Raspberry, vinegar and more Gorgonzola. The vinegar-ness was strong, but not overpowering. Finishes dry on the back of one’s tongue with a sour aftertaste that delights. Tones down the sweetness in a lot of modern Lambics- New Glarus et al.- which is a good thing in my book. A return to the premium Labmics of old.