Cantillon Rosé De Gambrinus

750 ml bottle from Bevmo. Hazy pink with no head. Intense vinegar sourness. Lip puckering sourness with a fruity strawberry after taste. I know it’s a raspberry lambic, but it tastes like strawberries. A bit too sour for me, but my wife loves it. She’s a bit of a sour woman, ha ha ha. If you don’t like it, you can always strip paint with this one. No it’s really not that bad; give it a try.

Another fine beer from Cantillon. "Shared" at a company picnic. And I say "shared" because the beer loving wimps there took one whiff and ran the other way. Ignorant heathens. In any event, this was aparently an older bottle because not much ofd the raspberry was left in the body. A faint raspberry tinge in the nose but very sour in the aroma and flavor. A little barnyard funk here and there. Most excellent.

Bottle at the brewery. Pale red with a pinkish head. Barnyard aroma with some berries. The flavor is dry and acidic with some non-dominating raspberries. Medium-bodied.

Date: 04/14/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

rose, thin white head, tart cherry aroma, big tart flavor, touch of cherry, too simple

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Score: *4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

[2007 bottle] Cloudy red color, with some minimal lacing. Nice sweaty aroma, with just a touch of raspberry sweetness. Flavors are powerful and funky, with some substantial tart fruit character. Finishes super dry, tart. The complexity of the Cantillon funk is endless.

2005 Bottle. A very solid Cantillon selection. Not as much raspberry at the Lou Pepe Framboise, however that may be due to it being an 05’. Very typical Cantillon farmhouse, yeasty, funky nose. The sourness grabs your jawbone and doesn’t let go for a good 10 seconds.. Great, I still worship Cantillon.

Bottle shared with Milos and Hogtownharry, Milos’ bottle- Pours pink raspberry liquid beneath just a dusting of white powder. Funky yeasty aroma, barnyard, a touch of fruit, oaky and a touch of sherry. very tart funky yeast flavour with a tad of fruity sweetness trying to come through. Oak and just a pinch of lemon cordial. Very dry and full of flavour. This is my first from the brewery but not my last! Thanks for sharing this gem Milos!

It might not be my favorite Cantillon offering but the Rose de Gambrinus is fine. Its pink color is delightful. Attractive nose, and a distinctive, sour, dry character.