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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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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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 DSG (1501), Tel Aviv, Israel
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 1, 2007  
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.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 1, 2007  
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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 BitchesBrew (710), Berkeley, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 28, 2007  
[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.


 Miver (561), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/103/517/20
Aug 23, 2007  
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.


 MrManning (1641), London, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 22, 2007  
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!


 Beershine (2686), Hue, Vietnam
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Aug 18, 2007  
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.


 BeerBiker (1392), Kathmandu, Nepal
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 16, 2007  
Thisone is tasted in the lambic-mode. It must have had some time on its way, but I don’t know how many years. It was more sour than expected, but used to Cantillons I was not surprised by the sourness, only by its supposed high age...which I don’t know. Okay, real fresh sourness in the grape way, no old rotten soil or so. Behaved flavor of rasps with grapecitrus added. Sticky mouthfeel and a finish which is very short.


 fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/103/517/20
Aug 16, 2007  
Sampled during the First Annual Stone Sour Fest. One of the suprises of the day. Rose-colored pour. Sour berry aromas. Very acidic flavor. Flavor was grape-like. Rather sweet finish. Liked it!



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