Cantillon Rosé De Gambrinus

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Brussels, Belgium

Very lovely aroma with a whiff of raspberries. Red-orange-pink body with a large spritzy head that collapses to a thin layer. Very soft two year old lambic shows some lactic acidity, just a hint of raspberry fruitiness, and tartness in the finish. Very spritzy, lively. A real treat, how can anyone give a fair number to this?

Sampled at the brewery in Brussels - liked this more than the gueuze. While stille being extremely sour, the raspberries gave it a little more depth and flavor. Wish it had a tad more berry flavor though . . . I can’t help but laugh when they tell you "you probably won’t like it because Coca-cola has ruined the world’s palate and everyone likes nothing but sweet sweet sweet - get ready for sour".

Sample, lambic and gueuze event by Philippe Wouters, at L’autre œil, savoured on March 21 2007; eye: caramel, pinkish, no effervescence, no head; nose: sourness, green apple, acidity of raspberries; mouth: quite astringent, rather acidic, sour, raspberry acidity, not much carbonation, green apple, medium body, sour; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, soirée lambic et gueuze animé par Philippe Wouters à L’autre oeil, savourée le 21 mars 2007; oeil : caramel, rosée, pas d’effervescence, voilée, pas de mousse; nez : aigreur, pomme verte, acide des framboises; bouche : assez astringente, plutôt acide, sûre, acide des framboises, peu carbonatée, pomme verte, corps moyen, aigre; en résumé : bien

Poured a hazy reddish pink with a thin white head. The aroma is very sour/tart, of course some raspberry, crisp, and acidic. The flavor is sour, tart, acidic, and raspberry hints. The palate was very crisp and acidic.

The color was pink/orange, bubbly and crisp. The head was thin and pink. The aroma was similar to that of a flemish sour ale. It was very tart/sour and smelled of fermented grapes. The palate was thin/medium bodied. The finish was sour/tart.

2002 750 ml bottle shared with willblake and Disckinsonbeer. Poured a hazy coppery/orange with some light pink tones and a quickly fading head. Aroma is tart with lots of sour fruit shining through, even thought this is raspberry based I was getting strong cherry notes. Flavor was beyond tart, probably one of the sourest beers I have ever had. If you don’t like sour then run far far away from this sour bomb.

Pours a light copper with a pinkish almost violet hug, fizzy carbonation and a short lived head. Aroma is Tart and pungent with tons of fruit character from even a couple feet away. Tart- acidic, raspberry and sour as hell cherries. Acidic sharp flavor, tart cherries, raspberries, lactic, funky, a bit doughy, sweetness lasts for a second until it hits the bakc of the throat then the sour puckering effect takes place. Damn acidi and sour- but so damn good. I love this beer. Bottle- 2002.

Bottle sampled. Pours red/pink with a pink head. Aroma of fermented raspberries, the nose was scarring me, as i am just starting to find myself adjusted to lambic’s, the nose is overwhelmingly sour. The taste is fruity, and just to sour for me.