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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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 Jerre (1755), Waregem, Belgium
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
May 18, 2007  
Bottle, 75 cl. Found by Delhaize. Dark red color, light pink head. Aroma: sour, this is really a perfect kriek, sweet, berryish, wonderful. Medium body. . Taste great sourness, almost sweet in it’s body, dry.


 Maria (6167), Thisted, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/512/20
May 18, 2007  
Københavnske Øldage 07. It’s with fear mixed with a secret joy, that I have this sample. The beer is brown-orange-golden and both aroma and flavour are as expected extremely sour, tart and vinegar like. There isn’t much trace of raspberry, it’s more like a periphery shade in the flavour. I’m not in doubt that this is a big beer in many ways, but I once again have to resign to Cantillion and simply accept, that I not yet anyhow - am hardcore enough to enjoy their beers... 2139


 larsga (2958), Oslo, Norway
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
May 8, 2007  
Medium pink head. Dark pink body. Sharpish raspberry aroma with notes of other fruits and light wooden metal notes. Intensely sour raspberry taste with notes of other berries. Somewhat bitter. Dries out the mouth. Dry, sour, wooden, lemony aftertaste. Quite nice. (0.375l bottle.)


 sunevdj (1770), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/514/20
May 7, 2007    Updated: Oct 1, 2008
Brux 07. Tasting at the brewery. Pours an almost clear warm red with a small pink head. Smells a bit of sulphur. Very citric with aromas of rasberry and a hint of cherries and minerals. Light bodied. Metallic finish.


 cbkschubert (1963), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 6, 2007  
12 oz. bottle from Plaza Liquor - Pours a hazy copper color with a fizzy one finger thick light pink head. No lacing. Aroma is raspberries, yeast, and a wiff of vinegar. Flavor is very tart with a touch of berries. Light to medium body. Don’t think I’ll be able to finish this one. Lambics are not my cup of tea.


 faroeviking (6023), Republica Vikingo de las, Faroe Islands
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 20, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a nice rosé colour. Aroma is fresh, sour and fruity. The flavour is quite sour, bit sweet, bit yeasty. Sour dry finish. Great lambic!


 vyvvy (2034), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Apr 19, 2007  
Another enjoyable lambic. Pours amber with a tight off-white head with a hint of pink. the aroma is mustier than most Cantillons with tart raspberries, hints of sour grapes and tart cherries. There is an odd earthiness I can’t pin down, but I’ve noticed it in another lambic. Medium / thin body that is ultra-crisp with a medium spicy carbonation bite. The taste has white grape skins, geuze tartness and a mere hint of raspberries. The finish has grainy spice, pepper and vinegar sourness. Lambics keep moving up my list for a favorite style and this one just helps the argument. Thumbs up for this nice fruit lambic.


 Eructoblaster (1480), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Apr 14, 2007  
Nice hazy pink/peach body with good carbonation and a thin pink bubbly head. Enjoyable raspberry aroma with malty and spicy notes. Its sharp fruity taste ends with a long, dry sour finish. Niiiiiice! I liiiiiiiike!



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