Cantillon Rosé De Gambrinus

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Brussels, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

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Aroma of.raspberry losenges with a.hint of.funk. pours red with no head. Tastes tart of raspberry, grass, and slight funk. I’ve had better.

From notes. First reviewed 6/14/2011. Served on tap in a flute. The appearance is hazy, with rose and raspberry hues, definitely lighter and more pink at the edges. A white energetic cap mostly clings to the outside, with just a bit of lace left behind. Tart raspberry is the first aroma I sense. Nice barnyard funk, a fair amount of leather, and a little oak round out the nose. Each sip starts out with a strong tart raspberry flavor, which I really like. As I was drinking it, I figured that the sour effect would be reduced with every sip, but I was oh so wrong. With each sip the sour raspberry flavor came back strong. A modest amount of vinegar joins the fruit, with some light vanilla leading into a musty oak flavor. As it warms, much more funk and leather come into the flavor, right at the end. Some light tannins leave the mouth with a complex flavor. The sour flavor puckers my lips and causes profuse salivation. This is really able to hit my sensory sweet spot, because neither of these effects is too over the top. Overall the body is on the light to medium side, with an acidic nature. The full, vibrant, effervescent carbonation really makes this jump off the tongue and awakens my senses even further. At this point in my lambic drinking career, I can safely say that my bias leans toward the sour raspberry varieties. Also, each beer I have had from Cantillon has been simply top notch.

A real treat, tried this on-tap at Brewdog Edinburgh over the weekend.

This one was my first true lambic, having only tried a few imitation fruit beers in the past and I glad I was introduced to the style on-tap as opposed to from a bottle; a rare treat in the UK I would imagine. Even with the warning at the bar and a small taster before I ordered I was still inpressed by how sour this beer was as I worked my way down the glass. I found this one as being an amazing beer t sip away at with my third of a pint lasting around thirty minutes. Given that I’ll probably not find this one on-tap anywhere else in the UK in a hurry I didn’t begrudge paying the equivelant of £9.60 had it only be available by the pint. Do your best to try this one, you won’t regret it.

Full review on my 1001 Beers Blog:
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Pours reddish color with a pink head. Aroma is raspberries and fruits. Cherry i think... Great aroma. Dry, too. Taste is sour raspberries and grapefruits. Great dry lambic!

Bottle. Pours a red color with pinkish white. The aroma is a tart cherry fruit aroma. Medium mouthfeel with a sour cherry and crisp finish. Very impressive.

Amazing. Up front lots of sour, make your jaws clench. Backed by a beautiful sweet cherry/raspberry. strong carbonation and light in the mouth. Pours a beautiful dark pink with a massive pillowy head that dissipates quickly. Lovely beer.

Pours a light reddish color with a big and foamy, though quickly diminishing, pink head. Aroma is raspberries - very fresh aroma. Taste is very sour and acidic, but still fresh.

Foamy when poured, but the head disappears immediately afterwards. What’s left is an amber coloured, clear beer. Quite a strong funk, only a slight fruitiness - grenadine. Some rough, medicinal hops. Taste is clearly dominated by the lambic sourness, but it is neither astringent nor boring. Instead, it offers a complexity that develops form a faint sweet note over a mild funk into a sharper acidity. Not super accessible, but definitely a rewarding drink, if you grave to a light yet challenging and complex tasting. I like it. (375ml bottle)

my first cantillon, bought in 2007 by me (2006 Vintage), the bottle traveled from school, to AZ back to Ohio, and it shows.. removing the foil reveals some mold on top of the cork, and on the bottle... popping the cork out still popped and this was carbonated, the raspberry was still there just not dominate it has given way to the acidic lambic, tart and sharp this beer finishes remarkably fast, with a crisp tingling. Wish I had more of the fruity cantillons to try.

1996 bottle shared by a very generous man at STL bbbb. Pour is cloudy copper with a very faint hint of red and a medium off-white head. Aroma is wicked tart with a very distant note of berries and a very funky note. Flavor is wicked tart with notes of wood and very little berries notable. Still, really good and really unique.