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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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 awaisanen (1279), Irvine, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 10, 2006  
From a 750mL Bottle. Murky, apple cider colored pour with a thin layer of white head. Tart aromas of fresh raspberries, some peach and vanilla bean. The fruit aromas dance lightly with the woody, sour funky characters. Light, crisply carbonated mouthfeel. Lots of tartness - concentrated flavors found in the aroma, but much more so. Sour, crisp, woody, earthy berry flavors with a clean, tart finish.


 rlgk (3377), Vårgårda, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Nov 7, 2006  
Deep red color, almost no head. Cherry aroma, woddy, oaky but most of all sour. Cherry flaavor, very sour and sourish, strawberrynotes and maybe with some yeast. Very, very sour finish.


boojummy (50), Medford, Massachusetts, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/512/20
Oct 26, 2006  
As soon as I opened the bottle, I knew that this was intensely sour. That sour-fruity aroma just came pouring out. This beer pours a unique hazy orange-brown with lots of suspended yeast (wild yeasts, or did I just pour badly?). Frothy white head that dissipates quickly. Flavor is the immediate mouth-puckering sourness I was expecting based on the smell. There’s some raspberry flavor and a little alcohol warmth in there, but that’s basically it; no hop flavor, no malt flavor, nothing. Just sour. Body is nice. This would make a good aperitif, but it’s not my idea of a "drinking beer", and I consider myself a fan of sour ales.


 tomthompson89 (1471), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Oct 22, 2006  
ahh Lambic such an odd brew but so intresting and nice once you figure out a true lambicpink with little or no head, tart, spritzy little sweet, lingers a while on your palate again a nice one


 biz82 (1328), austin, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 19, 2006  
Hazy pale pink with little head. Tart and funky, distinct Cantillon aroma with clean raspberries added. Sharp and tart but balanced with some finishing sweetness. Silky body. Excellent raspberry flavor that lingers lighly on the palate. Easily the best framboise I’ve had.


 gnoff (3560), Göteborg, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/103/517/20
Oct 18, 2006  
(Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm) Shady red brown color, small white head. Acidic berry of cherry and raspberry scent. Very very acidic sour taste. A slight bit metallic in the aftertaste. Very very nice taste.


 beerledgend (919), Meadowbank Auckland, New Zealand
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/52/101/55/20
Sep 29, 2006  
Cork says bottled 2004. hazy pink colour with no head, fruity aroma, sour taste like shurbert. An aquired tatse, finshs dry on mouth but makes eyes water!!


 patrick767 (2019), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 23, 2006    Updated: May 22, 2009
bottle - Pours red with a thin, fading head and effervescent carbonation. It smells mainly of sour raspberries. The body is medium with a good sour, fruity taste without being overwhelmingly sour. It has a light finish. The lambic funk is most noticeable in the finish.



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