Cantillon Rosé De Gambrinus

Just brought up 400 ratings and what better way to celebrate. Bottle from the Chequers Inn in Binham (Norfolk) to cap off a fine dinner. A hazy peachy red colour with the carbonation you would expect. A sour fruit aroma of cherrries. Sourness grabs your tongue, as you would expect with a Cantillon, but gives way to a subtle smoothness, allowing the strawberries to come through in the flavour. A clinging bitter dryness follows, along with flavours of cherries in the finish. Yum (and worth every pence of the price).

Pours red with a flat ring of bubbles. Smells of horseblankets, raspberries and some grassy elements. Tastes tarte and dry with raspberries at the forefront.

Another out-of-this-world product from Cantillon. I realize that the price is a bit off-putting for a beer, but something of this quality can’t be made on the cheap. Think of it as buying quality over quantity. The aroma is a bit fruity, like a berry of some kind, along with the usual funkiness associated with a high quality lambic but it’s softer somehow, not quite as in your face. Appearance is a lighter red/pinkish color, nice bubbles, decent head, incredible clarity. Mouthfeel is acidic and stripping. Flavor is sour, yet soft. Sweet and funky and perfectly balanced all the way around. Outstanding.

Corked bottle. Poured reddish amber with a minimal 0ff-white fizzy head that diminished quickly with fair lacing. Moderate sour citrus raspberry aroma. Medium body with a dry texture. Heavy sour flavor with a sour bitter finish that sticky in your mouth. Complex brew but not pleasing to my taste.

(Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm) Colour is red, raspberry red to be specific, small pink head. Nose is acidic and harsh with raspberry and some vanilla notes. Taste is acidic and harsh, almost like unripe rhubarb, with fresh raspberry notes. The acidity tends to overshadow the berries, however. Very dry and very refreshing.

Small bottle shared with friends. This cork took some serious effort to get out. I fought with it for at least 10 minutes. Pink pour with a pinky soapy head of bubbles. Very well carbonated. Aroma is only slightly sour and lightly raspberry. According to the description, this tastes like an older bottle. Aged nicely to allow the sour lambic nature to shine through at the expense of the fruitiness. Good stuff.

Bottle. Pours dark golden in colour. A bit sour with notes of vinegar and citrus fruits. Hints of wood and a very very faint hint of smoke.

Bottle. Great fermented raspberry aromas are a little sour, without losing their sweetness, either. Some estery aromas, too. Upon tasting, however, there is a sharp, sour, green apple vinuousness with a lambic’s profile. Biting, then full and sour on the palate, with minimal carbonation.