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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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 starfireming (309), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Apr 30, 2006  
Hazy red colour, light pink head. Aroma of tart raspberries. Shockingly sour, but refreshing. Would be fabulous with a sickeningly sweet dessert. Cleanses the palate, like steel wool.


 maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Apr 29, 2006  
Hazy red color with a small creamy light red head that mostly diminishes. Aroma of raspberries and clear sour. Very sour flavor with some light raspberries.


 Ughsmash (3999), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 29, 2006  
On tap at Hopleaf. Poured a rich rosy/orange with a short-lived head. Nose was of overripe raspberries with underlying cellary-yeast. Raspberries really dominate. Tartness and acidity are pervasive in the flavor, but in a good way. Ripe rapsberries at the forefront again, with some funky yeast and other fresh fruit behind it. Tartness was a bit too hot on the palate, but it still managed to be enjoyable. Dry and refreshing finish.


 Miguel (1181), Saint-Ours, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/102/516/20
Apr 28, 2006  
Robe rosacée aux reflets blonds surmontée d’une mince mousse rose. Arômes acidulés de fruits. Saveurs acidulées de fruits, d’épices, de liège et de bois.


 SpringsLicker (2042), Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Apr 25, 2006  
Thanks to Beer_Hawk for sharing this one! Orange with a pink blush to it. Fleeting white head. Powerfully tart, sharp, raspberry aroma. Tartness overpowers this one for me, There is some fruit in here if the tartness would just let up a bit to let you enjoy it. Truly for the Lambic lover.


 Nekronos (2263), Xalapa, Mexico
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Apr 22, 2006  
NIce flavour,m the aroma is good, and it is unfiltered, the labael is sexy, but the beer is awesome by itself.


 Magicdave6 (5435), London, Greater London, England
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Apr 21, 2006    Updated: Jun 7, 2007
Aroma is lemony with some sour apples, rasberry after a while with some sort of hay maybe coming through also. Taste is similar with again rasberry being the fruit i can find, no cherrys in site. The pour here is beautiful, hazy pink wth a huge head, one to get again defo. RERATE: 1984 bottle, Kulminator. This was the first ever batch, we had bottle 0460. Super drinkable, like theres still hints of sourness, but its mellowed the rasberry is noteable cherry is long gone. Just an outstanding beast in every way.


 BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Apr 17, 2006  
2004 Bottle. Poured an orange color with a small white head. The aroma was earthy with some light spices. Raspberry flavor with some extreme tartness in the mouth. I also have horse blanket scribbled in my notes but I don’t remember if this was a flavor I found or me asking Jay for one to wipe the sourness off my tongue. Thanks bro for sending this out for the Tennessee Tasting! You warned me it would be sour.



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