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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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 smcd (366), USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/518/20
Mar 8, 2006  
Another incredible example from this very special brewery. Deep pink. Tart raspberry notes and hints of the barn predominate the nose. An perfectly balanced ballet of raspberries (barely noticable as raspberry anymore for their performance) and tart, lambic, wheat beer. It doesn’t get much better.


 Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Mar 3, 2006  
Bottle. Nose-big brett funk, horse, wet dog, moldy hay. Body-honey/amber with a thin patchy film of bubbles. Taste-high acid (from the brett and the fruit), saffron, light berry, tart, high tannins, acid, ash, black pepper. Full of the jaw crusing sourness I like in lambics. Very nice.


 bridge (659), Sydney, Australia
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 25, 2006    Updated: Mar 1, 2006
Poured a cloudy red-orange with a bubbly head. The aroma was fairly light, with the raspberries present with a sherbet fizz in support. Intense sourness on tasting, but after the initial onslaught it gives was to a mellow fullness. It is really one of those beers that has you reaching for the glass the moment you put it back down, but I don’t know if my stomach could handle this acidity too regularly!


 TURDFERGUSON (1601), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 17, 2006  
Bomber, bottled 2004. dark pinkish colour with no head. typical cantillon funk in the nose with a raspberry tingle. taste is immediately barnyard yummy funk with a nice raspberry aftertaste that lingers on the palate. very pleasent and easy to drink. much smoother than the other cantillons i have tried. very enjoyable.


 skibumphishead (180), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 15, 2006  
12oz bottle purchased at Table and Vine in Northampton, MA. Smells like a musty cellar full of sour raspberries. Taste is lambic funk and tart fruit. There is a perfectly sharp lambic taste upfront with the carbonation and fruit to tickle the tounge as it goes down. This is everything that I look for in a lambic. Each sip makes me want more. Cantillon is one of my favorite breweries... get your hands on anything that they create.


 bb (2905), Martinez, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/515/20
Feb 3, 2006  
Bottle. Golden pink color with no head. Tart raspberry and barnyard aroma - not very sweet. Tart, funky flavor that leaves a bit of fruity raspberry on the tongue. Slightly less body than expected.


 TheBeerLover (1019), DC Metro Area, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Feb 2, 2006  
World class lambic, with a blend of cherry and raspberry. Cantillon brews some of the most traditional lambics, and are not sweetend, to please a bigger audience. Rose De Gambrinus is a phenomenal beer, with complex aromas, and flavors. Pours to a beautiful light ruby color, with a pink head that fades, and a lively carbonation. The nose is complex ,with sour vinous notes, along with aromas of horse blanket, cherry, and raspberry. The palate is lively, as flavors zing on the tongue. Oaky flavors marry with vinous flavors, and flavors of tart cherry and raspberry. Rose De Gambrinus finshes with more complex flavors up front, then ends bone dry with flavors of oak, sourness, and cherry stone. Amazingly complex, vibrant, and flavorful, this beer has tremendous cutting power. It would slice right though a rich pate, buttery cheeses, roasted beef, turkey, or pork. An ultimate aperitif beer, and an ultimate desert beer.


 highlandlad (1258), Sydney, Australia
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/511/20
Jan 29, 2006  
Had high expectations of this that weren’t entirely sated. I guess I expected more bretty funkiness and found this surprisingly clean and simple. Cloudy peach colour with a nice perky head. Found the aroma to be sherbety and acidic, with some ice cream softness and raspberry sweetness, but missing the ’wildness’ that makes lambics so intriguing. On the tongue, it announced itself with an explosion of sherbety sour-sweetness but then vanished in the mid-palate before a late rush of raspberry sourness. Some oaky lambic notes crept in as it warmed, but overall I was disappointed. (Duff homecoming gathering)



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