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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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 jmm635 (254), Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
May 16, 2009  
Bottle from 2008. Poured a pink-orange color with a bubbly pink head that disappears quickly. Fantastic aroma! Strong raspberries, alcohol, and very tart. Flavor is . . . sour! And that’s great. Very acidic, tart, and funky. Light bodied, but fills the mouth with carbonation. I really enjoyed it.


 JohnC (2246), Mission Viejo, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
May 16, 2009  
bottle shared by Dr. Bill at the Bruery’s 1st anniversary party, this pink pour is slightly tart & tasty


 DerWeg (756), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/52/101/56/20
May 16, 2009  
Bottle (c.2008?) from New Beer in the Bowery NYC. Absolutely beautiful pour with pinky tones and creamy lacing on the glass. Lovely tart raspberry-lambic aroma. Taste.. ah... ACETIC TERROR. I with several attempts and cooling the beer could not physically tolerate this beer, and it takes a LOT for me to concede to that since I generally can drink anything. I’m pissed that I cannot enjoy super-lambic beers because there are some lesser ones I have truly loved. Ahh... well for 8 bucks a small bottle, I have learned a cheap lesson in Cantillon. Brutal masochistic acidity for some is heaven for others.


 scrizzz (1263), kirkland, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
May 15, 2009  
2008. Deep cherry/pink, short lasting pink cotton candy head. Slightly tart aroma, some fruit. Sharp tart underripe fruit, soft on the palate, one sided. Think I’ll like it more with considerable age.


 nickd717 (1330), Palo Alto, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
May 14, 2009  
Bottle at a BeerAdvocate gathering. Hazy reddish color with a small off-white head. Wild sour aroma with raspberry and wild yeast. Flavor is really sour with raspberry and considerable funk. Palate is somewhat sharp and dry. Good, although sour lambics aren’t really my style in general.


 mwelsh13 (483), Maryland, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/518/20
May 9, 2009  
Muddy reddish brown pour with a light white head. Dark fruit aroma with yeast to back it it up. Big time tart body with raspberry at the finish. Drying effect at the end. Not your sweet framboise that many people like. This you love or hat and no in between. Great lambic!


 grandet (478), Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
May 5, 2009  
Bottle from jessup plaza. Poured a nice dark red color with not much in terms of head. Nice aroma of sour raspberries and some funk. Taste is strong sour raspberry and funk. Very good//


 PJClarke (620), London, Greater London, England
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/103/518/20
May 5, 2009  
A lovely deep rose pink. Fluffy pink foam slowly fades to a dainty halo. Perfect fresh raspberry aromas with light hints of balsa wood and yeast and lovely sour twinges. Dainty, much like its appearance. Big, sour and tongue-slapping explosion as soon as it gets in the mouth. Great nasal fruitiness with pink grapefruit and raspberries. Nice dryness at the back of the throat, champagne carbonation and a light, floating texture. The only thing letting this down is that its sour crispness does play with the old stomach a little bit, but then I haven’t eaten in hours so...



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