Cantillon Rosé De Gambrinus

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Brussels, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

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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.

dry sour wonderful lambic from the most traditional of brewers in anderlecht this beer with added raspberries and sometimes a little cherry is a world class example

UPDATED: OCT 10, 2007 Re-rate... 1992 Vintage... This beer rocks!... A careful pour reveals a clear golden ale. The aroma is insanely sour with notes of sharp, vintage cheese, ReaLemon®, wood, must, cobwebs and vanilla. The flavor is tart as hell; close to the Belle-Vue Sélection, but pulls up just shy of being quite that acidic. My eyes water, but I don’t squint each time I take a sip... ok, maybe just a little. Liquid intensity... bottle of fun! All that pungency is surrounded a suggestion of sweetness up front and a touch of bitterness on the backside. Full-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and soft carbonation. Finishes, you guessed it, sour! Cheers to boboski for procuring the bottle! 1992 was a very good year! ********************Original Rating*********************Bottle at Brewtopia 2004... This beer rocks!... Murky, orange ale. No head to speak of. The aroma is sour, woody and fruity. The flavor is mouth-wateringly tart, fruity and earthy. Medium-bodied with a dry mouthfeel and fizzy carbonation. Lengthy, sour, then dry, finish. World class beer! Underrated, I think.

(2004 bottling) This beer alone might be enough reason for me to move to Belgium. It’s amazing. It has a beautiful cloudy presentation. The head is thin and doesn’t last long. The bubbles on the inside of the glass (I used a short goblet) add to the attractiveness. It’s a pleasure just to look at it. The nose is delicate but present. It has the character of a lambic with the slightest hint of the fruit. As you inhale more, the fruit dominates. The mouthfeel is clean and there are no apparent off-flavors. Folks, this is a sour beer, and unless you have the appreciation for this kind of beer, leave it to the folks that do. I’m one of those who do enjoy sourness. There is not a drop of residual sugar that I noticed, and I’m pretty attuned to sweetness. If you’re a diabetic, this is the beer style that you should learn to love. I don’t know what else to say about this except that opening this bottle made me realize that it’s been three weeks since I’ve been to Belgium and I’m long overdue for a return visit.

UPDATED: FEB 21, 2006 Like angels kissing your tongue. Beautiful nose an color wonderful tart raspberry balance to the lemony acidity that is a hallmark of the Cantillon beers.AMAZING, complex and yet ever so delicate.

clove, cooked vegetables, raisin, bubblegum, earthy, cheese, floral, spruce, citrus, cereal, caramel, nuts, red, cloudy, white foam, tan foam, heavy cloying sweetness, medium bitterness, medium sourness, umami, full body, sticky, creamy, flat, long finish,

This is excellent. Poured from 75cl bottle into a La Chouffe glass @ home. Lovely intense pink visuals. The head is awesome. It’s creamy pink and eventually peters oujt into a small nicely balanced cover. Awesome. The texture is pink-amber. The taste is of raspberries; tart and oak with a fine dry lemony finish. I’m enjoying this. One beer I try and seek out whenever possible. An awesome example of the fine lambic craft. Finally got around to rating it.

75Oml bottle in the Kulminator thanks to Dirk. One of the first batches ever produced in 1984. Sampled this outstanding beer with magic_dave6 on our first day in Antwerp. Colour is a pale pinish rose with mimial head. Unlike younger versions thevolume of lactic sourness has mellowed out although still produced a fabulous tart fruity aroma but with less of the nostril stinging barnyard funk and more pleasant raspberry, cranberry and lemon sherbert undertones. Taste is similar, bombarding the mouth with fantastic tart fruity bangs Cantallion have developed so well. Still has as sour, dry bone character but less intense in turning your face inside out on sourness. A Totally outstanding one- off!! Aged cantillon is the way forward

Has a strong, sharp, tart taste. Ruby red grapefruit color, visible fizz, looks great in a flute. Very thin and declining head. The mouthfeel is dominated by the fizz and sharp taste. Vinegary, tart, sour, and very dry, but the finish always cleans off really nicely with raspberries. I’ve generally had it when it’s younger, so it retains the fruit aspects. Would work well before dinner. I think it makes a big difference if you let it sit for 20-30 minutes and let it warm/open up a bit; too cold, it won’t be the same.

pours hazy reddish / pink / orange head white fizzy. Nose: Sour, Funky Raspberries, hints of oak. Taste: Tart, Sour funky Raspberries with a subtle oak finish.