Cantillon Saint Lamvinus Unblended

Formerly brewed at Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Brussels, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Stem glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle at the RBESG 07. Sourness, some fruit, but, frankly, this is too close to vinegar to me!

Akkurat bottle. Headless rather pretty ruby, pinkish pour. Funky, but mostly vinous nose where the oak barrels contribute a long way to the beer’s character: tannins, tight musty flavors. Rather jammy in its fruitiness, of course heavily grape-like, but also reminiscent of plum. The palate is as dry and sour as one may wish and if anything, I think the absence of carbonation might help in allowing that citric intensity and astringency pass by. Now to say that I prefer it to the regular Lamvinus, that would be going too far, especially that Lamvinus does not seem very stable to me while this is a single batch, but it’s certainly a good one.

Bottled. Reddish purple coloured with no head. Sourish and fruity with notes of grapes and earth. Very well balanced.

Bottled (0,75 l, bottle 2042, 2004 vintage). I had this one while tbone_ was resting at the red boat, still there was some left for him (and Ronny) and some other people that happened to sit by the table while I was alone. Okay, so off for the rating. Cherryish red colour, not much head. Aroma is sour grapes, almost red wineish. Flavour is super dry and supersour, and some pleasant hints of grapes. Also some wooden hints. Totally superb thing! But was quite hard to drink one bottle yourself... I guess that was what the bartender meant when he asked how many glasses and I said one "Congratulations" was the answer...

Thanks to Patrik and Timo. Hazy tomatocolor. Sour and fruity aroma, grapes, dryish and some oak. Sour fruity flavor, oaky, dry, grapefruit notes.

Bottle at RBESG 05 Pours an opaque dark red with no head. Aroma is grapes, sour, funky and some cantillonness. Taste is tart, and fruity. Lovely

Pour is hazy reddish purple with no head....smell is tart and dry grapes with oak and citric funk....still mouthfeel...taste is tart, but subdued tart....finish is dry and grapey...nice. nice. nice.

750ml bottle at the <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/sweden/s target=blank>Akkurat in Stockholm, Sweden. Deep ruby in colour, no head, no lacing. The aroma is of tart red grapes, light cherries, quite sour. The flavour is tart at first, some fruit sweetness (cherries, grapes, some pear), woody, not as sour as other Cantillons can be. Mildly sour mouthfeel, medium body, very low-to-no carbonation. Finishes with a lingering sourness, light fruit sweetness, quite dry. Fantastic stuff, a very interesting take on the regular Saint Lamvinus. I’m loving these Unblended Lambics.

Acquired in a joint trade. Rate beer rating # 2,200 (and what a beer for that!). Poured a cloudy ruby red color with small sized white head. Aromas of grapes, brett, berries and light wood. Tastes of grape skins, light wood, and sour berries. Vinous. Nice tart and sourness. Mmmm.

Much thanks to egajdzis & hopdog for sharing this rare bottle. Only 200 of these unblended, uncarbonated bad boys were made and they were lucky to snag one in a trade from Denmark... Appears a hazy rose red with a small white head that slowly fades into a gentle pink toned collar. Scattered spots of lacing are left around the glass. Smell is of tart grapes, yeasty, rubbery funk, flowers, earthiness, perfumy, horse blanket...wow! Taste is of the same aromas in a tart, wild yeast blend. Mouthfeel is mouth puckering, yeasty, dry, and very wine like.