Cantillon Vigneronne

From a 750mL Bottle. Pours a hazy golden peach color with a bubbly, quickly dissipating head of bright white. Relatively still in appearance, but disturbance generates a shimmer of fine bubbles. Signature Cantillon sourness in the aroma, with the muscato grape sweetness clearly evident underneath. A nice added touch of floral tangelo notes and brie cheese add a nice complexity thats spiced with a crack of white pepper. Light bodied, mildly carbonated mouthfeel. Some cheese rind funky flavors start out right away, along with some sauvingon blanc tannins and a bit of dry oak. Lots of peppery spice. An adequate amount of acidic dryness starts off up front, but sadly grows a bit thin as the flavors are left to linger. Needs a bit more carbonation to give it that crisp, biting edge. Finishes with a sour smack of pomegranite rind.

Rerate, 750mL bottle at Pizzeria Paradiso (Georgetown), bottled October 30th, 2006. Pours a murky grapefruit color; thin, white head with patchy lacin. Enormous amounts of funk, tart citrus, horseblanket, and sour white grapes in the aroma; grapefruit and a biting sourness; great amounts of funk. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: tons of jaw-clenching tart citrus, lemons, and funk (horseblanket, sweat); layered, very tart and funky lambic; some white vinous notes and woodiness / toasty oak; generous, funky, grapey. Mouthwatering stuff. Lengthy, tart citrus and funk and some wood in the finish; nice and solidly tart through the end. 9.4.8.4.15=4.0

Draft, Max’s 3rd Annual Belgian Beer Festival. Hazy, golden-honey appearance; headless. Horseblanket and lemon in the aroma. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: horseblanket, lemony citrus, tart yellow fruit. Medium, citrus and lemon finish. Tasty, palatable citrus character. 7.3.6.4.14=3.4

Bottle. Literally no head. Hazy orange body mostly looking like an orange soda, however with a good deal of yeast sediments. Spciy acidic grape vinegar aroma. Flavor dominated by acidic grape fruit. Thin mouthfeel but long and good aftertaste.

Bottle sampled on 6/9/06: Pours a clear golden bronze with a nicely-lacing wispy white head. Tart funky sour and dry aroma has a touch of lightly fruity grapes. Body starts with a slight hint of sweet malt and light fruit before the tart, funky, earthy sourness takes over. Authentic and enjoyable, but hard to drink a whole 750ml bottle.

bottle. murky yellow color. sour and citric aroma and taste. lots of bark and dirt. very dry. bit of berrys and fruit.

On tap @ the Hop Leaf. 1/25/07 Well I was hoping for St. Lamvinus, but this will have to do. Hazy brown orange color with a small beige head. Sour and earthy aroms, hay, grain, a little funky, but nice. Smooth like most cantillon beers are, sour, tart, green and white grapes. Tasty lambic.

Bottle thanks to Andrew for sharing. Pours clear orange yellow. Sour tart funky and earthy nose. Tart sour citrus with vinegar flavors, solid beer. Comes together well. 8/3/8/4/16 = 3.9

hazy golden in appearance. Pretty big off white head. Aroma is very funky, with a extremely strong herbal note or it definitely could be rotting moldy socks or something of the like. This characteristic was not as strong in the taste but still definitely there. This one really didn’t work for me personally.

Supplied by my cousin for a tasting after Christmas dinner. poured pale orange, with a sour, acidic aroma. Sourness is cut a bit by the sweetness from the grapes. Finishes dry and woody. Very enjoyable.