Cantillon Zwanze 2008

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

Small, but resistant head, even little rings of lace; fully hazy orange-green beer. Very malty smell for a lambic, and - no mistake possible - rhubarb nose, like freshly made rhubarbjam. Nice soft lambicflavours, even some sweetness, and tantalizing glimpses of horse blanket, rhubarb, garden herbs, preserved ginger and Szechuan pepper. Very dry finish, just great. Medium bodied, slick. Perfect balance. Jean is progressing with light-year strides. This is no "Zwanze" at all!

75 cL bottle at Chez Moeder Lambic. Pours cloudy dark golden orange with a small white head. Sharp acidi fruity nose with a distinct dry barnyard base. Smooth rubarb fruity flavoured. Velvet on the tongue and tastebuds. Light citrusy touch into the finish. Smooth lingering fruity flavoured.

Bottle 75cl. @ 18th Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation, Buggenhout, Belgium.
[ As My Rating #10000 on Ratebeer ].
Clear medium to dark yellow orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is rhubarb. leather, wood, hay, barnyard, yeasty. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and acidic with a average to long duration, dry. Very eacy and good balancede. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090530]

ChuckSlap Lambic Fest 08. Thanks to Chuck for sharing. Pours a nice slightly hazy golden strawlike typical lambic with average carbonation for a 2yo lambic. Aroma is a bit grassy- some celery and vegetable, but no DMS- I dont really see the Rhubarb though- still tons of the normal cantillon funk and some good dank barnyard, mildewy cobwebs and a bit of cheesiness. Has a great powerful sourness and acidity throughout espicially in the end- along with just a bit of earth, flowers, funk, and grassiness. Delightful nice woody astringency, and good sharp lactic acid in the end. Another awesome lambic from my favorite Lambic Brewery.

(750ml bottle, 2008 vintage, courtesy of MesandSim) Pours a lightly cloudy yellow body with a small white head. Aroma of pine, grass, rhubarb, grapefruit, barnyard, and earth. Flavor of grapefruit, rhubarb, vinegar, and lemon with a dry finish.

Bottle. Shared by my cousin, ggaughan, to celebrate his brother’s wedding. Had this and an Upland Strawberry Lambic along with my mom’s strawberry rhubarb pie...what a great day.

Pours slightly hazy golden, capped with a thin off-white head. Aroma is moderately tart. Citrus, wheat and grass are the primary aromas, with faint rhubarb in the background. Flavor is fairly tart, with lemon, earth and yeast in the forefront, and just enough rhubarb to provide some additional complexity. Long, dry, tart finish. The rhubarb is subtle, but it works very well and compliments the base beer nicely.

750ml from Jean Van Roy courtesy of Chuck Cook. Almost appears to have a pinkish hue, every so slightly. Slight vegetal aroma reminiscent of celery is present. Flavor is signature Cantillon with an dry mineral like finish on the back of the palate. The Rubarb does show itself, but definitely not over powering. Quite nice indeed.

A Sim rate. Bottle at the WOSF.
Smells like hay and true barnyardiness. It’s a delightful version of ‘This APE needs a bath!’ The rhubarb comes in very faintly. Definite guezuey tartness but not as rhubarb as I expected. It’s tart but sweet. Dry finish with more rhubarb that sticks to the back of your throat.