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Cantillon Blåbær Lambik 4.13 237

Cantillon Blåbær Lambik

Percentile
100
overall
Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit

Brussels, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

distribution
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2374.17/5.04.13/5.05%99.4Flute, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
A blueberry lambic brewed with Danish blueberries exclusively for Ølbutikken, Copenhagen, Denmark.

There are four different vintages available that, because of the length of time the berries soaked in the beer, have turned out rather differently:

Batch 1: 2005: The berries soaked in the beer too long leaving an almost vinegarish lambic with the well-known Cantillon tartness. The color is hazy orange. Will be sold in extremely limited quantity.

Batch 2 & 3: 2007: A more fruity and not as tart lambic as the 2005 vintage. Beautiful deep red colored.

Batch 4: 2009: Maybe the most fruity batch so far with an extremely well balance between the fruit and the funk!

Batch 5: 2009: Extremely soft mouthfeel with a distinct tartness.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 kkearn (1010), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Oct 13, 2008  
2007 Vintage, 750mL bottle. Big thanks to my cousin, ggaughan for this treat. Pours reddish purple, capped with a moderate sized light pink head. Nicely acidic aroma; tart with some blueberries and white pepper in the background. Flavor is tart but not over the top. Tartness takes the forefront, with wood, blueberries, brett, citrus, white pepper, and a little herbal character. Berries play a complimentary role, rather than being the star. Long, mildly tart finish. Really nice beer, I’m glad I got the opportunity to try this. Thanks, Greg.


 andersand (384), Malmö, Sweden
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/517/20
Oct 13, 2008    Updated: Oct 16, 2009
Deep, dark red with a small grey’ish head. Lovely, complex fruity and funky aroma. Vinous yet refreshing. Medium, slick body. Very full of taste. Starts sweet and fruity, only slightly sour. The finish has allot of blueberries. This beer has allot of dimensions, the aftertaste is dry with allot of genuine fruit taste. Generous, very tasty beer.


 thebeertourist (2822), Oslo, Norway
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Oct 10, 2008  
2007 bottle, 75 cl, from Ølbutikken. Deep purple red colour with a small pinkish head that gradually disappeared. Complex fruity and funky aromas, fruit evolves from pure blueberries to more cherry character after a while, but the lemony Cantillon lambik nose is still strongly present. Strong impact by sharp lemony flavours at first, followed by more mellow blueberries, to be ended on a long, woody, acidic dry note. Truly wonderful.


 ironchefscott (342), portland, Oregon, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/519/20
Oct 8, 2008  
a damn good lambic....great nose of blueberries and funk.....great balance...super complex......!


 lassem (309), Copenhagen, Denmark
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/510/104/518/20
Sep 30, 2008  
Cantillon Blåbær Lambic - 3. edition. Bottle 75 cl. A rather red-cheeked gentleman..Barbarossa. Pours a red moisty deep red with a fine and neat white head. The nose is without swing but is rather light with sweet blueberries. The taste is mild and not very sour (as Cantillons normally is) Its round and mild with fine citrusnotes together with liquorice-root, wood, smoke and freshpicked berries - Very complex. Nice poky palate. #123 Thx Jeppe


 dalekliz (546), San Diego, California, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/519/20
Sep 28, 2008  
Bottle, sampled at RBSG 08, with thanks to ironchefscott. Pours a pinkish-red with a small white head. Huge sweet, ripe, blueberry aroma with sour notes. Taste is more sour / tart blueberry. Lingering sour blueberry flavors. Delicious and very refreshing, could easily drink a lot of this one.


 renffisch (520), london, Greater London, England
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
Sep 25, 2008  
75cl bottle from olbutikken, copenhagen. 2007 vintage. Deep red colour, red berry nose not so much blueberries more a bit like cherries to my nose. the blueberries only really come up in the after taste. good, smooth well carbonated mouthfeel. not as sour as some. lovely stuff indeed.


 charlotte (2036), Vanløse, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/516/20
Sep 18, 2008  
Deep reddish colour with medium pink head.Aroma of blueberrys feels light sour with small bubbels and high carbonation,mild mouthfeels and sour finish.



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