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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.
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 cheeta (904), Langå, Denmark
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/58/20
Sep 20, 2009  
2007 bottle. Aroma is like sour berry. Small, frothy head. fair lacing. Clear, red body. Heavy bitter flavor with berry notes. Light to medium palate.


 TomDecapolis (3196), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 12, 2009  
Shared at BCTC thanks to Miver. Pours a hazy/milky pinkish with little to no head. Aroma of this wonderful sourness, funky and horsey. Some of the blueberry character still there but mostly all consumed by the wild yeast. Flavor was the same thing going on. So good yet so hard to explain.


 Gypsy19 (647), California, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/55/103/59/20
Sep 7, 2009  
Pours an opaque cherry red with a large lavender head. Aroma is quite sour, cardboardy, dull actually. Flavor is very sour with a bit of spoiled dark fruit. Mouthfeel is par. Overall, fair plus.


 VikingHammer (363), Lynnfield, Massachusetts, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/519/20
Sep 4, 2009  
Batch 4, 2009 vintage Poured a dark pinkish red into my Cantillon tumbler. Head was a huge light pink creamy wonder. Aromas of sour cherries,raspberries,blueberries,pepper, and some leather. Perfect balance of sour and fruit. Amazing beer. May someday I drink again.


 Sparky27 (1608), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 31, 2009  
375ml courtesy of Fiver29 – thanks John! Pours a cloudy purplish amber with a thin tan head. The nose is barnyard dfunk, vinegar, aspirin and unripe fruit. The taste is sour lemons, red wine vinegar, tart blueberry skin and light funk. Puckeringly sour at first but that fades to a semi-sweet fruit finish. Medium prickly mouthfeel. Very good - thanks again John!


 BOLTZ7555 (1100), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 29, 2009  
Bottle shared by Sparky27...WOW!!! Thanks again Eric!!! 2007 vintage produced a crystal raspberry pour with a fizzy eggshell head...pink/lavender hue. Aroma is extreme barnyard, pungent lemon rind, vinegar, and funk. Flavor is tart and puckering, with no real distinguishable blueberry present. Got lockjaw with the first sip, but this either mellowed or my tongue acclimated to the sour. Definitely more drinkable as it warmed. Lively carbonation that ignited the palate. Very good.


 HenrikSoegaard (4371), Randers, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Aug 23, 2009  
Bottle. 2007. Frothy white good mostly deminishing head. Wonderfull red colour. Very sour barnyard aroma. Berrys not very present alas. Powerfull sour acetic flavor. Again lacks berries-notes. Long great sour finish. Oily palate.


 marcus (1885), Sacramento, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Aug 17, 2009  
It says 2009 on the bottle, which I believe is from batch 4, purchased at the Cracked Kettle in Amsterdam. It’s a purplish blue lambic with a very pretty pinkish purple head - I just love the colors. There is a vinous blueberry aroma and a subtle blueberry flavor that is sour but not tart. I would drink a lot of this if I could find it. It just keeps getting better as it warms.



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