Cantillon Bruocsella 1900 Grand Cru

On tap at Max’s. The unltimate blonde. Great creaminess with a vanilla accent. Very light carbonation. Sourness is wonderful with a glimpse of apricots. All of this wrapped up in a slightly woody package. Grerat beer!

Orco boia. Bottiglia da 75cl al Duca; non avevo mai assaggiato lambic "liscio" e per me è stata una bella botta, nonostante io sia un ammiratore del genere. L’aspetto me lo aspettavo: niente schiuma (proprio 0), torbido, non era una grossa sorpresa, e a suo modo è alquanto apprezzabile: l’aroma neppure è stato una sorpresa, anzi, molto vicino alla gueuze anche se un poco più pungente. Ma il sapore è stato già una conquista maggiore, acido senza la confortante e carezzevole frizzantezza della gueuze, morto come un mare morto, paludoso, espettorante, wowville; 75cl da solo sono stati un po’ pesanti da finire, ma lo rifarei, magari stavolta in compagnia (dico in compagnia a bere, non che ieri sera fossi da solo).

Slightly hazy golden pour with zero head whatsoever. Smells like a dirty medicated band-aid. Musty, funky, bacteria laden. Taste is completely bland, acidic tartness. No balancing malt. Zero carbonation and feels like drinking rancid bile water. Completely not my style, and I found this very offensive overall, unfortunately.

Finally getting a rating for this beer. A generous BA person bought a bottle of this at a small "tasting" I was doing with EDA. Big funk, super cheesy and horsey brett aroma. Flavor is a bit thin, a bit of sour, with a carpet-y flavor. Very still, a little dull, but not bad at all. Unblended lambics aren’t really my thing, but they are always fun to try.

pours a flat gold with no carbonation and no head. sour sweet bret aroma, flat and mild palate, relatively light sourness and subtle complexity. watery loose palate and mild hidden background. amazingly sessionable quality behind a hidden complexity.

Completely opaque orange-amber pour. Very thick with no carbonation - looks like grapefruit juice. Woody lemon aroma with lots of vinegar. Fruity with lots of funky earth notes. Lemony sour flavor. Very fruity without all the vinegar that was present in the aroma. A bit of a creamy oak flavor as well. The citrus is very intense and sour. A bit of fruitiness and a bitter finish, almost like sucking on a lemon peel. The sourness is almost overpowering, but very good and enjoyable. I’ve had lambics that had more sourness, but this definitely isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s also complete flat, but still very good.

2004 bottle. Low carbonation. Nose of apple cider, barnyard and honey. Not as acidic as expected (for Cantillon standards), yet tart and mouth-watering, woody and dry. The mouthfeel is mellow and smooth. The finale has great finesse. Much more interesting than a 2004 bottle tasted in 2006... Very statisfying. Pairs very well with sushis.

375ml bottle (Apteeki, Turku)
Sharp and sweet aroma, a little fruity - citrus, grapefruity, woody, musky. Puckeringly sharp. Citrus and grapefruity taste, hebs, woody, oaky.
previous rating: 7-3-7-3-15=3.5
375ml bottle (St. Urho’s, Helsinki) 2005 vintage (sip - thanks mirjukka!)
Flat orange or light brown. The usual Cantillon fingerprint is easily detected on your nose, but this one is mellower. You’re definitely facing a sour lambic, but this is very woody indeed, very soft and mellow. It’s soft in the mouth despite the sharpness. Apricot is the most prominent taste, but there’s the classic Cantillon lambic body backing that up, and it leaves an oaky woody and walnut-paper nutty finish. Classic Cantillon, but this is a little thin and watery as it’s too young. Must rerate in a couple of years.
Earlier Rating: 7/4/2007 Total Score: 3.9
Bottle (Apteekki, Turku) 2003 vintage. Slightly cloudy dark yellow, completely flat. Wondrous lightly sour and refreshingly sweet aroma. Buttered hot cross buns. Taste is refreshingly sharp sour bitterness which leaves a wonderfully mellow malt taste, a little bit like buttered hot cross buns too. Don’t let the barstaff take your empty glass away, as even that smells beautiful!