Cantillon Bruocsella 1900 Grand Cru

Bottle bought at the brewery. Rather soft and round for a lambic, the long period in casks hase mellowed this a bit. The sourness is still in there, apples, citrus. More acid in the finish than in the body.

Bottle from the brewery. Slightly cloudy gold colour with a slight off-white head. This was dead flat. Aroma of the farmyard, with plenty of yeast and green fruit. The mouth feel was very dry with citrus flavours. Unusual.

Sampled at RBSG. Not as sour as anticipated, but a nice tart bite with a ripe fruit character. Very light spiciness.

25.4 oz bottle, 22AUG06. Clear oaky orange. A stiff pour yields a dusting of big white bubbles. Dusty lemon peel with hints of floral. Funky nose intensifies after the first sip. Almost no carb with much lighter than expected sour tang. Wavers between lemon and grapefruit juice but with softened, restrained acidity. Subtle sweet hints of pear and honey then some black pepper.

A hazy orange beer with no head. Aroma is sour and citric. Taste is very sour, tart and salt. Dry and acid

750 @ Rudolf’s sour tasting. clear orange. Funky aroma. not as sour as other gueze I’ve had. slightly sweet. some tartness

On tap at Rich O’s. clear orange almost no head. aroma lighter than the regular Gueuze. light tart apple aroma with some caramel orange and some underlying horse blanket...there are some floral notes to the aroma also. sour tart apple flavor with some light sweet notes shining through. tart dry finish. a bit sweeter than the Gueuze. nice caramel and orange notes. interesting. sweeter than the Gueuze interesting floral notes. very cool to taste the two side by side.

I believe this is what I had on tap at Map room- Chicago. One of the best lambics I’ve had-- and probably the only unblended. Not too sour. Perfect for a warm summer afternoon.