Cantillon Bruocsella 1900 Grand Cru

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Unblended
Brussels, Belgium

(Bottle, brewed 2005 bottled 2008, Akkurat, Stockholm 16 Aug 2008) Bronze coclour with no head, very little carbonation. Tart, citric, fruity nose with grapefruit, stable and horse blanket. Tart, fruity taste with notes of green apples, grapefruit and unripe gooseberries. Lack of carbonation makes it rather flat, but smooth and easy to drink despite its tartness and dryness. Very nice beer.

Upon it disembarking the 750ml green bottle resides in the glass a beclouded straw color with a smallish off white head and the resultant lace a thin but sealing sheet. Nose is tart, with hints of sour apples, citrus like in its crispness; start is dry and sour with the top light. Finish continues the devastatingly tartness, dry as a bleached desert bone, and the aftertaste lingers long, a true lambic lover’s brew that you will love or hate, I love it, but beware its not meant for everyone even if you like most lambics.

Vintage 2001.
Hazy golden with no head. Distinctive lambic aroma, sour grapefruit and wood. Tart flavor of wood, grapefruit and nutmeg. Very dry. Thanks Jacob Lövenlund!

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.

Hazy dark golden color with a fully diminishing very thin white head. Very tart aroma. Somewhat thin flavor but a nice sour flavor somewhat similar to lemonade without the sugar.

Bottle (750ml). Shared with blankboy, GregClow and Hogtown Harry, courtesy of Harry. My first unblended Lambic I think. Dark yellow, with a bubbly little head - almost looks like it was poured from a cask. Intense sourness in aroma, with some burnt rubber thrown in (thanks Harry for articulating that). Nice sour taste - very citrus, even banana like. Not tartness, all citrus and very dry. Really nice to sip, but not overly complex. Thanks Harry, a real treat.

Bottle 2005:Cloudy deep orange with just about no head. Nice nose. Overall citric acidity, with leather, soft grapefruit notes, musty damp basement. Not much carbontation, very slick. Flavor is less sour than expected. Tart lemon character with an overall citric acidity. Has some leather, dust, oak tannins and a clean acidic finish. Not the most complex Cantillon but nice. This is only my second unblended and I don’t think I enjoy them as much as blended Lambics.

[594-20070908] 1pt9.4floz @ Sourfest 2007 (Buffalo, NY, w/ rudolf, frylock, IPFreely, jerc, swoopjones). Weird burnt corn aroma, not in a good way. Hazy, orange brown body with very quick white bubbles. Hints of wood and sour citrus in the flavour. Medium body is a little sour. Interesting but doesn’t stand out.