Cantillon Bruocsella 1900 Grand Cru

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Unblended
Brussels, Belgium

Had the pleasure of sampling this at the 1/27/2008 Pittsburgh ratebeer.com gathering RBPG and festival upstairs, Sharp Edge Creekhouse. It will be a long time, if ever I am invited again and I see a spread of bottles like I did there - ever again. I am not good enough for the beers that were that we sampled! For example, how about this beer; Cantillon broucelle 1900 (2003) from the owner himself, Hart, thanks mtoast. Quite an experience. Sweetish farmyard aromas that are slightly tart in nature. Surprisingly very clear for a cantillon, in my experience. Completely flat yet has an interesting feel to it. On the tongue it is tart and only mildly sour. Wet woolly blankets. Rags that have sat in the corner for a while. Interesting lambic session with no carbonation. Some light amount of bitter on the finish, but certainly not over the top. mtoast, I owe you one!

Bottle split with after4ever. Pours a cloudy gold surmounted by a ring of foam temporarily held up by a handfull of bubbles. The aroma has plenty of funk, the "barnyard" and "horse blanket" descriptions are pretty close to the truth. Tastes a bit like lemonade made by someone who forgot the sugar. Dry finish. Kinda refreshing but probably not something I would seek out again.

2002 bottling. Quintessential horse barn funk aroma, some wood, hay and bright citrus coming through. Medium golden amber color, no visible effervescence but a few tiny bubbles afloat. Tart, acetic flavors abound, some fruity white grape and lemon juice, with a musty, sharp, herbal, bitter, woody close. Light and tart on the palate, light-medium bodied. Much better as it approaches room temperature. This is the real deal.

Flat golden colour. Nice barnyard funk in the nose. Refreshing white wine flavour in the start, long and acidic balanced finish. Tasty fruit notes.

2000 edition: a deceptive alien who likes to mislead...things change...Imagine an atmosphere of grape skin oil..crisp dry air..and lakes of sour acid...always end a dream with a glass of champagne...things change... open your eyes..now you smell horses..the air is humid and warm..you taste your sweat...its extremely sour..sour..sou..so..s..

750ml bottle via trade a while back. Pours a clear (on the last glass very cloudy) glowing golden orange with 0 head. Nose of tart apples with citrus peels and farmhouse funk. Flavor was both sweet and sour, with a hint of oak in there. A very underrated Lambic.

Deep golden in color with a slight haze and a small white lacing atop a body missing any appearance of carbonation.Aroma starts with apples,tart yet fruity, switching over to small oak tree farm,then moving into a musty,sweaty,damp basement with notes of acidity and spice with a vinous like German white wine charcater character reminiscent of a Piesporter. Flavor is as complex as the aroma,apples,oak,fruit,sweet/sour,tart,acidic. Palate is very soothing over my tongue as this ends with a nice crisp dry finish.

Bottle 2005 vintage: Pours an orange golden color, with virtually no head and no carbonation. Aroma was sour, with some funkiness. Flavor had a lemony tartness to it, some oak. The mouthfeel was what really threw me off with this beer, the complete lack of carbonation gave it an almost wine like texture, with a very dry finish. It was just bizarre and took me a while to adjust to it. By the end of my glass I was starting to enjoy it, though I think I still prefer the blended lambics.