Cantillon Bruocsella 1900 Grand Cru

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Unblended
Brussels, Belgium

On cask at Spuyten Duyvil Brett Fest. Hazy orange flat. Dishwater lemon funk aroma. Flavor like lemon-apple cider poured over a horse’s balls. Funky.

Pours still with a somewhat murky blonde body. Aromas are as intense as any beer I have smelled. Nasty sweat socks, burnt rubber, horse blanket, a moldy mustiness and tons of acidity. The body was still and dry. The flavors are dominated by sourness. It is just intense. Finish is dry dry dry. Can’t say that I really enjoyed this, but it was an experience.

My last style of the 70 and thank god it’s over. What a stupid beer. no difference between this and gueze. I was told this was supposed to be a good one too. 25% is far from that. I’m glad I can’t remember how much money i wasted on this crap. I spilled my friends glass of this and gladly gave him mine.

this is basically the exact same thing as the gueze. sweet and sour, very carbonated. i think it was translucent.

Cork says 2002. Clear gold with a smallish white head. Aroma is acidic, yeast, sour, apple, oak, and funky. Sour, musty, citrus, and earthy. Finish is musty and very tart. Mouth is a bit watery. Damn’d good. My enjoyment of lambics grows with each bottle.

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).

Pours a hazed gold with a funky nose (surprise, surprise). Flavor is a load of tangy oranges. The liquid feel is thicker than I usually expect lambics to be. It’s good. Not my favorite lambic really, but still pretty decent. Just a bit too tangy for my likes is all.

Poured a golden/copper color with no head, really no carbination at all. The nose was signature Cantillon yeastiness but not very pronounced. Flavors were dominated by a flat citric vinigar taste with some phenolic notes and mild hay. I’ve noticed some really promising ratings for this but on the other hand, I’ve also seen a lot of carbination problems. I’d like to try this again one day but not necessarily too soon. My most disappointing Cantillon to date.