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Cantillon Iris

Cantillon Iris

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A Lambic - Unblended brewed by
Cantillon

Brussels, Belgium

bottled
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4563.71/5.03.7/5.05%72Flute, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The Cantillon brewery is closely linked to Brussels, a city which has the iris as its symbol. As the name indicates, the "marsh iris" is a plant growing in humid areas. The historical center of Brussels is built on swamps where this flower used to grow abundantly.
In 1998, the Brussels Museum of the Gueuze celebrated its 20th anniversary. The Cantillon brewery decided to make a new spontaneous fermentation beer for this occasion, named after this symbolic flower.
It is a completely original beer which, contrary to the other products of the Brewery, is not brewed with 35% of wheat. The Iris, which is only made with malt of the pale ale type (giving a more amber colour to the beer) conserves the typical flavour of the spontaneous fermentation, the complex aromas and the vinous taste.
The hopping is different too. Lambic is made with 100% dried hops, for the Iris we use 50% of dried hops and 50% of fresh hops. The latter cause a superb acidity, the former, due to their tannins, enable to conserve the beer while preserving all its qualities.
After two years in the barrel, the Iris undergoes a second fresh hopping two weeks before the bottling. A linen bag, filled with hops, is soaked in the beer for two weeks. This technique, called "cold hopping", gives the beer a more intense savour and makes the smell and the taste more bitter.

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unrulythings (72), Portland, Oregon, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/512/20

Jan 14, 2008  
a clear golden body with a foamy white head. aroma is very vinegary, with some citrus and floral notes. flavor is super tart and astringent, with hints of lemon peel and damp grass.

andersand (21), Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 9, 2008  
Nice very cloudy with a small, quickly dying white head. Aroma of mint, liqourice root, funky and inviting. Slightly fizzy mouthfeel, still, glides down fairly easy. Starts sour with allot of hai and nice funkyness, some mint and liqourice. The aftertaste is pending between sourness and pleasant stable, crap and fruit notes. Tasty


 EricE (252), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Sep 27, 2008  
Very cloudy and hazy pour with white head and nice lacing on the glass. Sweet and sour aroma. Lots of earth and funk with some grape and fruit. There are some bitter herb and spice notes. Mild sourness with a bitter finish. Floral earthy, herb flavor, almost like mint. Very unique. Would have liked a bit more sourness, but overall very good.


 fiver29 (330), Strongsville, Ohio, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 17, 2008  
On tap pours amber with a off white head. As soon as the bartender set it down I could smell it. That’s how fragrant it was . It has a nice floral bouquet along with sour notes of funk. What follows was a medium body with a fair amount of carbonation. Taste is very tart, lemon like, sweet aftertaste, and has more tartness after the sweetness mellows. Overall I was glad to try this on tap and thought it was outstanding.


 phishpond417 (1459), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/514/20
Sep 14, 2008  
This was worth all $6: Pours a cloudy orange with a huge white head. Lots of carbonation, spritzy in the mouthfeel. Tart, lemon, citrusy flavors. Aroma is of fermented apples, hops and wet hay. Taste is dry, with sour fruits, grass, short bursts of hops and raisins. It was definately unique.


 PaulHegedus (115), Brampton, Ontario, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Aug 31, 2008    Updated: Sep 24, 2008
Bottle from City Beer San Francisco, July 2008. My first Cantillon beer, and a unique one it seems! Poured cloudy golden orange in champagne-like hotel room glasses, with a huge, fragrant head holding floral aromas, with plenty of citrus, grapefruit, grassiness. Light to medium mouthfeel. I taste sour grapefruit, grass, very dry, with a long sour finish.




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