Cantillon Lou Pepe Framboise

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Brussels, Belgium

2001 bottle. I failed to take notes on the appearance apparantly. Man, I’ve never smelled anything like this before. Huge sour nose, but it was earthy and dank, lots of mustard notes, some slight berry fruit and a surrounding tartness. Big sour and mustardy taste, woody, and reminding me of balsamic vinegar, but better. Unique amongst the few sours I’ve had. This has 6 plus years on it? Wow, that goes to show I have no idea of the effect of age on lambics. A bit pungent for me, but damn this was incredibly unique!

Vintage 2001 Huge sour aroma of bright fruit. Taste is puckeringly sour and bright strawberry. Finish is bitter and acidic. Jesus, this is somewhat simple, but fucking amazing. Beer of the night. 949418

[Shared with Henrik at newyears eve.] For the first time for more than a year I had problems swallowing the entire bottle of a Cantillon. Was like someone had forgotten it in the cellar letting it maturing for some years more. It didn’t get bad, just more challenging. But I wasn’t "old" enough.

Lumpfest ’08 - ’01 bottle. murky ruby pour. very sour and acidic on the nose. very sour and tart on the palate but very good. this was one of my favorites of the night.

From bottle vintage 2004 - Pours a dark reddish color, with a half finger of white fizzy, very carbonated head, that dies down pretty quick. Nose of barnyard, yeast, some country malt, pretty average for a lambic. Taste is nice, tart, fruity, rasberries. Palate is medium bodied, astringent, and quiet bitter at the end. All together very enjoyable lambic. Helped bring in 2008!

750 bottle purchased at Liquor Max in Loveland, CO. 2005 vintage. Pours hazy ruby with a small, pink head, mostly diminishing with spare lacing. Aroma is average malt (straw, hay), light hops (lemon), average yeast (earth, horse blanket) with notes of green raspberries, ripe raspberries, and raspberry skins. Medium bodied, mineral texture, soft carbonation, and a tart, mouth puckering finish. Long duration, light sweetness, heavy acidity, and moderate bitterness. Wow is this one sour! Yummy!

750ml bottle shared courtesy of egadzis. Poured a medum and clear reddish color with a small sized head. Aromas and tastes of vinegar, raspberries, berries, and wood. Very tart and puckering finish.

750ml bottle (Pikkulintu, Helsinki) Clear crisp raspberry aroma. Slightly perfumed, fruity and acidic taste. Fruity, both raspberry and cherry too. Alas missing a little of the lambic body I like so much.