Cantillon Reed Gueuze Pinot Noir

Formerly brewed at Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Brussels, Belgium

What can I say, it seems like the combination Cantillon/Akkurat is a match made in heaven. First Soleil de Minuit, then the outstanding Goldackerl and now the 2 Reed.....!!
Sampled this deep down in the cellar of Akkurat last October graciously served by the bars owner Sten - thank you so much!! Pours a beautiful deep golden reddish body with a small head. The aroma is extremely vinous with a sharp tart berry and grapefruit character and hints of x-mas spices, where ever they came from?! Very full and complex. Flavor is tart berry and grapefruit again with a well balanced light spicyness and a complexity that I can only categorize as superb! So tasty the angels are singing in the sky! One single word can describe this: WOW!

I had 2 bottles of this over the past year. The first bottle I shared with my wife at Akkurat in Stockholm in August 2008 but my review notes come from a tasting of this with my cousin, krkearney at Akkurat in September 2009. The beer poured a rosey brown color with a thick off white head that escapes rapidly and leaves way to a thin film on top of the beer. The nose of the beer was floral and earthy with notes of lemon, pepper. The taste is acidic and tart but not as much as the Muscat and is actually a bit sweet from the grape tastes. There is a nice vinous quality to the beer from the barreling and grapes. The finish is sharp/dry and just wonderful.

Bottle 2005, shared at Akkurat with Andreasen11 and plovmand. My oh my! This one does the trick, starting with a beautiful bottle and continuing when starting pouring. The colour is an clear amber/orange with a dense off white head. The aroma is terrific! Dry and sour with weak notes of lemon, some grapes and some sweet berries along with black currants and hints of humid cellar and dust. This makes my teeth float! In the mouth it taste of dry and mildly bitter grape, with notes of red wine grapes and wood. The after taste is especially dominated by the red wine grapes but also some berries, a little pepper and wood is present in the finish. An absolutely astonishing beer!!

Bottle at Akkurat. Red-orange-pink liquid with a quickly vanishing head. Smell is amazing, very fruity and acidic with some red berries. Taste is a bit tanninic and very acidic with fruity notes of grape peel and berries. It burns a bit in the throat from the sourness. A completely amazing beer.

Cloudy red with medium off white head. Sour and vinious aroma with barnyard and grape notes. Sour flavour with sour grapes, barnyard, grapefruit and accidid notes. Ends with massive sourness. Beautefull!

Bottla at Akkurat - Thanks Jens. Clear deep red - small white head. Taste: Berries, acid, light sourness, dryness, medium sweetness, grape, light fruity. Medium to high dry finish. This is very nice and pleasant !!

Rating #1500. Bottle shared with Anker and Andreasen11 at Akkurat. Deep orange bdoy with a big off white longlasting head. Fantastic aroma of berries, light acid, powerful sweet grapes, citrus and black currant. Creamy and smooth body. Acidic flavour with notes of dark berries, light pepper, oak and a very long aftertaste. Close to perfection.

Cloudy pink-reddish hue. No head. Extremely complex aroma with notes of vanilla, tea, spices, fruitsweetness, grapes, rhubarb and smoke. The aroma just keeps going. Very acidic and full bodied. Flavor of red sour berries, wood, grapes and grass. Extremely acidic and dry. Sparkling flavor. This is a great one.