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Cantillon Rosé De Gambrinus 3.63 712

Cantillon Rosé De Gambrinus

Percentile
93
overall
Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit

Brussels, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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7123.64/5.03.63/5.05%68.6Flute, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
"It has the colour of onion skin", said a voice behind me. It was Raymond Coumans. He was admiring the colour of the raspberry lambic reflecting in the red copper of the buckets used to empty the barrels. At that time (1986), "Raspberry-Lambic" already was synonymous with a sweet, artificially flavoured beer. This is why we decided to distinguish our beer from the other raspberry beers. Raymond proposed to call it a rosé, dedicated not to Bacchus but to Gambrinus.

The process to make this beer is identical to the one to make Kriek. When young, the Rosé de Gambrinus will still present its full fruity taste. Later on, the lambic taste will become dominant at the expense of the fruit taste.

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 Madsnp (627), Odense C, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 14, 2008  
2005 bottle. Beautiful salmon-brown colored with a thin white head that disappears almost instant. Aromas of gummi bears, flowers, tomatoes, citrus, vinegar and berries. Tastes of vinegar, fruit, cellaring and yeast.


 gam (1123), brisbane, Australia
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Jul 13, 2008  
Rich dark pink colour head not large,back to a little if nothing cover,good carbonation.Aroma raspberry vinegar yeasty.Flavour very dry,berry taste,mild acidic taste is plesant,has a good balance.Sourness in this is to my liking.Finish sour but smooth thirst quenching.


 cellar (503), Dublin, Ireland
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/517/20
Jul 11, 2008  
beautiful deep clear red, with long lasting pink head, tart aroma of rasberries. Very fresh and sour flavour and long delicate sour finihs. A great Lambiek


 tlind2 (605), Helsinki, Finland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/515/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a rasberry red with a low white head. Sour aroma of berries, sour rasberry flavor with just enough sweetness. A very nice fruit lambic indeed!


 weaselkenievil (738), Cheshire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 6, 2008  
Another belter in my emerging taste for lambics. Just the right amount of tartiness, dry finish but really refreshing and moreish. A kind present from our kid. Good job I didn’t drink it at the time as I got pulled on the way home. Very nice and different for me.


 BigBen2120 (688), Derry, New Hampshire, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jul 1, 2008  
750ml capped and corked green bottle from The Lighthouse in Manchester. Pours a murky bright red body with a short-lived inch of off-white head. Smells acidic, fruity (raspberries), and just slightly nutty. Tastes like very sour raspberry with the slightest hint of sweetness toward the finish. Vegetal and tea-like at times in the aftertaste. Light to medium in body with light carbonation. Brilliantly sour and complex, just as I expected from Cantillon. A very solid lambic, but only an occasional treat considering the price.


 goldtwins (4084), Nesconset, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Jun 28, 2008  
Bottled in 2004 (drank 6/2008). Poured a clear effervescent light copper with a hint of pink and small white head. The sour aroma is of cheese, dirty animals, and mild raspberry. The flavor is very sour and fairly acidic. Burns the back of the throat. Less raspberry in the flavor. The acidity wouldn’t be so bad if it had some backing of flavor to it. I love funky aroma but this was not so nice.


 azlondon (667), Fribourg, Switzerland
0.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/51/101/52/20
Jun 27, 2008  
Appearance: Cap&Cork. Orangy pink, cloudy. Absolutely no head. Aroma: A bit like cider. Vinegary. Taste: Hint of raspberry, vinegary. Pretty sour. Like it is bad. Info: 750ml bottle, 10/3-2006, 88/300, 52/500

Basically I don’t like Lambic beers...



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