Cantillon Rosé De Gambrinus

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Brussels, Belgium

Bottle from the brewery. Subtle pink colour with a moderate, rose-tinted head. Aroma was of yeast, the farmyard and a hint of raspberries. The mouth feel was puckering, with plenty of acidity. Flavours of red soft fruit with a very dry finish. Very enjoyable.

Appears a pinkish, rose colored amber with a small white head that quickly fizzles out into nothing. Pockets of chunky CO2 slowly rise to the top. Smell is of wild yeast, tart raspberries, barnyard funk, oaky, and musty earth. Taste is of sweet tarts with the mentioned aromas leading to a mouth puckering goodness up front. Taste is slightly vinous with a touch of vinegar coming through Mouthfeel is medium bodied, sweet, acidic, tart, oaky, and dry.

This was my first dance with a real lambic. Well I mean a traditional styled one. (What’s "real"? Right, Neo?) Keeping that in mind, I want to review it based on what it should be and not based solely on my tastes alone. The first thing I thought was of course: "sour". The color is a dull reddish/pink and I never felt like the raspberries came out super strong. There was an underlying tone, but nothing harsh or overdone by any means. The style is interesting and I definitely want to try more, I just think my immature palate has some growing up to do.

750 ml bottle from Bevmo. Hazy pink with no head. Intense vinegar sourness. Lip puckering sourness with a fruity strawberry after taste. I know it’s a raspberry lambic, but it tastes like strawberries. A bit too sour for me, but my wife loves it. She’s a bit of a sour woman, ha ha ha. If you don’t like it, you can always strip paint with this one. No it’s really not that bad; give it a try.

Another fine beer from Cantillon. "Shared" at a company picnic. And I say "shared" because the beer loving wimps there took one whiff and ran the other way. Ignorant heathens. In any event, this was aparently an older bottle because not much ofd the raspberry was left in the body. A faint raspberry tinge in the nose but very sour in the aroma and flavor. A little barnyard funk here and there. Most excellent.

Bottle at the brewery. Pale red with a pinkish head. Barnyard aroma with some berries. The flavor is dry and acidic with some non-dominating raspberries. Medium-bodied.

Date: 04/14/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

rose, thin white head, tart cherry aroma, big tart flavor, touch of cherry, too simple

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Score: *4
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[2007 bottle] Cloudy red color, with some minimal lacing. Nice sweaty aroma, with just a touch of raspberry sweetness. Flavors are powerful and funky, with some substantial tart fruit character. Finishes super dry, tart. The complexity of the Cantillon funk is endless.