Cantillon Rosé De Gambrinus

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Brussels, Belgium

2005 Bottle. A very solid Cantillon selection. Not as much raspberry at the Lou Pepe Framboise, however that may be due to it being an 05’. Very typical Cantillon farmhouse, yeasty, funky nose. The sourness grabs your jawbone and doesn’t let go for a good 10 seconds.. Great, I still worship Cantillon.

Bottle shared with Milos and Hogtownharry, Milos’ bottle- Pours pink raspberry liquid beneath just a dusting of white powder. Funky yeasty aroma, barnyard, a touch of fruit, oaky and a touch of sherry. very tart funky yeast flavour with a tad of fruity sweetness trying to come through. Oak and just a pinch of lemon cordial. Very dry and full of flavour. This is my first from the brewery but not my last! Thanks for sharing this gem Milos!

It might not be my favorite Cantillon offering but the Rose de Gambrinus is fine. Its pink color is delightful. Attractive nose, and a distinctive, sour, dry character.

Thisone is tasted in the lambic-mode. It must have had some time on its way, but I don’t know how many years. It was more sour than expected, but used to Cantillons I was not surprised by the sourness, only by its supposed high age...which I don’t know. Okay, real fresh sourness in the grape way, no old rotten soil or so. Behaved flavor of rasps with grapecitrus added. Sticky mouthfeel and a finish which is very short.

Sampled during the First Annual Stone Sour Fest. One of the suprises of the day. Rose-colored pour. Sour berry aromas. Very acidic flavor. Flavor was grape-like. Rather sweet finish. Liked it!

2006 bottle. Pours red to pink, but definitely damn near close to a rose. Slight insignificant white-ring-around-the-glass of a head. Dry dry tart salty lactobacillus with a tinge of raspberry. REALLY dry. A bit minerally. Also smells a bit like E. coli on an agar plate, though not terribly. A bit thin on the palate, the acidity making a slippery sort of wateriness. This isn’t unpleasant, I can’t imagine it being more appropriate, but it doesn’t make the want the beer more. The flavor is ridiculously off the wall. Sharp tartness. So dry, it makes my mouth water. The strong salty lactobacillis, with the straw sort of barnyard character comes hard and strong. The raspberry really shows up in a strong bite at the end. A real subtle lingering. This leaves my lips salty. This is tangy and sharper than the kriek, and just lovely really. Very thirst quenching, I could drink this all night if it weren’t quite so puckering (like lemon juice!).

750ml. Lovely beer from one of my favorite brewers. Distinctive in its funky, musty character while still delivering a fresh rasberrry punch and refreshing sourness.

Bottle, Picked up at Noel Cuviers, Abel, West Flanders Belgium, Late June 07 Poured raspberry red with great pink head. Aroma had some raspberry there but quite sour and a bit musty and woody. Flavours were acidic, sour but not as sour as expected, a hint of raspberry, and very dry.