Cantillon Saint Lamvinus

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Brussels, Belgium

Bottle. Thanks to someone at the Indy Circle City Samplers rate party. Pours a hazy pink color. Aroma of tart vinegar with strong cherry notes. Flavor is quite sour, this makes the mouth water for more. This was crazy on the palate. Wish I had more of this.

Rosé lambic with a light cherry and lactic acid aroma. Dry cherries in mouth with strong sour notes, very puckering and definitely classic. Rich and complex, with cheese-like qualities. Medium bodied. Sampled at Quintessence Cantillon 2005.

This seems to have taken on the color of the wine that originally aged in the oaken barrel, a rich Burgundy. The head is bubbly, pink, and soon gone. The aroma is of tart grapes, used pencil erasers, and old sneakers. Oddly, the combination works. More one-dimensional than other Cantillon lambics that I’ve had, this has the flavor of sour grapes alone, very acidic, and very refreshing in the finish. Not bad at all.

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Red colour, thick diminishing head. Fruity, rubber-ish nose. Sour flavour from dark fruits. Really refreshing. Pleasant acidity in finish. Somewhat vinous.

vintage 2002. the second cantillon in my beer career, it’s great!! looks amber/ reddish with a fizzy disappearing head. smells like rotten fruits, barnyard and classic horseblankets. great sour balsemic vinegar and sour grapes taste. finishes long acidic dry tart and full of tanine. what a great sipper, just great.

Ketchup, Rotting fruit, grapes, jelly, roast beef(?!), burlap, and barnyard in the nose. Not quiuit as sour as expected with a load of fresh medium sour grapes. Jammy with a lemon tartness that lets a touch of olive come through. Finished zesty with more grapes.

wow, it’s been 4 months since I’ve had a Cantillon. it’s time! color is ruby amber, off white dense foamy head. aroma is horseblanket, sour concord grape, and a little balsalmic vinegar. flavor is sour and tart but still mellow. not much fruit flavor. clean finish.

Devils night at Mullmans. Pours a dirty deep pink with an initial head but fades. Aroma is wine-like, lots of fruit, hints of sulfur, some brett and lactic acid. Flavor has a light fruitiness to it with a moderate sour backbone, although not nearly as sour as some other Cantillons. Finishes a bit tart, acidic and dry. It seems like some of the harsh sulfite content has gone down since the last time I had this over a year ago.