Cantillon Gueuze 100% Lambic-Bio (Organic Gueuze) - Brasserie Cantillon

DaPeculierDane

Wisconsin

4.1/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

375 ml bottle purchased at Riley's Wines of the World, in Madison, WI in later 2005 or early 2006. Cork reveals the bottle to have originated in 2005. Corked and capped green bottle with black foil over the cap. Consumed in November, 2009.

Appearance: Nearly tepid orange-gold with a thin and quickly dissolving white head.

Aroma: White wine vinegar and that wonderful lambic astringency that screams Cantillon. Green apple, grape skins, must. Subdued sourness.

Taste: Greep apple, green grapes, leather and horse blanket. Malt vinegar and touches of lemon astringency.

Mouthfeel: Dry, acidic, mellow. Tart but with very little sourness compared to other geuze and Cantillon offerings. Could it be the age? The bottle? Wine like.

Drinkability: In part because of the mildness of this geuze it is exceptionally drinkable. I could partake in glass after glass. Very nice, but I would like it to be a bit more sour. As I recall, other bottles I have sampled in the past have been considerably more potent and mouth puckering.

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2009 20:22:31 | More by DaPeculierDane

muletrane

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

05-20-2013 01:48:08 | More by muletrane

VAbdoyan

California

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-20-2013 01:45:25 | More by VAbdoyan

tom10101

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-19-2013 16:50:50 | More by tom10101

BeerBeast

California

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-15-2013 16:55:40 | More by BeerBeast

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

05-13-2013 04:38:16 | More by Bonko_the_sane

peensteen

Ontario (Canada)

4.4/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

2012 Vintage 375 bottle at beerbistro.

Pale orange colour, ring of white head, no real lace to mention, decent head retention. Smell is funky with lots of fruit, lemony with some tart green apple skin, acidic with a bit of wet hay as well. Taste is ful of sharp tart lemon, funky, mild acidity, light balsamic and grape skin flavours, sour mid palate and puckering, clean finish with a light sweetness. Medium high carbonation, crisp medium full body. A really nice and refreshing beer, great acidity without being too sour, very drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 13:56:58 | More by peensteen

laxer8811

New York

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-06-2013 01:41:33 | More by laxer8811

hopoilcrazy

Tennessee

4.29/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

So excited to see this busted out at Yazoo Embrace the Funk Fest

A - Great hazy straw color

S - "horse blanket" and barnyard. I almost got some really ripe bleu cheese or maybe manure. I guess that may be called "baby diaper"

T - Really great tang. Guessing that it is around 3.9 pH, but it suggests more. Awesome flavor, it really achieves the semblance of being a blend of very old lambic and young: tart lemon zest notes coupled with funky cave-y tannic qualities

M - Very dry and medium bodied. If I weren't so drunk by the time I got to this beer at the fest I would have enjoyed it much more, but it was still a treat.

Thanks, Embrace the Funk!

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 23:03:40 | More by hopoilcrazy

Archemedies

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-05-2013 13:28:49 | More by Archemedies

weonfire

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-02-2013 17:42:30 | More by weonfire

beerpirates

Belgium

3.99/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

75 cl bottle poured into my cantilion tulip glass

Appearance - A nice solid, light gold color. The2 finger head is the faintest soap bubbles, dissipates into a thin ring. Looks nice.

Smell - All kinds of funk. Wet hay, horse blanket. Vinegar, is probably the first smell. Tart apples make an appearance. Smells very nice.

Taste - Very dynamic. Tart apples up front. A real sourness, almost lemon, follows. There is some lime as well , wet hay , musty spider webs

Mouthfeel - A tad thin. I would really like a little more carbonation to balance this out. The lack of bubbles is making it a little hard to drink. Too much like sour water.

Drinkability - Not bad. It's nice and tart, But the carbonation is very fine, and not as aggressive as I'd like.

This is a very nice beer. Sort of interesting and funky. I'd enjoy it again, but it's not my favorite of the style.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 18:50:41 | More by beerpirates

dronedream

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-01-2013 16:44:54 | More by dronedream

distantmantra

Washington

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

04-26-2013 18:44:03 | More by distantmantra

Docrock

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

04-25-2013 03:38:22 | More by Docrock

SStein

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

04-23-2013 08:04:51 | More by SStein

drgonzo2k2

California

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

04-21-2013 14:55:03 | More by drgonzo2k2

thegerm87

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -11.1%

04-20-2013 03:47:06 | More by thegerm87

goldenM13

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

04-15-2013 14:56:58 | More by goldenM13

randylangford

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

04-07-2013 18:13:54 | More by randylangford

Caudalie

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

04-05-2013 20:55:03 | More by Caudalie

MaximeLanglois

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

03-28-2013 03:37:10 | More by MaximeLanglois

tehzachatak

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

03-27-2013 23:38:56 | More by tehzachatak

ediaz

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

03-26-2013 21:23:56 | More by ediaz

MCain04

Illinois

3.84/5  rDev -9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Split with a buddy, 12/3/12 bottle poured into a 10 oz snifter glass.

A: cloudy, murky yellow/orange body, minimal white head with rimming around the edges.

S: Sweet and fruity, sour cherries and grapes, with a good amount of funk on the nose. Some bready and yeasty notes.

T: Modest sour grapes and lemons, funky aftertaste, but a little thin on the overall taste.

M: Surprisingly dry and overcarbonated. Thin body.

O: First beer from Cantillon, I'm a little disappointed overall, still a decent sour but I've had much better.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 22:06:36 | More by MCain04