Cantillon Rosé De Gambrinus - Brasserie Cantillon

psuKinger

Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

Cantillon Rose de Gambrinus
25.4 ounce bottle purchased at Monk's cafe and split with my buddy Griff. Bottle dated Sept 29, 2010. My first ever Cantillon brew.
A: pours a frothy light red color that dissipates quickly and leaves a translucent pour. 3.5

S: smells tart, I pick up a hint of raspberry, and there's also a mild smell of funk that tells me this beer is true-to-style. 3.5

T: incredibly tart. The most tart, puckering beer I've come across to date. The raspberry is present, but far from dominant. The fruit is in the background here. The dominating flavor is of tart sweetness. And this brew doesn't let up; the last sip had almost as much fruity, funky, pucker power as the first. 4.5.

M: this beer tingles the tongue and then finishes INCREDIBLY dry. 5.0

D: this is incredibly tart. I enjoyed drinking this, and would again, but it's tart to the point where more than one at a given sitting isn't optimal. 4.0

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2011 22:07:09 | More by psuKinger

Noyt

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

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jtladner

District of Columbia

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

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DStoked

Ohio

5/5  rDev +18.2%

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smartassboiler

Illinois

5/5  rDev +18.2%

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raffy313

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

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Denoas

New York

4.75/5  rDev +12.3%

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lucas1801

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

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baybassboy

California

4.75/5  rDev +12.3%

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Danny1217

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +12.3%

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Rainier

California

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

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emerge077

Illinois

4.3/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Seldom seen around these parts, I fondly remember picking this up years ago off the shelf and introducing friends to what traditional lambics could be.

375ml split into two goblets.

Deep rosy reddish orange color, slightly murky (likely due to handling). Thin layer of foam with pinkish white hue, it maintains a thin ring at the edge.

Farmy wet pasture aroma, leafy fresh raspberries, oaky sandalwood, authentic and fruity at the same time.

Spritzy and moderately tart, sour raspberry with a dry finish. Seedy and pulpy raspberries, wild sour ones, not at all sweet. Puckering though not extremely sour in the scheme of all things Cantillon. A nice aperitif to be sure, first time I had this it seemed more sour years ago... Chalk it up to a threshold shift in sour tolerance I guess, though batch variation is a possibility too. A classic framboise.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 00:52:01 | More by emerge077

sleuthdog

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

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ObeMaltKinobee

California

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

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ajzy

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -5.4%

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justforrazors

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

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scotv

New York

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

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Pinknuggets

Vermont

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

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jvillefan

California

4/5  rDev -5.4%

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laxer8811

New York

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

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hatfulofhollow

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +12.3%

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Vermont

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

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beerpirates

Belgium

4.15/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

75 cl poured into cantilion tulip glass.

Appearance: beautiful deep medium rose/red colour with a 2 fingers of pinkish red head. Drops quickly to a ring. The beer is constantly moving from small little bubbles that are everywhere in this beer.

Smell: Juicy raspberries and a mild to moderate funk. Little bit of "sweaty hay" is noted in the nose as well.

Taste: All the flavors in this beer all seem to hit immediately up front. Funk, hay, lemons, raspberries, oak and musky / dusty barnyard. The tart is moderate and is kept balanced with the fruit and musk, but the tart character still dominates this beer.

Mouthfeel: light bodied beer with moderate carbonation. Finishes dry. Carbonation is lively. Fresh and crisp

Overall: Really nice sour/fruity beer !

Serving type: bottle

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phishphorce

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

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New Jersey

5/5  rDev +18.2%

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