Cantillon Vigneronne - Brasserie Cantillon

cfrances33

Illinois

4.65/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

2011 bottle, shared at Prohibition Pig in Waterbury. Poured into a snifter.

Pour: A mostly clear yellow orange, with a finger of fizzy white head. The head somehow manages to hang around for most of the glass, and leaves a little lacing.

Smell: Big funky Cantillon lambic base up front, followed by some white grape must and oak. Lots of lactic character, and some light breadyness.

Taste: Big lactic white grapes up front, and some sour lemon juice. Quite a bit of barnyard funk, and some bready sweetness. Finishes sour with lactic lemons and grapes.

Mouthfeel: Really nice prickly sourness, and the carb is perfect. Not puckering at all. Really drinkable.

Overall: I didn't think I'd like this more than St. Lam, and I definitely do. Fantastic beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-07-2013 17:49:47 | More by cfrances33

beernads

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +9.7%

05-24-2013 06:50:22 | More by beernads

ngeunit1

California

4.28/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Slightly hazy golden-orange with a finger of frothy white head. Fades normal.

S - Sweet wheat, funky barnyard yeast, oak, grapes, tart green fruits, mild sourness, touch lactic acid, touch lemon zest.

T - Wheat malts, funky barnyard yeast, grapes, oak, mild sourness and tart green fruits, some lactic acid, hint of vanilla and lemon zest.

M - Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Smooth with a funky, tart, and lightly sour finish.

D - Great complexity and balance.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 07:09:49 | More by ngeunit1

Callmecoon

California

4/5  rDev -7.6%

05-23-2013 02:26:23 | More by Callmecoon

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4.75/5  rDev +9.7%

05-20-2013 04:01:37 | More by Kmat10

stealth

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +9.7%

05-18-2013 06:38:09 | More by stealth

kscaldef

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev -1.8%

05-17-2013 23:34:34 | More by kscaldef

strongaf

Washington

4.25/5  rDev -1.8%

05-17-2013 19:57:01 | More by strongaf

beerloverofbham

Washington

4.73/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Enjoyed at Brouwer's Sour Fest. Served in a snifter.
I'll have to apologize in advance for any verbosity and poetic musings. This was my first taste of anything from Cantillon.
Color of unfiltered apple juice, with a small, pure white head. Smells like melted rubber in a wet basement. Tastes incredibly complex--I might have to say a wine snob's beer if that makes sense--lots of layers here: dark fruit, red wine, a little barnyard funk, with a slight hop flavor here and there. Very drinkable. Strong harmony of flavors lingers before fading off the tongue, like an orchestra's perfect decrescendo. Alright, enough bullshit; this was just a great beer.

Serving type: on-tap

05-17-2013 08:37:53 | More by beerloverofbham

archi348

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +9.7%

05-17-2013 02:12:36 | More by archi348

Adamostella

Washington

4.5/5  rDev +3.9%

05-16-2013 18:20:40 | More by Adamostella

backbaybrewer

Massachusetts

4.35/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured from a 750 mL bottle into a tulip.

Ap: Pours a yellowis gold color and leaves very little white, fizzy head.

Ar: grapes, some funk and some sour.

Taste: Matches the scent - grapes, funk, sour with some wood and some white wine quality, with a wood finish. Very balanced.

Mouth-feel: Medium to high carbination. light, but not thin.

Overall: Well Balanced and pleasing beer. Very much like drinking a nice white wine with carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 16:25:26 | More by backbaybrewer

hannydawg

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -1.8%

05-13-2013 00:06:06 | More by hannydawg

Danny1217

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +3.9%

05-12-2013 21:04:06 | More by Danny1217

vitese

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.9%

05-10-2013 02:20:28 | More by vitese

IPAyForHops

California

4.25/5  rDev -1.8%

05-08-2013 23:28:08 | More by IPAyForHops

cadaugherty

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +3.9%

05-07-2013 23:58:06 | More by cadaugherty

HenrikO

Sweden

4/5  rDev -7.6%

05-06-2013 20:18:27 | More by HenrikO

Resuin

Massachusetts

4.48/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 750 mL bottle into a stemmed tulip. This was bottled in November 2011 so it has about a year and a half of age on it, as of this review.

Appearance: Pours a nice honey color and leaves very little white, fizzy head - less than a finger.

Smell: White grapes, green apple, some funk - decent amount of sour but not overbearing by any means - very light and balanced.

Taste: Matches the scent - white grapes, funk, sour green apple, oak - definitely has a white wine quality to it. There is a nice oaky finish. This one has the perfect amount of sour to it and is delicious - just the right balances.

Mouth-feel: Exceedingly smooth, medium carbonation to it, on the lighter side of a medium body.

Overall: I was very impressed with this lambic - I think 1.5 years in the bottle has done it well. This is very well balanced and the muscat grapes definitely give this one some delicious flavors. I could drink a lot of this stuff!

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 19:16:43 | More by Resuin

Pete27lax

New York

5/5  rDev +15.5%

05-06-2013 08:31:02 | More by Pete27lax

ReeseMax3

Alaska

4.75/5  rDev +9.7%

05-02-2013 17:59:12 | More by ReeseMax3

SupremePie

Vermont

4.75/5  rDev +9.7%

05-02-2013 15:16:10 | More by SupremePie

Pinknuggets

Vermont

4.5/5  rDev +3.9%

04-29-2013 01:51:24 | More by Pinknuggets

grittybrews

Washington

4.75/5  rDev +9.7%

04-28-2013 15:09:01 | More by grittybrews

JakeDebus

Maryland

4.75/5  rDev +9.7%

04-28-2013 14:40:20 | More by JakeDebus