Cantillon Lambic - Brasserie Cantillon

WillCarrera

Illinois

4.2/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On-tap at Churchkey for Zwanze 2012, aged 2 years. Poured into a pint glass.

A- Pours a clear golden orange color with a thin white head that quickly fades.

S- Very funky, some barnyard character but also lots of musty cheese, lemony citrus and some wood.

T- Similar to the nose, lots of funk with hay and cheese, decent amount of lemony tartness and lactic acidity, the finish is super dry and astringent with some wood flavor.

M- Light-bodied, bone dry with light acidity.

O- A very interesting beer, not my favorite from Cantillon but it's still a great beer and cool to compare to Bruocsella.

Serving type: on-tap

12-01-2012 21:34:07 | More by WillCarrera

NJB145

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-20-2013 00:46:48 | More by NJB145

bluesplit63

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +18.5%

05-12-2013 11:15:03 | More by bluesplit63

SStein

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

04-25-2013 20:03:21 | More by SStein

montrealbcr89

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev -5.2%

04-07-2013 16:20:40 | More by montrealbcr89

oldp0rt

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

04-07-2013 04:39:51 | More by oldp0rt

BAsbill

California

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

03-30-2013 09:11:04 | More by BAsbill

adamant1912

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

03-27-2013 16:45:09 | More by adamant1912

LeeryLeprechaun

Colorado

4.05/5  rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The beer is a murky pale yellow/golden color. No head on the beer and no carbonation, still.

The beer is sour in aroma like vinegar. Notes of lemon grass, a lot of funk, some goat, and you can smell the acidity.

The beer bites your tongue, very sour and acidic with some lactic acid.

Mouthfeel is medium and a little hard to make our with the sourness.

The beer is very sharp in the finish, not a rounded sourness.

Serving type: bottle

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2013 22:22:29 | More by LeeryLeprechaun

BGsWo22

New York

4/5  rDev -5.2%

03-20-2013 22:25:22 | More by BGsWo22

Franch

New York

4/5  rDev -5.2%

01-22-2013 06:46:11 | More by Franch

yourefragile

District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

01-18-2013 02:01:33 | More by yourefragile

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5.2%

01-10-2013 03:17:56 | More by spycow

uturn

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

01-10-2013 02:16:20 | More by uturn

Auror

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

01-09-2013 05:47:23 | More by Auror

Beeradelphia

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

12-28-2012 00:43:10 | More by Beeradelphia

orangesol

Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Served on-tap at Churchkey on Zwanze day 2012.

A - Pours slightly hazy straw yellow with a small half finger tall bubbly white head, dissipating down to nothing at all, leaving no lace at all down the glass.

S - Smell is pretty muted until it fully warms up. Hints of funky cheese, damp oak, basement must, some lemon zest and a dash of vinegar.

T - Starts off with a big sour kick that fades as quickly as it hit you leaving behind hints of lemon zest, musty funk, dry oak and a dash of booze burn. Finish is funky with a moderate amount of dryness, doesn't stick around too long tho.

M - Light with very light carbonation. Its has a tart feel but it does't linger for very long, allowing it to be consumed quite easily.

O - I feel like this is exactly what an unblended two year old lambic should taste. Sure its a little rough around the edges, but thats why its perfect for blending and fruit additions. I am glad I got to try this, I look forward to having it again one day, hopefully a little closer to the source.

Serving type: on-tap

12-24-2012 04:23:04 | More by orangesol

MattSweatshirt

Texas

3.88/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

20 month old lambic tasted at the brewery.

Looks like apple juice. Golden yellow and orange. Small white bubbles formed from the pour dissipate quickly as there is no carbonation.

The aroma is mostly apple vinegar with some funk/must and light white grape.

The taste mirrors the aroma but with an added sour bite. Sort of mild sourness compared to some of the other 'Loon offerings.

Light bodied so no carb is not a problem.

Nice to try the regular unblended lambic.

Serving type: bottle

12-19-2012 06:00:02 | More by MattSweatshirt

cps98

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A – Cloudy, deep yellow light orange color. No head was seen but light lacing was present for the better part.

S – Really sweet aroma, lots of Brett funk present also some hints of citrus.

T – I got a lot of citrus notes like lemon, and grapefruit. Lots of lactic acid.

M – light bodied, really dry. Little to no carbonation.

O – This was a really nice 2 year lambic on tap. Clean crisp flavors, some layers of funk and acid. I really liked this since the Brett didn’t get too funky.

Serving type: on-tap

12-10-2012 18:08:34 | More by cps98

stakem

Pennsylvania

4.15/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Draft offering of a 2 year year old unblended lambic. The brew appears a clear golden orange through body and more yellowish around the edges. A few larger sized bubbles hang around the perimeter of the glass.

The nose has notes of cheese, oak and vinegar with a slight edge of something fruity like pear and citrus zest. Very clean smelling with a nice complexity and overall enjoyable set of balanced aromatics.

The flavor is a bit like coder at first and surprisingly more focuse on alcohol esters than I would have guessed. Some notes of pear mix with a woody earth inclusion and an herbal bitterness brings in the finish.

This is a medium bodied brew with a lower level of carbonation. A kiss of alcohol keeps things interesting. This was tart but not puckeringly so. I found myself crushing my glass quicker than I wanted to was left wanting to drink more. I dont know how often a treat like this comes around but if you get a chance, you need to try this.

Serving type: on-tap

12-10-2012 15:53:32 | More by stakem

claspada

New Jersey

3.93/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On tap @ Monks during Zwanze Day 2012.

Pours a mostly clear bright orange color with just a few bubbles of white foam on top; little to no lacing as I swirl.

Aromas begin with a great deal of musty oak, the most oak I have smelled in a lambic to date. As it warms I get a little cheesy funk and a touch of lemon peel.

The taste follow the nose with the drying oaking tannic flavors up front which transitions into sour lemon and some musty, earthy hay or dried grassy. The acidity and tartness is quite light at this point being so young; there is almost a sweet maltiness to it.

The mouthfeel is on the lighter side of medium with little to no carbonation; it's actually pretty much flat. Finish is drying and oaky with some lingering sweet and sour notes.

Overall this was an interesting experience to taste a lambic so fresh and unblended. It is really oaky but not overly so but the lack of carbonation hurts the drinkability. It is still quite tasty just kind of one dimentional considering the unblended nature and the youth. I would definitely have it again but I don't NEED to as with other Cantillon offerings.

Serving type: on-tap

12-07-2012 18:44:17 | More by claspada

wyatt

Louisiana

4/5  rDev -5.2%

12-03-2012 21:32:26 | More by wyatt

rowingbrewer

Massachusetts

4.15/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

This is an excellent lambic by cantillon, enjoyed on tap at armsby abbey on zwanze day.

this beer pours a nice yellow straw color and completely transparent, with no head.

the smell is quite funky with some definite barkyard and musty cellar notes. there is a hint of tart green apple in the smell.

the taste is pretty similar to the nose, lightly tart very funky and extremely drinkable.

mouthfeel is almost completely still, maybe due to being force served from the keg a small amount of CO2 dissolved into the beer.

overall this beer is great, but i do prefer 1900 grand cru

Serving type: on-tap

12-03-2012 18:29:58 | More by rowingbrewer

Agold

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

12-02-2012 21:05:32 | More by Agold

HopsHopenstein

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

12-02-2012 17:56:33 | More by HopsHopenstein