Rosé de Gambrinus
Brasserie Cantillon in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Framboise Regular|
Score
7.78
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"It has the colour of onion skin", said a voice behind me.
It was Raymond Coumans.
He was admiring the colour of the raspberry lambic reflecting in the red copper of the buckets used to empty the barrels. At that time (1986), "Raspberry-Lambic" already was synonymous with a sweet, artificially flavoured beer. This is why we decided to distinguish our beer from the other raspberry beers. Raymond proposed to call it a rosé, dedicated not to Bacchus but to Gambrinus.
The process to make this beer is identical to the one to make Kriek. When young, the Rosé de Gambrinus will still present its full fruity taste. Later on, the lambic taste will become dominant at the expense of the fruit taste.
Source : Lambic.info
It was Raymond Coumans.
He was admiring the colour of the raspberry lambic reflecting in the red copper of the buckets used to empty the barrels. At that time (1986), "Raspberry-Lambic" already was synonymous with a sweet, artificially flavoured beer. This is why we decided to distinguish our beer from the other raspberry beers. Raymond proposed to call it a rosé, dedicated not to Bacchus but to Gambrinus.
The process to make this beer is identical to the one to make Kriek. When young, the Rosé de Gambrinus will still present its full fruity taste. Later on, the lambic taste will become dominant at the expense of the fruit taste.
Source : Lambic.info
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8/10
Light hazy pink body small fizzy pink head. Funky berry fruity aroma. Tart brett berry fruity flavor. Light body moderately high carbonation. 8/4/9/5/17 4.3
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2024
at 14:02
8/10
Light raspberry, tart, dry
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jan 2024
at 19:21
8/10
Wonderful raspberry tartness, nice vintage
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2023
at 19:46
8.5/10
Thanks Richard P., this is fantastic! Glad I saved it for a special occasion 🍻
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2023
at 14:42
8/10
Wfg 23, very nice, thanks Martijn..
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Oct 2023
at 17:14
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2023
at 19:43
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2023
at 20:29
8/10
Side by side pours new bottle and last pour. Serious acidic hit, tons of sugared raspberry. Big bright tart, notes, some balanced funk. Age is balamced
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2023
at 22:55
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle with Steve, thanks! Drunk during a hail storm at Higgins Tap Room. Funky brett strawberry nose & color/raspberry on the tongue. Fat flavor, super complex, a dream of sour beers. The fruit flavor really comes through unlike in many sours. Excellent!
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2023
at 20:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottles at Bruges Beer Festival and at home (birthday gift from Pam). Ruby body with a faint haze and a short-lived pink head. Steady carbonation. No lacing. Aroma of rose petal, lemonade and raspberry. Flavour of tart raspberry and bitter lemon with a very dry finish. Thin body with a slick texture. Light fizz. Clean and tart.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2023
at 16:20