7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8.5

Poured from the cask by Jean at the opening of the new facility. Clear light amber pour with a white head. Mild sour aromas. Sour with hoppy bitterness and floral highlights. No carbonation as it was from the cask. Bitter and sour with funk, barnyard, and caramel malt notes. Good body and mouthfeel.

9

quintessence 2016

7.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap @ Moeder Lambic Fontainas. Pours clear cobbery red, still, with a small bubbly white head. Aromas of citrus, vinegar, oaky, red apples, leathery notes. Taste has vinegar, red apples, orange, citrus, light herbal notes, oak.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at Moeder Lambic Fontainas. Semi-hazy amber pour with an off-white head. Notes of citrus, honey, light vinegar, light funk.

8

Dziekuje Pan Grzegorz. Nieco puste w smaku ale z bardzo fajnym aromate. Sa tu jakies slodkie nutki, owocowe, miodowe nawet? skora, beczka

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

05-05-16 // sample at Cantillon Quintessence 2015. Wood and oak notes, some caramel, some citrus notes. Much more complex than the regular Iris. But I prefer the regular one.

8.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

F: medium size, big bubbles, quick diminishing. C: amber, bit hazy. A: fruity, red currants, caramel, almost toffee, bit honey, woody, leather. T: fruity, woody, bit herbal, brett, bit cheesy, lemon, dry tarty, not very sour, funky, complex, medium to full body, low carbonation, very tasty, fully enjoyed, sample from tap, vintage 2013 @ Pré Zwanze Day at Moeder Lambic Fontainas, Brussels.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Rating from the backlog - bottle drunk on-site in November 2016. Woody sourish parts, very round with funky parts, vinegar, deep and still round. Interesting great stuff.

7

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 375ml. @ Cantillon Brewery/Museum, 56 rue Gheude, Brussels, Belgium 1070. [ As Cantillon Iris Grand Cru ].Clear medium orange amber color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, light caramel, sweet malt - sugary, wood, oak, citric, soft funk. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a long duration, wood, oxidide, sweet malt, dry, soft funk. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20160916] 7-2-8-3-16

8.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle at the brewery, clear deep oxidsed orange color, aroma of vanila, aged vinegar, dried apricots, white raisons and a hint of barnyard, amazing aroma, extremely mellow, flavor of vanila, spices and sour bread. Tasty, great to linger on and probably excellent with a meal.