Iris
Brasserie Cantillon in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Untraditional Regular|
Score
7.75
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Iris brings together two elements that were very present in our beers until the middle of the 20th century : the acidity produced by spontaneous fermentation and the bitterness resulting from the use of fresh hops followed by cold hopping.
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oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Iris (2019) from Brasserie Cantillon 3 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Hazy orange colour with a tiny white head, which disappears quite fast. Aroma is tart fruits, wood, some brett and mild funky tones. Flavour is quite similar to the aroma. Age has rounded this one rather nicely.
simontomlinson (7969) reviewed Iris (2018) from Brasserie Cantillon 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Tart lime aroma
Lime, apple, metallic, herbal & medicinal tastes.
Sharp as a pin
gave a cheers!
CoccoBill (10287) ticked Iris (2015) from Brasserie Cantillon 9 months ago
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Iris (2014) from Brasserie Cantillon 11 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
2014 bottle, thanks to Willrunforbeer, drunk 1/14/2023. Mega-bretty, oh yeah. That's pretty nuts. Still some hops in there, even, 9 years later! Sulfur, mineral, light rubber, really rich and even with some excellent malt. Soft, malty, surprisingly low on the sourness, zero acidity even low lactic acid with all brett and huge minerality. Horsey as shit. Better than I remember, though of course it's so different every time, every bottle.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Iris (2004) from Brasserie Cantillon 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
On draught at Redbones, August 2005 Actually, I had it on draught at Anam Cara about a month ago too, but that sample was in terrible shape and quite oxidized. This one proved much more fresh, hoppy, tart and rustic. BUT, it still is too loose in texture for me. I think this stuff is probably better a little bit younger, where the beautiful hoppiness and a bit sweeter flavor, as has been confirmed, in my mind, by my samples of younger bottles, still exists.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Iris (2005) from Brasserie Cantillon 11 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
2005 bottle consumed 2/9/06. Very quenching, fruity, acidic and with a large amount of pediococcus in the middle, ending more drily on a lactic note. Lots of green apples in both flavor and aroma, very musty, cheesy, lightly tannic and just overall, bursting with flavors. My biggest complaint, though it’s not as evident in this sample, as in some of the older ones, is that the beer is a bit watery and the mouthfeel looser than it should be (to convey the sourness and even the hops).
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Iris (2000) from Brasserie Cantillon 11 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
2000 bottle sampled Oct. 2004. Well I enjoyed half of the bottle and my friend’s sink, counter, floor and stove top enjoyed the other half. I should have known when I put the corkscrew in and the cork began to remove itself, but what could I have done (got a big glass and put it below the bottle I guess). Well anyways, it erupted like Mt Vesuvias. Incredibly violent and forceful upward explosion which was quick and sad. Oh well, it’s a lambic, I’m not surprised. Anyways, this almost 5 year old lambic poured with a vigorous large, brown head (beige cardboard color, walnutshell if you will). Murky gold, deep deep copper body, with light yellow tinges on the edges. Aroma of cedar, wet sawdust, sandalwood, lots of hops, vinegar, pepper, oak, and an all around lovely walk down the country road after it has just rained. Flavor starts off with plenty of mouthpuckering tartness, though the hops bitterness adds to this and it’s not all caused by the yeast and bacteria. Apple cider vinegar, green apples, light raspberry esters with a dry malt backbone. Light sweetness lurking at the bitter end, with a sweaty, almost oily sort of lactic acid flavor. Rich cedar and oak linger long on the palate, and for an unblended lambic it’s not nearly as thin or watery as I was expecting. Rich, powerful and profound. The huge carbonation, which died off as I let this breath for a while, still provided for a peppery textured body throughout. Good stuff, but I like the consistency and chewiness of wheat in my lambics. If I had to pinpoint my dislikes here, which were few, it would be the lack of a truly chewy texture, but the beer is still superb in its own right.
Robinvboyer (8037) reviewed Iris from Brasserie Cantillon 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle thanks to Fred!
Hazy golden pour, with a HUGE white frothy head. Aroma of FUNK! Lots of sour funk, and wet hay, with some light notes of green apple, and lemons. Flavor is VERY tart, and sour. Notes of wet hay, and grass with some tart fruits, and a very dry finish. another triumph from Cantillon!
tricksta_p (13664) reviewed Iris from Brasserie Cantillon 1 year ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
2013. Aroma of lemon, wood, sour fruits, barnyard funk. Flavour is vinegar sour, tart fruit, with a dry finish. Really wonderful Lambic from Cantillon.
Biilz (2915) reviewed Iris from Brasserie Cantillon 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Аромат отличный, есть нотки от гёзе ламбика, прямо много сена, но действительно в них есть нотка слегка сырой пшеницы, что немного нетипично, конечно дрожжи классические для стиля, намеки на мочоность фруктов каких то. Цвет слегка темнее нежели обычно у ламбика. Вкус глубокий, трудно описать, скорее это набор разного сена и злаков, немного пшеницы, немного травы и мочоности и все это с кислотой умеренной и мочоностью. Пшеница или что то на нее похожее хорошо ощущается. В целом отличный ламбик.