Iris
(has 21 batches)
Brasserie Cantillon in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Untraditional Regular|
Score
7.78
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Spontaneous fermentation beer produced using only pale-ale type malt.
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.
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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8/10
Backlog. Researching old vintages drank before joining untappd.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2019
at 15:48
9.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
Aroma has hops, oak, yoghurt, honey, mango and apple. Full bodied beer, almost thick. Not too sour taste in which I detected hops, yoghurt, citrus, oak, pineapple, pinetree and mango. In fact too much to describe. Amazingly complex lambic beer. With every sip you discover more tastes and aromas. One of the great beers of this world! 2000-version, tasted 12.07.06: dark golden color, clear. Lasting creamy head. Flowery and earthy hops and grapefruit in the aroma. Grapefruit flavor with a deep earthy and again flowery hopcharacter.Oily mouthfeel. Well matured and eased down sourness. Oaky aftertaste with ash. Astonishing beer, deep and complex and o, so delicious, The rating is well deserved. Bottled Jan 2013, tasted July 2014:corked bottle, amber color. Floral citric hops in the aroma, leathery notes. Moderately sour flavor with grassy floral citric hops, lemon and leather. Thinnish, sharp, complex. Delicious!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:08
8/10
Pyszka acz zapach kapke zjelczaly
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from Bottle
at
Brasserie Cantillon
on 22 Aug 2019
at 13:42
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 12/26/2016. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep golden/amber/light orange color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big sour/tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, citrus peel/rind, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, peppercorn, hay, straw, grass, leather, wet wood, barnyard Brett funk, cracker, and white bread dough; with lighter notes of caramel, toast, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, citrus/earthy hops, oak barrels, and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge sour/tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, citrus peel/rind, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, peppercorn, hay, straw, grass, leather, wet wood, barnyard Brett funk, cracker, and white bread dough; with lighter notes of caramel, toast, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate lactic tang/tartness, citrus peel/rind bitterness, and Brett/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, citrus peel/rind, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, peppercorn, hay, straw, grass, leather, wet wood, barnyard Brett funk, cracker, white bread dough, light caramel/toast/vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, citrus/earthy hops, oak barrels, and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tang/tartness, and bitter/spiciness balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tang/tartness and bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and acidic/tangy/sticky/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is an amazing all barley malt lambic. All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, citrus/earthy hops, oak barrels, and bready malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to drink with the modestly acidic/bitter/tannic/drying finish; not overly lactic/tannic. Amazingly well rounded barnyard Brett/bacteria complexity with added hops; great oak presence and bready malts against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp drying. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2019
at 20:57
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2019
at 22:39
7/10
Normalnie czuc utlenionym chmielem tak na slodko... no ta butla niemposzla jakos fajnie, 3.6
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2019
at 19:02
7/10
Tried
on 27 Apr 2019
at 21:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flaska från trade, årgång 2018. Något mörkare bärnstensfärgad med tjusigt krämig smutsvit krona. Ganska humligt och vasst i doft och smak med tydligare beska än en är van vid i lambic. Mellanstor, mjuk kropp. Smaken samma som doften. Något maltigare, tydlig beska och humle.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2019
at 09:54
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2019
at 15:10