Rosé de Gambrinus (2014)
(Batch of Rosé de Gambrinus)
Brasserie Cantillon in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Framboise Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.72
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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.
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.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled December 2014, drunk 4/26/15.
It’s high-time I give this one a rerate, it’s crazy how long ago I last rated it. Shared a 750mL with my girlfriend and her uncle. Oddly enough, my previous rating, from so long ago, isn’t too bad for one of my first ratings . This is still my least favorite Cantillon (still love it) and in general I think raspberries go least well with lambics. Too much heavy, poignant acidity and dryness with less complexity than even cherries offer. Granted, this was way too young. At only 5 months old, the raspberries, while certainly flavorful, were just too forceful. You can taste the individual raspberry flavor and acids and it both stands apart from and masks the lambic character. Other than that, same delicious sulfury goodness, with a perfect mouthfeel/texture/body that you find in so few other breweries. I’d much rather trade off some fruit flavor to have this a little more homogenous and with more apparent lambic character from aging.
It’s high-time I give this one a rerate, it’s crazy how long ago I last rated it. Shared a 750mL with my girlfriend and her uncle. Oddly enough, my previous rating, from so long ago, isn’t too bad for one of my first ratings . This is still my least favorite Cantillon (still love it) and in general I think raspberries go least well with lambics. Too much heavy, poignant acidity and dryness with less complexity than even cherries offer. Granted, this was way too young. At only 5 months old, the raspberries, while certainly flavorful, were just too forceful. You can taste the individual raspberry flavor and acids and it both stands apart from and masks the lambic character. Other than that, same delicious sulfury goodness, with a perfect mouthfeel/texture/body that you find in so few other breweries. I’d much rather trade off some fruit flavor to have this a little more homogenous and with more apparent lambic character from aging.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2025
at 14:26
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2023
at 19:43
8/10
Tried
on 17 Apr 2020
at 17:24
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Opened with a pop and a beautiful onslaught of raspberries before even moving the bottle. Pours a fairly hazy red orange with a big but fairly quickly shrinking pink head. The huge raspberries continue in the nose, certainly not subdued by age, along with tart citrus, mineral notes and a dry cellar funk. The sourness certainly has increased with age. It’s fairly heavy, tar unripe raspberry with a little sour burn and some sweetness hidden behind. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2020
at 16:20
Vintage tick from 2015. Multiple 375 cl bottles off the shelf at Tanakaya.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2019
at 09:15
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2017
at 13:56
8/10
To the left. Tasty underrated raspberry goodness. Slightly astringent. 3,9.
Tried
on 29 May 2015
at 21:54