Brabantiæ (2018)
(Batch of Brabantiae)
Brasserie Cantillon in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Gueuze Special Out of Production|
Score
8.18
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In March of 2016, Cantillon announced the arrival of freshly emptied Port barrels at the brewery. A total of fifty barrels of 500 liters each will be filled for a future release of the second batch of Brabantiae.
Jean Van Roy stated that "twenty-five years ago, in 1991, my father, Jean-Pierre Van Roy released a special Gueuze in response to a demand from the Province of Brabant. The "Brabantiae" was born. It was a Lambic matured in fresh Port barrels and refermented in bottles. To end this brewing season 2015/2016, we bought 50 Port barrels from 500 liters, freshly emptied. If everything goes as expected, after 2 years of maturation in these barrels and 1 year of secondary fermentation in the bottles, a new "Brabantiae" will be launched in 2019, 28 years after the first one !"
Jean Van Roy stated that "twenty-five years ago, in 1991, my father, Jean-Pierre Van Roy released a special Gueuze in response to a demand from the Province of Brabant. The "Brabantiae" was born. It was a Lambic matured in fresh Port barrels and refermented in bottles. To end this brewing season 2015/2016, we bought 50 Port barrels from 500 liters, freshly emptied. If everything goes as expected, after 2 years of maturation in these barrels and 1 year of secondary fermentation in the bottles, a new "Brabantiae" will be launched in 2019, 28 years after the first one !"
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8.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Cloudy light amber, Beautiful tart, cobwebs, farmhouse, big oak and cognac character. Tart as hell. Super amazing depth. Perfect BA lambic
Tried
on 30 Apr 2025
at 03:47
8.6/10
Sour, rustic and woody.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Nov 2024
at 18:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
BBT 01/2024. Golden color with white head. Tartness in aroma with oranges, light peel, cinous notes. Taste is smooth sourness, oranges, grapes, fruity sourness. Nice.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2024
at 20:56
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at BBT with Rubin. Funky sourish aroma and taste, lemon, appricot, medium body, funky sour bitter sweet finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2024
at 20:37
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
2019 bottle, Bottle House Balaclava. Nothing says fancy like lambic with a ligature. Clear golden amber with a small but dense just off white head. Aroma of the barn, old lemons, oak, hints of tired grapes. More than hints of Port in the taste but it's hard to say just where they sit - with the old lemons and the wood I suppose. Mouthfilling, more funky than sour, just a bit of the older Cantillon feral feel. Brief dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2023
at 13:14
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 750mL bottle (12 Feb 2019). Slightly hazed gold with small white head. Musty grape skin, funk, very feint leather, medium dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2023
at 18:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
750ml (thx, Erik!) shared at Erik's place in Malmo. Appearance: a bit hazy golden with a white head. Aroma: funky, light minerals, noticeable port character. Taste: along the same lines, very funky, finishes with Cantillon intrinsic bitterness. Overall: interesting.
Tried
from Can
on 02 May 2023
at 18:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Golden with a white head - Malt with a funky aroma - Malt body with a tart funky wood flavour - Malt and wood flavours goes into the finish - This was good
Tried
on 28 Feb 2023
at 21:59
8.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Clear golden. Very funky, creamy, sweet port, wheat, woody, vanilla, funky old berries. Almost medium sweet, and a bit lighter sour. Lovely!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2023
at 20:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle sample@Finback/Sand City TTO, Himmeriget (11/05/2022) - Thanks for the share! Tart sour fruity and picking up some apricot, orchard fruit, horse blanket, white grape, musty and tart fruity lingering close. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2022
at 18:03