Spuyten Duyvil
Brasserie Cantillon in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Fruit Special Out of Production|
Score
7.83
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Cantillon Spuyten Duyvil is a lambic with New Jersey cranberries added. It was bottled exclusively for the Spuyten Duyvil pub in New York City.
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8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750 mL bottle, number 112/168. Can’t remember who traded this to me back in the day, but thank you anyways.
Darker than expected, with a brilliant ruddy-golden body, nicely clear, with plenty of life to it yet. Small white head fades quickly away.
The nose is decidedly "soft", with mild wood tannin, easygoing brett and even a touch of honey-like maltiness. Very homogeneous are the acids, and though there’s no trace of cranberry, there’s still a good, light fruitiness to it from the bacteria and/or brett. Funk has faded quite a bit, though there are light cellar/must qualities and a touch of horseblanket. No oxidation, no alcohol, no flaw.
In the mouth it’s surprisingly "sweeter" than I expected. Not an underfermented sweetness, but I found it in Bourgogne as well, and I’m not entirely sure what causes it. Almost a honey-like character. Some softned lactic acids add a yogurty-citric character that helps balance, while an almost tea-like character takes hold as well (oak plus brett? Not sure). Not overly sour, though over the course of the glass, a fair amount of acidity does collect on the side and back of the mouth. Carbonation is moderate to low, fairly engaging still, with a soft, wheat and tannin-driven texture. Tartness and acidity linger enjoyably, quite well-balanced. Reminds much of the classic gueuzes from this period (which makes sense), minus the big sulfur notes those generally had when a bit younger.
Probably a bit tired overall, but certainly still very enjoyable to drink/sip and in great condition, other than just being quite easygoing/mild, low in carbonation and lightly sweet. Well, that was fun, I guess I’ll never drink that again!
Darker than expected, with a brilliant ruddy-golden body, nicely clear, with plenty of life to it yet. Small white head fades quickly away.
The nose is decidedly "soft", with mild wood tannin, easygoing brett and even a touch of honey-like maltiness. Very homogeneous are the acids, and though there’s no trace of cranberry, there’s still a good, light fruitiness to it from the bacteria and/or brett. Funk has faded quite a bit, though there are light cellar/must qualities and a touch of horseblanket. No oxidation, no alcohol, no flaw.
In the mouth it’s surprisingly "sweeter" than I expected. Not an underfermented sweetness, but I found it in Bourgogne as well, and I’m not entirely sure what causes it. Almost a honey-like character. Some softned lactic acids add a yogurty-citric character that helps balance, while an almost tea-like character takes hold as well (oak plus brett? Not sure). Not overly sour, though over the course of the glass, a fair amount of acidity does collect on the side and back of the mouth. Carbonation is moderate to low, fairly engaging still, with a soft, wheat and tannin-driven texture. Tartness and acidity linger enjoyably, quite well-balanced. Reminds much of the classic gueuzes from this period (which makes sense), minus the big sulfur notes those generally had when a bit younger.
Probably a bit tired overall, but certainly still very enjoyable to drink/sip and in great condition, other than just being quite easygoing/mild, low in carbonation and lightly sweet. Well, that was fun, I guess I’ll never drink that again!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2016
at 17:03
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Walt shared at RBWG 2012. Pours a cloudy orange with a small off white head. The aroma is a strong sour cherry and tart. Thin mouthfeel with a sour cherry flavor and tart with crisp finish. Very easy to drink and refreshing. Wow really enjoyed this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2012
at 10:08
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle 750ml. @ [ The Pool Tabel Tasting in Rome ]. [ As my rating # 19999 on ratebeer ]. Open with a big ( and i mean BIG) bang when we removed the capsule and a automatic cork did fly to the sky ;O) .. Unclear medium orange color with a huge, frothy - light open, good lacing, fully diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy, barnyard, leather, tart berries - cranberries. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate acidic with a long duration, woody, leather, fruity, dry dry. Big Thx to MesandSim for this lovely beer >;O)) Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20101220]
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2011
at 14:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of Eyedrinkale. Pours a cloudy golden with an off-white head. Intensely astringent Brett aroma with lots of horse blanket. Medium body, extremely dry fruit accents. Dry and mouthdrying astringency in the finish. 110709
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2009
at 14:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
75 cL bottle, courtesy of eyedrinkale - thanks Mike! Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is dry barnyard and slight grassy, brettish all the way through. Mild acidic and wheaty fruity flavoured. Dry brettish barnyard note. Dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2009
at 19:00
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
I had this at Spuyten Duyvil a few years ago, even took but never entered it. Well, I did not let that opportunity pass when EDA opened a bottle at the RBSG’09 Grand Tasting. Well, Mike popped the cap and started looking for cork screw... and he did not need it. The cork just started to inch out slowly, how awesome. Obviously a thick head that does fade to a nice thick lacing. The color is a thick, murky, muddy straw/golden, cannot see through it. So as usual its all Cantillon, except aged in this case. That crazy lemon Cantillon brett is there and behind it the aged, heavier maltiness and hay. Still some vinegar in play as well. Still plenty of pucker in this baby as well. Awesome stuff, no cranberries of course.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2009
at 02:28
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Spuyten Duyvil - thanks to JoeMcphee for buying this one - cloudy golden beer with a rather apparent lace for a Cantillon lambic - typical funky, slightly leathery Cantillon aroma, but with some brighter hints of fruit than is usual from them - the cranberry isn’t quite evident, but there is a general fruit skin aroma - nice, biting acidity up front that fades fast, making room for light notes of blue cheese, sour peaches - some light phenolic character - the cranberry is much more apparent than I expected (you can taste the skins and pits the most) - aggressive, but actually less so than usual for this brewer - well-balanced and delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2008
at 18:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[At RBSG 2005] An unclear orange beer with a disappearing white head. The aroma has notes of grapefruit and lemon, giving it a slight sourness. The flavor has a great sourness with lots of grapefruit, while the mouthfeel is very smooth - reminds me of whipped cream. I can’t pick up the cranberries - and find it with less character as most of the other Cantillons - so I was disappointed, but it is still a good beer.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Nov 2005
at 05:38