750ml bottle @ Cantillon. Pours dark orange with a smooth head. Aroma of wood, oak, funky yeast, tartish berries, earthiness, hints of armagnac. Taste is smooth, slightly tart and earthy with some funky yeastiness, wood, oak, armagnac and farmyard. Finish is sour, funky and earthy with some wood, oak, farmyard and armagnac. Okay, quite sour and funky.

Bottle - pours gold white head - nose and taste of barnyard, brandy, oak, funk grape musk, lemon tartness - medium body.

Bottle (at the source). Pours golden. Aroma is sour, vanilla, funk, oak, Armagnac. Flavor is sour, bitter, oak, armagnac. Finish is acidic and bitter. Overall: great.

Bottle picked at at the brewery. It pours clear bright golden with a tinge of orange. Head is thick and fluffy. The aroma is bright, sweet, oily, perfumed, sweet white grape, apple, brandy, orange peel, funky, floral, bit of barnyard, gooseberry and vanilla oak. The taste is firmly dry, tart, light kick of acidity, oak, musty, old leather, deep funky vibe, oily, plenty of grape, gooseberry, tannin, orange peel, apple skin, spice, bit of alcohol and spice with a drying finish. Medium body and fine, but lively carbonation. Great depth of flavour to it. Playful mix of flavours. Intoxicating and moreish. Delicious.

Bottle 750ml. corked @ Cantillon Brewery/Museum, 56 rue Gheude, Brussels, Belgium 1070. [ As Cantillon 50°N-4°E (2017) ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty and yeasty, barnyard, leather, wood, oak, armagnac, funk, apple - grapes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate acidic with a long duration, tart, apples - grapes, wood, oak, funky, armangac, super dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180316] 8-4-9-4-18

750ml bottle at the brewery pours a crystal clear gold with some sticky, white head. Nose is cool, woody, both old oak and fresh wood shavings, stone fruits, grasses, lemon. Flavor has lemon rind, floral, tart now, some yogurt, lightly woody here, there's a little schnapps at the back. Finishes tart, oily but very drinkable. Well done.

Bottle at Cantillon, 11/06/18. Lightly hazed golden orange with a decent egg shell white head. Nose is big on funk, damp alleyway, wood must, grandads shed, green apple, lemon pissoi, acidic suggestion. Taste comprises barnyard tones, funk, damp wood, dusty fruits rinds, mellow warming armagnac, tarte citrics, hay bale, green berry must. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Solid funky shizzle.

Bottle shared at Brewery. Pours hazy gold with a decent white head. Cheesy funk on the nose. Taste is pretty funky. A little cheese and the barrel comes through just taking the edge off leaving an oak dryness on the finish. Good stuff.

05.06.2018: 0,15l from bottle at Arrogant Sour Festival shared by / with Saeglopur. yellow hazy color, small white head. smells musty, earthy, citric, strong wood, grassy, spices, peppery, very nice smell. medium to full bod, light carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes earthy, musty, strong wood, some grape notes, herbal, estragon, peppery, spices. finishes dry and lightly sour with notes of estragon, spices and woody notes. very nice one, great complexity, almost a bit too much spices / peppery notes. overall quite lovely

8, 8, 8, 8, 8.5

Taster from 0,75l bottle at Ammutson during Moeder tasting. yellow hazy color, small white head. smells funky, earthy, oak, grassy, subtle liqueur. Lovely smell. full body, soft carbonation. tastes liqueur, bit curry, spices, peppery, earthy. finishes lightly sour with notes of curry, liqueur and grassy notes. Loved the taste, very complex

8, 8.5, 9, 8, 9

23.03.2025: 0,75l bottle at home during Charity Tasting. Yellow cleat color, small white head. Smells barrel, oak, sherry like, nutty, light curry, light wax. Very nice smell. Full body, soft carbonation. Tastes curry, spices, oak, sherry, nutty, walnuts. Finishes lightly dry and lightly sour with notes of curry, oak and nutty notes. Lovely lovely beer

8, 8.5, 9, 9, 9

Score: 9 / 4 / 9 / 4 / 18 - - From bottle, vintage 2017, at Arrogant Sour Festival 2018. Golden-orange, moderate hazy body, with a big, fluffy, light yellow head.
Lovely, elegant aroma of smooth leathery barrel, sweet-sour yellow fruits, apples, white wine, funk, even slight dense, sweet fruits. Tastes pretty similar, very elegant and balanced.
Medium, slick mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation. Finishes dry, smooth, wooden, moderate, leathery, medium fruity, slightly funky.

Amazing! The balance is incredible, drinks so smooth, but complex at the same time, with a unique, elegant character. I love the barrel notes here, while there are also very lovely, almost a bit chewy fruit notes in the background. Among my favourite Cantillons!

2017 vintage bottle at Moeder Tasting at Ammutson 2023-03-24. The cognac is more in the background now and a beatiful, rustic funk took over. Moderate carbonation. Had this side by side with a 2012 vintage and I clearly preferred this one, still my favorite vintage!