A pinkish burgundy ale with no head. In aroma, nice tart ground cherries with, light acidity, light oxidation, horse blanket, rosewater, interesting and complex. In mouth, a nice tart ground cherries with loads of acidity, lemon, vinegar notes, light oxidation, complex and beautiful. Bottle from Omhper, thanks Per. Bottle at Ottawa meets Sweden tasting, Feb 2017.

750mL bottle drunk 10/8/16.
Burnished copper-to-rosy-orange body shows great clarity and plentiful sediment left behind. Still musters an off-white head even....
Pretty unmistakable mint-like phenol in the nose is initially very interesting and odd, but hey, gruner and riesling produce petrol notes when aged so it’s all fair game. Anyways, it’s not dominant and does easily subside with some breathing....which this beer really benefits from as it’s quite the curious puzzle. Notes range all over the place from marmalade, other various citrus notes, yogurt, minerals...the strong acidity that was typical of their beers around this time period is here, but it’s not aggressive in the nose. No sulphur or acetic character here, though it’s quite funky with tons of horseblanket, cherry pie-like brett and finally no alcohol or flaw.
Begins very tart and acidic, much like Don Q, though there’s far less overt grape here (or maybe muscat just more readily homogenizes with the lambic). Opens up over the hours with wonderful cork, leather, spicebox, candied citrus, cherry pie and plentiful funky horseblanket. Engaging carbonation is perfect, as usual, from Cantillon, as is the soft, supple texture of the liquid. A good one here, for sure, and I suspect this one needs a full bottle sample to fully understand. The only problem with that....

Bottle - Thanks Clark! Grana Padano Share. pours gold white head - nose/taste of funk, muscat grape, oak, mint leaf and lemony hay - medium body

750mL bottle at Akkurat, pours a fairly clear golden with a tiny, quickly-dissipating white head - looks flat after the head settles. Aroma is quite dusty and vinous, with moderate funk, dusty grapes, horse blanket and hay. Flavour is unlike anything I've ever had before, with notes of berries, perfume, grape skins, and some fresh meadow notes. Quite high acidity, with tart grape skins on the finish. The transition of flavours is quite something -- starting with the perfume and flowers, and ending with very sour grape skins and high acidity. Gets better and better the more you drink, with the gueuze qualities coming out more. Certainly a elegant beer and surely one of Cantillon's best. Excellent stuff.

Bottle at Akkurat. Hazy orange liquid with minimal white head. Aroma of lemons, white gripes, spices, herbs, white pepper, barnyard, dust and a earthy funk. Really funky and complex. Nice! Taste is dry and medium to high sour with notes of grapes and herbal funk. Very complex. Medium bodied with light to medium carbonation. Awesome stuff. Just so complex and funky. Kind of weird at first glance but it really grew on me.

Bottle @ Akkurat. Pours hazy bright orange with a small fizzy offwhite head that quickly dissipates without leaving any trace on the glass. Smell is sour and fruity with crackers, menthol, barnyard, lemon juice, dry soil, grapefruit rinds, manure, hay, horse blanket, white grapes and hints of raisins. Taste is very sour, tart and slightly fruity with white grapes, green grapes, grapefruit juice, lemon juice, dry soil, crackers, barnyard, unripe strawberries, horse blanket, wood, hay, lemon drops and gastric acid. Mouthfeel is dry, tart, mouth puckering and medium bodied. Finish is sour and tart with lemon juice, grapefruit juice, green grapes, hay, gastric acid, leather and dry soil. Possibly a bit over the top in regards to the sourness but still a very good beer.

Bottle, shared with SaintMatty at Akkurat. It pours cloudy golden yellow, with a quickly dissipating white head. The nose is sweet white wine, apricot, peach, white grape, tinned pear and melon. The taste is tart white grape, apricot, peach, vinous, alcohol warmth, lemon, traditional cloudy lemonade, sharp citrus notes, honey, tinned pear and grape skin, with a tangy, tart finish. Medium body, fairly high acidity and lively, prickly carbonation. An enjoyable fruity lambic. Only real negative point is that the acidity is probably a bit too high much.