Subsidiaries
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Sample is very young. usually kriek is supposed to be best, then. Colour is deep burgundy red, nearly purple. No head. Smell as from juicy (over)ripe cherries, winey. Taste even more vineous, with clearly still some fermentable fruitsugars there - it resemble a young wine if anything. There is an acetic tang, however, making it very sour. In the mouthfeel this gives an outspoken drying-out effect, tannins rule and the fruit goes on and on in the aftertaste.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2003
at 01:46
9.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Colour of orangey-gold, slight haze. Nose gives some smoke, a fruity type that is indeed apricot-like, above the classical wet-wood, horseblanket smell. In the taste however, no apricot or peach, rather something spicey, meaty even. If any fruit would come to the fore, I'd say physalis ("pineapple-cherry"). Lots of lactic acid, al little acetic. Mouthfeel is velvety (quite appropriate), but with a sharp finish. JP Van Roy apologisez: "It isn't traditional, but it is pleasing." He's right.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2003
at 01:39
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
One of the last 1999 bottles at the brewery - an exceptional, JP Van Roy says. He isn't far wrong. Golden colour, no head (3 yr. old lambic!). Nose of aged oak wood, of old leatherbound books in an antiquariat and of wild mushrooms. taste gives more wood, tannines, unbelievable but there is some unfermented thing underneath and sherrywood casks. The finish is made up by all the volatiles from the above retreating. A dream of a beer...
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2003
at 01:34
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Rosey-orangey colour with aged example. Younger is darker-red. Good rosy head for a fruit lambic. Some cork in the nose, not really problematic, wet wood, sulphur, "horse-blanket". With ageing, less fruit - still tart fruitaroma, difficult to pinpoint exact kind: grapes are possible, raspberry too. In finsh first someting refreshing lemony, then again some cork. Fruitaroma lingers on but sharpish finish. A must for the amateurs of the style.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2002
at 09:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Sampled draught at Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden.
Dark yellow, hazy, no head. Aroma of citric acid. Lightly fruity, mostlt sour. Firm maltiness, some apricot and syrup in the finish. But still - this is hardcore lambic, and just on the border of what my stomach can possibly accept.
Dark yellow, hazy, no head. Aroma of citric acid. Lightly fruity, mostlt sour. Firm maltiness, some apricot and syrup in the finish. But still - this is hardcore lambic, and just on the border of what my stomach can possibly accept.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Dec 2002
at 12:04
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled draught at Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden.
Dark orange, hazy. Fruity lactic vinegar aroma. Complex with balanced acidity. Usually faro is just sweet and dumbed down. but Cantillon is so sour to start with that their faro is like other traditional brouwers lambic. Really good!
Dark orange, hazy. Fruity lactic vinegar aroma. Complex with balanced acidity. Usually faro is just sweet and dumbed down. but Cantillon is so sour to start with that their faro is like other traditional brouwers lambic. Really good!
Tried
from Can
on 08 Dec 2002
at 02:54
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Similar to the Gueuze, not surprisingly differentiated by a slight sweetness from the grapes. A little bit more effervescent, too (had them side-by-side at the brewery). Otherwise it's pretty much your everyday Cantillon lambic glory.
Cantillon Cuvee de 9 Nations 1991, sampled May 2004: Hazy golden colour. Disappearing white head. Earthy, musty, cheesy aroma (like manchego, sweat and cabrales rind). Full body. Toasty notes, depth of sourness, lemon juice, slightly nutty. Slightly sweet notes in the background. Fantastic balance, but but not much grape. Ar 9, Ap 4, Fl 9, P 5, O 18 = 4.5
Cantillon Cuvee de 9 Nations 1991, sampled May 2004: Hazy golden colour. Disappearing white head. Earthy, musty, cheesy aroma (like manchego, sweat and cabrales rind). Full body. Toasty notes, depth of sourness, lemon juice, slightly nutty. Slightly sweet notes in the background. Fantastic balance, but but not much grape. Ar 9, Ap 4, Fl 9, P 5, O 18 = 4.5
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2002
at 18:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Brown-tinted orange; big aroma - wood, slightly toasted hops, sour apple - typical Cantillon for the most part; starts off like any quality gueuze, fairly complex though a tad sweeter than other non-fruited Cantillons. It’s the finish that gets me. Bitter. Astringent. Unpleasant. I understand that the hops are the gimmick of this beer, but to me the finish just clashed with everything else and ruined it. Experiments fail sometimes - that’s life.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Oct 2002
at 20:27
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2009-03-26, courtesy of Jacob (Hildigöltur), bottled in 1998, 11+ years old, 9-4-8-4-17=42
Cloudy light amber color, with small head. Wonderful aroma, citrusy, with light grapefruit and lemon, delicate Bretts, cellar smells, lightly cheesy and woody. Smooth mouthfeel, the typical Cantillon aggressiveness has been smoothered by the age, there is still a good sourness, decisive astringency, a bit woody, with citrus fruits (orange peels). The final is long, astringent, a bit sour and fruity, with more grapefruit. Wonderful.
2002-09-18, bottled in 1998, 4+ years old, 9-4-7-4-15=39
Beautiful golden colour, bright; not excessively carbonated, but anyway it has half inch of creamy head.
Wonderful aroma, sour and dry, fruity if possible: citrus fruits, pink grapefruit, cassis.
It’s smoother and less astringent than her sisters, the taste is not complete and complex as the aroma; pretty monodirectional, the leading flavour is similar to lemon juice, but less sour, adjusted by a light woodyness.
It’s less interesting than other Cantillon’s, but perfectly enjoyable for any sour-beer addicted out there. I had it with Swiss black bread, butter and Alaskan smoked salmon: the marriage was perfect for my taste.
Cloudy light amber color, with small head. Wonderful aroma, citrusy, with light grapefruit and lemon, delicate Bretts, cellar smells, lightly cheesy and woody. Smooth mouthfeel, the typical Cantillon aggressiveness has been smoothered by the age, there is still a good sourness, decisive astringency, a bit woody, with citrus fruits (orange peels). The final is long, astringent, a bit sour and fruity, with more grapefruit. Wonderful.
2002-09-18, bottled in 1998, 4+ years old, 9-4-7-4-15=39
Beautiful golden colour, bright; not excessively carbonated, but anyway it has half inch of creamy head.
Wonderful aroma, sour and dry, fruity if possible: citrus fruits, pink grapefruit, cassis.
It’s smoother and less astringent than her sisters, the taste is not complete and complex as the aroma; pretty monodirectional, the leading flavour is similar to lemon juice, but less sour, adjusted by a light woodyness.
It’s less interesting than other Cantillon’s, but perfectly enjoyable for any sour-beer addicted out there. I had it with Swiss black bread, butter and Alaskan smoked salmon: the marriage was perfect for my taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2002
at 08:23
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5
Orange golden color, with a very quick disappearing head. Oaky aroma, sour gueuze. Sour taste, as the girardin. IMO the Boon Gueuze was better than those oak-conditioned gueuzes as Girardin and Cantillon.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Aug 2002
at 07:33