About
Open the door of the 56 rue Gheude.
Cantillon ? That’s the time machine. You’ll leave the modern civilization, goodbye to the noise, goodbye to the world.
"But where are we ?", you will ask yourself.
Well, you are in a family brewery where Lambic, Gueuze, Faro and Kriek are made and where nothing has changed since 1900 when it was founded. The Van Roy-Cantillon family welcomes you and invites you to discover a fabulous world. Beers, tools and brewing process are still the same as in the beginning.
Red copper containers, barrels, some of them more than 100 years old, and walls of bottles constitute the scenery for your visit.
Maybe you’ll be lucky to see the brewing or the bottling, maybe you ’ll see how barrels are cleaned or how fruit beers are made in summer. Maybe you’ll be lucky to see the brewing or the bottling, maybe you ’ll see how barrels are cleaned or how fruit beers are made in summer.
Anyway, you’ll be able to taste a real traditional Gueuze-Lambic and if you would like to know more about the Kriek or the Framboise, just ask the brewer.
Cantillon ? That’s the time machine. You’ll leave the modern civilization, goodbye to the noise, goodbye to the world.
"But where are we ?", you will ask yourself.
Well, you are in a family brewery where Lambic, Gueuze, Faro and Kriek are made and where nothing has changed since 1900 when it was founded. The Van Roy-Cantillon family welcomes you and invites you to discover a fabulous world. Beers, tools and brewing process are still the same as in the beginning.
Red copper containers, barrels, some of them more than 100 years old, and walls of bottles constitute the scenery for your visit.
Maybe you’ll be lucky to see the brewing or the bottling, maybe you ’ll see how barrels are cleaned or how fruit beers are made in summer. Maybe you’ll be lucky to see the brewing or the bottling, maybe you ’ll see how barrels are cleaned or how fruit beers are made in summer.
Anyway, you’ll be able to taste a real traditional Gueuze-Lambic and if you would like to know more about the Kriek or the Framboise, just ask the brewer.
Part of the group
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Horsens beerfestival. Red colour with a pink head. Aroma is fruit, yeast, sour. Flavour is fruit, yeast, sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2006
at 22:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Horsens beerfestival. Yellow/ orange colour with a white head.Aroma is sour, yeast. Flavour is sour, yeast, fruit, citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2006
at 21:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Horsens beerfestival. Orange colour with a white head. Aroma is sour, fruit, yeast, mould. Flavour is sour, orange, mould, citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2006
at 21:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Horsens beerfestival. Golden/orange colour with a white head. Aroma is sour, fruit, yeast. Flavour is fruit, orange, citrus, yeast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2006
at 21:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled at Horsens Beerfestival. Red beer with some pink bubbles for head. Mould, raspberry, barnyard and almond-hints. Raspberry and lemony notes in the flavor. Thin, astringent body. Quite palate-cleansing. My best framboise so far. (061028)
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2006
at 16:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled at Horsens Beerfestival. Cherry-red, unclear beer with a rim of pink bubbles on the top. The aroma is sour and citric, with hints of cherry and some notes of yeast and barnyard. The flavor has cherry, not the artificial one, almond and some sweet notes. Thin, astringent mouthfeel and a sour finish with cherries. Very nice kriek. (061028)
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2006
at 16:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled at Horsens Beerfestival. Clear, golden with almost no head. Mould, barnyard and citrus in the aroma. The flavor has mould, sourness, yeast and unripe-green apples. Thin body and astringent. Quite nice. (061028)
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2006
at 08:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled at Horsens Beerfestival. Yellow-orange, unclear, with a minimal white head. The aroma is sour, white wine-like and with notes of barnyard. Lemony and sour flavor. The mouthfeel is thin and flat as well as astringent and palate-cleaning. Intensely sour, nice beer. (061028)
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2006
at 08:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled at Horsens Beerfestival. Unclear, yellow-orange with a small, white head. Barnyard, yeast and citrus, mostly lime, in the aroma. The flavor is lemony and sour with yeast. Thin, very astringent beer with a dry, dusty feeling. It’s nice, but maybe too thin and sour. Rating: 8-4-8-4-16-4. 061028
Bottle, 75cl, at Esbjerg Beerfestival. It’s a hazy, orange beer with a minimal off-white head. Barnyard, lemon and other funky niceness in the aroma. Slighlty rubbery flavor, with barnyard, horseblanket and lots of lemon. Bonedry, astringent and sour mouthfeel. Lemony finish. Almost lip-burning dry, maybe a bit one-dimensional lemony, but sure lovely. 091023
Bottle, 75cl, at Esbjerg Beerfestival. It’s a hazy, orange beer with a minimal off-white head. Barnyard, lemon and other funky niceness in the aroma. Slighlty rubbery flavor, with barnyard, horseblanket and lots of lemon. Bonedry, astringent and sour mouthfeel. Lemony finish. Almost lip-burning dry, maybe a bit one-dimensional lemony, but sure lovely. 091023
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2006
at 08:03
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottled at Horsens Beerfestival. Clear, red beer with a pink head. Yeast, mould, sourness and berries in the aroma. Yeasty flavor with barnyard-notes. Astringent, thin body and a stinging finish. A nice, teeth-cleansing beer, but as usual with lambics I have troubles describing it, but really love it. Rating: 8-4-7-4-15-3.8. 061028
Bottle, 375ml. A slightly hazy reddish beer with a creamy off-white head of moderate size. The aroma is unmistakable lambic but with a vinous touch without the alcohol. Lemon, funk and fruits in a lovely blend. Medium body, dry and puckering and lovely carbonated. Flavorwise it’s wonderful, sour and lemony, with unripe grapes, funky notes and cellary, barnyardish touch. More straightforward fruity than a pure lambic, yet not as fruity as a kriek or frambozen, still it’s lovely balanced. Damn, this is good, maybe it deserves a higher rating as well, but that would be unfair to some other lambics. Gimme more. 110122
Bottle, 375ml. A slightly hazy reddish beer with a creamy off-white head of moderate size. The aroma is unmistakable lambic but with a vinous touch without the alcohol. Lemon, funk and fruits in a lovely blend. Medium body, dry and puckering and lovely carbonated. Flavorwise it’s wonderful, sour and lemony, with unripe grapes, funky notes and cellary, barnyardish touch. More straightforward fruity than a pure lambic, yet not as fruity as a kriek or frambozen, still it’s lovely balanced. Damn, this is good, maybe it deserves a higher rating as well, but that would be unfair to some other lambics. Gimme more. 110122
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2006
at 08:01