First rating(Bottle from 2003 on RBESG 2006) Shady orange color, small white head. Sour scent with some bitterness. Very sour taste, but also a bit too metallic. No bitterness.8/2/7/3/13=3.3Second rating(Bottled 2007) Shady orange color, small white head. Fresh fruity and acidic scent, also some almonds and apricots. Acidic and sour taste with a "strange" sensation of hops that I’m not used to. But then this isn’t an ordinary Lambic either. Not sure I like the idea of fresh hops, I’d rather take the oxidized ones. Spritzy mouthfeel, medium bitterness.8/3/7/3/13=3.4Third ratingAt Aarschots Bierfestivn, Belgium, on March 23, 2008. (75 cl bottle) 1996 vintageShared with two others.Shady amber color, fluffy white head. Acidic, sour, stable, horse blanket scent. Sour, acidic, a bit sweet maybe, taste. Not bitter as the fresh one. Slightly moussy mouthfeel, tart mouthpuckering as well. No bitterness.7/4/8/3/15=3.7

2005 vintage; Nose of tartness, barnyard; Gold color with little or no carbonation; less body and not as sour as the Iris we had last week; flavor shows the acidic side of things with some small apricot like notes.

(Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm, vintage 2003) Colour is amber, hazy, with white disappearing head. Nose is musty, harsh and acidic with notes of hay, fresh hops and juniper-wood. Taste is acidic and harsh with yeast, hay, apricots and rhubarb. Hoppy, bitter and spicy finish. The fresh hop character makes this one of the more balanced Cantillon beers (which may seem surprising) and probably the most refreshing. Very nice.

2003 Vintage; Nose is tartness with some cherries as a bonus; Transparent hemoglobin red with a small pink head; Flavor is gueuze sour with a little barnyard, and the cherry flavor added.

Style 69/70 at Odeeds; Tart and dry, shows some citrus;orange with no head; sour citrus flavor.

Rating #900! and popping the cork on #69 of RB’s 70 beer styles. 750 ml, "Bottled 2005." Well, the only common beer with a "900" in its name is Camo 900, so let’s do this instead. Besides, it’s symmetry: my first rating was Capitol 1900.
Pours light yellowish brown, looking a bit like apple juice. No real head, but some pinprick bubbles clinging to the side of the glass. Smell is pretty nice. I expected lots of sourness, but more cidery notes with a bit of wood. But taste is where the sourness comes in. Real brett sourness, no acid used here. Somehow a bit rubbery, then more of the crabapple cider. What else? Some butterscotch, mown hay that’s actually tripping my allergies. Yep, there are those stale hops, and a big barnyard character. Reminds me of that Berliner Weisse toward the end.So what do I compare this to, if it’s likely the only unblended lambic I’ll find outside of Belgium? It’s certainly a pleasure to have discovered and enjoyed this puzzle, so I’ll count my experience as part of the rating.

2006 bottle from MrWalker consumed on 8/12/06 with Duff and SuIIy.
Bright tones of blood orange are mixed in with a strong pink-violet coloring, creating quite the unique color. When not held to the light, the beer takes on a more darkly purple color. Off-white head with a flourish of beige is not long retained, but does leave a filmy lacing like residue behind as it recedes. Unfiltered, bottle conditioned, hazy, etc...
Dry nose, of course, full of fruity and yeasty nuances, but with a strong grape presence, heavy, and very full bodied, seems more to me like an old zinfandel or cabernet than it does a pinot noir. Soft wood notes help to combat the heavy, fruity, wine-like presence, as does the typical Cantillon sour yeast. Bit of leafy, vegetal notes break through, and some black pepper phenol notes spice things up in response. Furthermore, the aroma is of exceptional strength, fully sniffable to infinity.
Sour yeastiness fails to break through, fully, the heavy wine character/flavor. The chalky-thick character and heavy, full flavor characteristic of zins and pinots is here present. Fortunately, the yeast sourness builds up on the end, helping to brighten things somewhat, but it’s an uphill battle, in my mind. Currants, piquant grapes, dark berry jam and a chalky mouthfeel all seem to confuse. Is this a bright, vibrant, fruity lambic, with some dullish wine notes? Or is this a full-bodied, sparkling wine, with a funky yeast sourness. I guess it’s the best of both worlds, but to me, with every sip, I keep trying to "dodge" the wine flavors and trying to get to the Cantillon character that I love. Maybe that’s just my lack of appreciation of wine, but it just seemed too much for me, in the grape department. I would rather have it wine barrel aged (St. Lamvinus). Good acidity, just too full for me. Like the Imperial Stout of lambics. I did detect a bit of alcohol warmth, as well.
Anyways, the beer seems much too young and I’m sorry I opened the bottle already.