Brasserie Cantillon
Microbrewery
in Anderlecht,
Brussels,
Brussels Capital Region,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Brasserie Cantillon
Established in 1900
Contact
Rue Gheude 56, Brussels, 1070, Belgium
Subsidiaries
Description
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.
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 7
Overall 9
(Bottle, Brasserie Cantillon, Brussels, 19 Sep 2025) Dark red colour, almost purple, with frothy pink head. Fruity nose with notes of grapes, red wine, blood orange, black-currant and barnyard. Fruity, tart taste with grapes, red wine, pink grapefruit, red fruit and barnyard. Hardly any bitterness. More than medium body, dry. Complex, tart and tasty, with a generous grape character. Excellent beer!
Tried
from Bottle
at
Brasserie Cantillon
on 01 Jan 2026
at 21:44
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2026
at 18:13
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ New Years Eve. Pours cloudy red with a small bubbly head . Woody and red berry vibes. Slight cherry. Delicious and elegant balance.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2026
at 17:31
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
(Bottle, Brasserie Cantillon, Brussels, 19 Sep 2025) Golden colour with frothy, white head. Fruity nose with notes of citrus, grapes, barnyard, yellow/green apples and yellow plums. Fruity, tart taste with citrus, yellow plums, apples, grapes, and barnyard. Hardly any bitternes. Medium body, dry. Tart, tasty, rich and complex. Excellent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Brasserie Cantillon
on 31 Dec 2025
at 23:23
8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared. Deep ruby with red-purple head. Blackberries, soft yoghurt, oak, light funk, blueberries. Medium seeet, a bit less sour and bitter. Full bodied. Yum.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2025
at 18:07
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
0.75l bottle many thanks to Lore. Red body with a pinkish head. Aroma and taste of sour cherry, grapes, red berries, lemon juice and some cellar notes. Refreshing, smooth, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2025
at 19:34
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Dark ruby colour, some ruby-ish head; aroma and taste of grape juice, citric acidy, some aceitc acidy, sweat, soy sauce and earthy notes; quite good one
Tried
from Bottle
from
Amstein
on 28 Dec 2025
at 19:33
9.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Opalescent golden coloir, minimal off-white lacing; aroma of sour apple (peel), lemony-lemon zesty, barnyard, leather, slight acetone and acetic acidy notes; taste of citric acid, sour apple, earthy-barnyard-like, some salty and hoppy bittery notes; really good gueuze
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2025
at 15:22
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9.5
0.75l bottle many thanks to Lore. Slightly hazy golden body with a lasting white head. Aroma with notes of hay, lemon zest, pepper, sour apples and a bit of barnyard character. Taste of hay, cellar notes, pepper, lemon zest, salt, apples and grassy hops. Amazing how complex can such low ABV beer be. Wow!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2025
at 15:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
0,75l bottle at home. Bottled . yellow hazy color, small white head. smells wood, glue, light horse radish, spices, curry. Nice smell, on the tart side. full body, soft carbonation. tastes wood, earthy, horse radish, spices, peppery. finishes lightly dry and medium sour with notes of horse radish, earthy and wood. Nice one, balance could be a bit better
8, 7, 7.5, 7, 7.5
8, 7, 7.5, 7, 7.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2025
at 13:33