Subsidiaries
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottle at the Loon Factory. Loads of depth here. Lovely minerality and plenty of floral herbal bitterness. Fantastic condition too. Ace.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Brasserie Cantillon
on 25 Nov 2025
at 17:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Orange body, with a medium head.
Aroma of citrus, stone fruits, rustic, almost sweaty funk. Tastes similar, with more fruits.
Medium mouthfeel, with an average carbonation. Finishes smooth, funky, moderate acidic, citric.
Lovely, while not my favourite vintage, missing a bit more complexity. Still really interesting, with very rustic funk notes that I like a lot.
Aroma of citrus, stone fruits, rustic, almost sweaty funk. Tastes similar, with more fruits.
Medium mouthfeel, with an average carbonation. Finishes smooth, funky, moderate acidic, citric.
Lovely, while not my favourite vintage, missing a bit more complexity. Still really interesting, with very rustic funk notes that I like a lot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2025
at 18:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 2025. Bottled 17th of June 20125. Color: Clear golden, white head. Aroma: Earthy, funky, fruity rhubarb. Taste: Moderate tart, earthy, a little sweetness. Earthy, fruity rhubarb. Subtle funk, fruity rhubarb, notes of tart and sweet grapes and berries. Earthy, minerals. A bit thin, still too young? Below average carbonation. Far less complex than previous years I've had. Ok overall. Note to myself: Keep the second bottle in the cellar as long as possible...
Tried
from Bottle
from
Bierhandel Willems
on 22 Nov 2025
at 20:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
750mL bottle, pours a clear bright dark orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out has lots of leathery funky, light citrus, and some champagne-like effervescence. Flavour has earthy funk, light champagne-like effervescence, some leathery notes, and a touch of sweaty notes. Not the most invigorating of funk characters, but there’s some nice leathery notes. Good—and slightly better than regular GCB, though I don’t see much connection—but far from Cantillon’s best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2025
at 15:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
0,75l bottle at home. yellow clear color, small white head. smells funky, earthy, oak, spices, bit lactic. Nice to very nice smell. full body, soft carbonation. tastes funky, earthy, citric, herbal, oak, walnuts, peppery. finishes lightly dry and light to medium sour with notes of walnuts, peppery and spices. Nice to very nice one, one the bitter side of things, lacks a bit the bubbly complexity of the first batch. Good, but not in the same league as the first one
8, 7.5, 7.5, 7, 7.5
8, 7.5, 7.5, 7, 7.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2025
at 07:25
8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
(Bottle, 0.75l - a sample, at Stadin Panimobaari, 20251120) The beer poured deep golden and clear. Its head was tiny and white. Aroma had tartness, honey, fruitiness and grapes. Palate was medium bodied and dry with medium carbonation. Flavours were tartness, sourness, fruitiness, honey, grapes and bitterness. Aftertaste had tartness, sourness and bitterness. A very beautiful beer drinking of which was a pleasant experience.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Stadin Panimobaari
on 20 Nov 2025
at 13:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
(Bottle, 0.75l - a sample, at Stadin Panimobaari, 20251120) The beer poured ruby red and clear. Its head was small and lightly pink. Aroma had sweet cherries, tartness and fruitiness. Palate was medium bodied and dry with rather carbonation. Flavours were tartness, sweet cherries, fruitiness, grapefruit and bitterness. Aftertaste had berries, tartness and bitterness. A tasty tart brew with clean berry flavours.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Stadin Panimobaari
on 20 Nov 2025
at 13:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
(Keg at Stadin Panimobaari, 20251120) The beer poured golden and hazy. Its head was small and white. Aroma had black pepper, fruitiness, honey and tartness. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were tartness, black pepper, sourness, fruitiness, grapefruit and bitterness. Aftertaste had black pepper, tartness and bitterness. A pleasant blend of strong flavours.
Tried
from Draft
at
Stadin Panimobaari
on 20 Nov 2025
at 13:10
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Bottle pour. Quintessence 25. Served with some delicious Comte cheese, of which I had an unfair share, frankly. Yeah ace. Been after ticking this for ages. Can’t completely remember what it was like because I was a bit pissed by now.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Brasserie Cantillon
on 20 Nov 2025
at 13:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour. Quintessence 25. All bits of barnacles and shit stuck to the bottle but if I’m completely honest it tasted absolutely no different to the regular beer we had at the same time. This one came with seaweed tartare. As you do.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Brasserie Cantillon
on 20 Nov 2025
at 12:51