Bottle, RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Hazy deep red colour. Distinct aroma of blueberries and ripe raspberries, also some woody notes. Very sour flavour, lemon and blueberry notes. Quite good.

Re-rate 3/15: Bottle sample at a tasting at Naama’s place. Thanks Naama. 2013 bottle. Nice deep red with a pink head. Lovely barnyard and manure aroma with cherries and oak. Sour flavor, funky, with oak, lacto, juicy cherries, a vinous note and lemon. Rounded mouthfeel. Wonderful stuff. 8/4/9/4/17=4.2

Re-rate 3/5/11: Bottle at the brewery in Brussels. Deep red with a pinkish head. Aroma of barnyard and fresh cherries. Sour flavor with cherries and a light citric astringency in the finish. Medium-bodied. Excellent. 8/4/8/4/17=4.1

Bottle. Deep red color with a small pinkish head. Acidic aroma of barnyard, wood and over-ripe cherries that add a touch of sweetness to the aroma. Nice sour flavor with cherries and some citric, lemony, tones. Very dry finish. Medium-bodied. Another great one from Cantillon. 8/4/8/3/16=3.9

Re-rate 3/12/16: Bottle sample at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks Tom L. 2014 bottle. Nice red with a pinkish head. Huge jammy raspberries, light medicinal hint, Cantillon funk, oak, sour, dry. A wonderful batch. 9/4/8/4/17=4.2

Re-rate 11/13: Bottle sample at a sour tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks Naama. 2013 bottle. Beautiful deep red with a pink head. Amazing, full of berries, Cantillon house character, sour. 9/5/8/4/17=4.3

Re-rate 6/2/13: Bottle sample at a sour tasting at Noam’s office. Thanks Tom C. I believe it was a 2012 bottle. Hazy red with a pinkish head. Amazing aroma of barnyard, oak, leather and lots of raspberries. Sour funky and fruity flavor with raspberries. Medium-bodied. Wonderful. 9/4/8/4/17=4.2

Re-rate 5/29/11: Bottle. 2008 bottle. Slightly hazy deep orange color with a white head. Aroma of barnyard, citrus and some berries (notes of fruit skin). Very sour flavor with lemon, oak and barnyard. Medium-bodied. 8/3/8/3/16=3.8

Re-rate 3/3/11: Cask at Moeder Lambic Fontainas in Brussels. Deep hazy red with a pretty, bubbly, pink head. Aroma of lots of raspberries and barnyard and light medicinal notes. Sour flavor of raspberry, wild yeast and some lemon in the finish. Very nice and soft on the palate. Great! 8/4/8/4/16=4

Bottle at the brewery. Pale red with a pinkish head. Barnyard aroma with yeast and berries. Sour flavor with barnyard, yeast and berries. Medium-bodied. 8/3/7/3/16=3.7

Re-rate 2/17/23: Bottle at Cantillon in Brussels. 2001 bottle. Sour. Barnyard, complex, amazing, aged beautifully. 9/3/9/4/18=4.3 Re-rate 9/22: Bottle sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. 20-21 vintage. Barnyard, fruitiness, citrus, oak, moderate sourness, light bitterness note. Really good but could use some aging. 8/3/8/3/16=3.8 Re-rate 10/14: Bottle sample at a sour tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks Vova. Lots of barnyard, lemon, oak, flowers. Sour, bitterish finish. Had better batches. 8/3/8/3/17=3.9 Re-rate 6/22/14: Bottle shared at a Sour/Wild tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks Naama. 2012 bottle. Barnyard, lemon, manure, sweat, a bit farty. Sour, refreshing, bone-dry finish. 8/3/8/3/17=4 Re-rate 4/1/12: Bottle sample at the 3rd Israeli Sour Tasting. Thanks Lee. Bottled 2011. Hazy yellow-ish golden color. Wonderful very funky aroma full of barnyard and fruits. Very sour flavor with some citrus, oak, barnyard, a bit of vinegar hints, a touch of sweetness and a bit of bitterness in the finish. Smooth mouthfeel. 9/4/8/4/17=4.2 Re-rate 9/13/11: Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks zvikar. Hazy golden-orange with a white head. Aroma of barnyard, fruits and lactic notes. Wondeful sour flavor. Medium-bodied. Awesome. 8/4/9/4/18=4.3 Re-rate 5/1/11: Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks beerandbeyond. Bottled 2009. Clear golden with a big white head. Aroma of barnyard, oak, some lemon, some sweat and vinous hints. Wonderful sour lemony flavor. Medium-bodied. 9/4/9/4/18=4.4 Re-rate 8/24/09: Bottle sample at a tasting. Really cloudy golden with a white head. Aroma of barnyard, lemon, some vinegar, fresh tropical fruits and candy hints. Mouth-puckering sour lemony flavor with some grapefruits, sweaty yeast and a big delicious brett attack. Smooth, silky, mouthfeel. Incredible. 9/4/9/4/18=4.4 Bottle at the brewery. Hazy golden color with a white head. Acidic and funky aroma of yeast, barnyard and fruits. Medium bodied and a powerful flavor of dry sourness and fruitiness. Wonderful stuff. 9/4/9/3/18=4.3

Bottled at RBESG ’07 Hazy golden. Barnyardy aroma with a light touch of those gooseberries. Dry and soft with some barnyard, The gooseberries has made it sweeter than the regular Cantillons. Juicy and very pleasant. Intense but not the most complex or spectacular offering for being Cantillon. (Still it’s 4.3!!)