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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.
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BMan1113VR (8092) reviewed
Iris from Brasserie Cantillon
18 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
2004 vintage bottled in 2006. My first unblended, but let me preface by saying that I am not a lambic fan (with the exception of the single Faro that I have tried). Pours with a small, foamy, off-white head covering a chill hazed, sparkling golden body. Somee light lacing. Complex barnyard funk aroma with leather, damp horse blanket, some light wood, gooseberry, even lighter notes of honey and lemon. Taste is extremely tart with some citrus and light wood elements. Dry mouth with light bubbles. Call me a heretic, but this stuff makes an excellent (and for me, more drinkable) Lambic Kir.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2008 at 15:33
SHIG (14422) reviewed
50°N 4°E (Cognac) from Brasserie Cantillon
18 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a murky orange with a white thin head. The aroma was funky with a slight cognac smell. The taste was sour but not overwhelming with a thangness and cognac.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2008 at 13:57
mrbunn (3093) reviewed
Gueuze (Classic/Organic/Bio) from Brasserie Cantillon
18 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle with a cork that tells me it was bottled in 2006. There is a bit of rust under the cap and blue mold on the top of the cork, but it looks like this is just local damage and the bottom of the cork is solid and clean. Appearance is a hazy amber with a fairly large head for a lambic (one finger or so) but it is ephimeral and dies down quickly. Aromas are funky and have a bit of a PineSol/cleaning product air to them. I’ve been jonesing for good lambic/gueze sourness lately, so this smells so darn good. Flavor is very tart with a bit of a lemon peel sourness to it and kind of a fizzy feel (although I’m not picking up that much carbonation, just feels like it has some.) Sour lemon, sour apples, grass, etc. Very lovely and just what the doctor ordered.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2008 at 21:36
Biruski (5480) reviewed
Lou Pepe Framboise from Brasserie Cantillon
18 years ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
2002 vintage tasted June 6, 2008. Thanks TimE! Pinkish in color with large carbonation. Dry body. Sweet raspberries, yeast, musty, and vinegar. Pretty intense flavors. Extremely enjoyable lambic.
Tried on 08 Jun 2008 at 00:29
notalush (7406) reviewed
Spuyten Duyvil from Brasserie Cantillon
18 years ago
8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle at Spuyten Duyvil - thanks to JoeMcphee for buying this one - cloudy golden beer with a rather apparent lace for a Cantillon lambic - typical funky, slightly leathery Cantillon aroma, but with some brighter hints of fruit than is usual from them - the cranberry isn’t quite evident, but there is a general fruit skin aroma - nice, biting acidity up front that fades fast, making room for light notes of blue cheese, sour peaches - some light phenolic character - the cranberry is much more apparent than I expected (you can taste the skins and pits the most) - aggressive, but actually less so than usual for this brewer - well-balanced and delicious.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2008 at 18:02
Beertalk (16422) reviewed
Vigneronne ( - 2019 ) from Brasserie Cantillon
18 years ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Re-rate 2005 bottle in July 2009 (no big changes though, and same rating): Cloudy orange with no head. Aroma has wood, leather, barnyard and a little grass, the classic Cantillon, but slightly subdued - a little white grapes can be noticed in the background. Even more subdued is the flavour. If there was ever such a thing as a smooth tartness, this is it. There is a nice white wine sweetness making it extremely refreshing. One of the easiest drinking Cantillons, but with all the qualities you can expect.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2008 at 08:13
mjs (12298) reviewed
Iris from Brasserie Cantillon
18 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
(Draught at Pikkulintu on 2008-06-04) Golden/orange colour. Hazy. Sour and slightly malty nose. Medium palate which dries. Some fizziness. Hops, wood and bread in sour taste. Interesting and nice.
Tried on 05 Jun 2008 at 01:56
JK (8152) reviewed
Loerik from Brasserie Cantillon
18 years ago
9.6/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 9.5
Incredible like everything Cantillon. Thanks to Badgerben for sharing this one. Bright orange color and cloudy. Yeasty, sour aroma with brett. Delicious, full bodied sour flavor. Incredibly smooth, and perhaps the thickest gueuze I have had, and very sour. Outstanding palate, full mouthfeel. Very sour aroma and flavor, I could smell this for a long time. I have to go with the same high score as Ben on this one.
Tried from Can on 03 Jun 2008 at 22:45
yespr (55614) reviewed
Fou' Foune from Brasserie Cantillon
18 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a fizzy white head. Sweet fruity apricot aroma with that classic Cantillon horse blanket note beneath. Flavour is dry citric with a mild apricot sweetness. Goes extremely sour and acidic. Dry finish with a firm citric bite.
Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2008 at 13:23
yespr (55614) reviewed
Lou Pepe Framboise from Brasserie Cantillon
18 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
75 cL bottle, 2005. Pours hazy to murky red with a fizzy pink head. Sulphorish dry raspberry aroma. Quite tart initial flavour. Has a classic dry wooden base flavour with a nice raspberry tartness lingering on top. Ends dry and with a lingering raspberry acidic to citric flavour.
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2008 at 12:08