Bottled at RBESG - thanks to Patrick? for bringing it. A hazy orange beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet and acidic with notes of gooseberries and a bit a lactic acid and cork. The flavor is acidic with strong notes of gooseberries as well as notes of wood, leading to a dry and acidic finish. The acidity prickles the palate.

[i] [b] Bottle picked up at Dranken Geers, Gent, Belgium and consumed at Loz’s parents 03-04-08 [/i] [/b] Pours looking like a slightly watered down rhesus negative blood sample, although I don’t suppose many bloods would have quite such a fluffy pink barbie head and be quite so fizzy. If I was a vampire this beer would look appealing, I’m not but hey it still looked quite a tasty number. Starts off with a funky red or rose? wine on the nose. Tastes funky, tangy, tingly and not as sharp as many other Cantillon’s but bloody good (if you’ll pardon the unintended pun) This cut through ny smoked mackerel pate very nicely indeed, not overly sour , some nice dryness and a touch of wood, very nice indeed.

Re-rate 9/20: Bottle sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Barnyard, grapes, cobwebs, sour, juicy, bitterish note. Wonderful. 9/3/9/3/18=4.2 Re-rate 10/14: Bottle sample at a sour tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks Arie. 2013 bottle. Cloudy yellow. Farty arma with lots of white grapes, some citrus and some barnyard. Sour flavor, lemony, with lots of white grapes and some barnyard. Medium-bodied, leaves the mouth very dry. Very good. 7/3/8/4/17=3.9 Re-rate 4/25/11: Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks beerandbeyond. Slightly hazy golden. Aroma of oak, a bit of barnyard and lovely vinous fruitiness. Sour flavor with lemon, white wine and some barnyard. Smooth soft mouthfeel. Very good. 8/3/8/4/16=3.9 (3/12/08) Bottle at Bier Circus in Brussels. Hazy pale orange with a small white head. A unique vinous aroma with some Muscat grapes notes, some Lambic funk and nice fresh fruitiness. Dry sour flavor with some of the familiar citric tartness but also some white wine fruity (white grapes, apples, some peaches) tone that adds a very interesting aspect to the flavor. Medium-bodied. The back of the label pretty much sums it up A delicate compromise between white wine and beer – another successful experiment from Cantillon. 8/4/8/3/16=3.9

Re-rate 7/15: Bottle sample at sour tasting at Noam’s office. Thanks Vova & Stas. 2012 bottle. Huge oak, funk leather, sourish, astringent, quite a bit of bitterness. Could use a few more years in the bottle. 7/3/7/3/14=3.4

Re-rate 2/8/12: Bottle sample at the 2nd Israeli Sour Tasting. Thanks beerandbeyond. Slightly hazy golden with no head. Aroma of barnyard, citrus and oak. Sour (yet not VERY sour, somewhat mild) flavor with lots of oak, fruits and a bone-dry finish. Great - delicate and quaffable. 8/3/8/4/16=3.9

Re-rate 7/3/11: Bottle sample at the 1st Israeli Sour Tasting. Thanks Lee. Clear golden. Lovely aroma of barnyard with a bit of sweat. Delicate sour flavor with a bitter finish of citrus peels. Flat mouthfeel the give nice easy drinkability. 8/3/8/4/16=3.9

(3/12/08) Bottle at Chez Moeder Lambic in Brussels. Bottled 9/5/07. Dirty golden with no head. Funky sour oak aroma. The flavor is sour but not super-sour like a lot of other Cantillon beers, with soft bretty character, wood and a finish with some citrus. Medium body and a rounded mouthfeel. Maybe a bit too mild but great, I think it could be amazing in a few more years. 8/3/8/4/16=3.9

Re-rate 9/7/09: Tap sample at the brewery in Brussels. Deep reddish brown color. Aroma of brown sugar, some demerara is in there as well, and some funky, slightly vinegar-like, acidity. Sweet sugary flavor (candy-like) with a very faded sourness and a bit of barnyard tones. Finishes a bit drier. Medium-bodied. Too restrained but decent. 7/4/6/3/14=3.4

Re-rate 7/14/13: Bottle sample at a sour tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks beerandbeyond. Brewed 2/10, bottled 2/12. Hazy golden. Funky aroma with lots of oak, some lemon and some cognac notes. Sour and lemony flavor full of oak, a bit of funk, a light alcoholic note and a bitter finish. Better than last time, but still not one of my favorite Cantillon releases. 7/3/7/3/15=3.5

(3/11/08) Bottle at Bier Circus in Brussels. Brewed 3/5/05, bottled 3/30/07. Hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma of barnyard, citrus, oak and some Cognac notes – interesting. Sour flavor with a bit of citrus, a lot of wood, some Cognac and surprisingly for this ABV percentage, quite a bit of alcohol. Medium-bodied. This one is interesting and unique but in my opinion the alcohol/cognac is too overpowering and it became quite hard for me to drink more than half a glass. I struggled through most of the bottle but this is the first Lambic I couldn’t finish. 7/4/6/3/12=3.2

Re-rate 11/13: Bottle sample at a sour tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks beerandbeyond. 2013 bottle. Cloudy yellow with a white head. Wonderful aroma full of apricots, barnyard and a bit of lemony notes. Sour and funky flavor with oak and some apricots. Medium-bodied, tingling carbonation. 9/4/8/4/16=4.1

(3/11/08) Bottle at Delirium Cafe in Brussels. Bottled in 2006. Slightly hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma of apricots, bretty funk and some citrus. Very dry sour flavor with some apricots and some lemon in the finish. Medium-bodied. Very good. 7/4/8/3/15=3.7