8

EB Quintessence Trip April 16-19. Nicely developed mellow red grape lambic.

7.3

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

On draft at Moeder. Opaque ruby/garnet pour with a white head. Big vinous bouquet. Tart and really sour with berry and vinous overtones. Sweet malts get lost in the mix. Probably needs to sit a while as it’s highly acidic and sour. Good body and mouthfeel.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Clear red with a small white head. Flat red grapes. Soured red grape and long grape finish. Very wine like.

8

50% Cinsault, 25% Carignan, 25% Alicante - bottled 22 novembre 2019
Fruity. Tannins. Milder sweetness. Tartness soft.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Draft @ Moeder Lambic Fontainas - Zwanze day 2021.
Couleur pourpre, col fin blanc.
Arôme présente une belle effluve fruitée de raisins - cépages regroupant divers apports - cerise cuite, noix, branche cassée, pruneau - rétro marqué par les lambics.
Palais est marqué par les divers cépages - avec un retrait rappelant le noyau de cerise noire, raisin, aigreur marquée, pruneaux, diverses baies et un léger funk - citrique qui perdure - le tout sur une petite sécheresse des lambics.

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

0,75l from bottle at the brewery. Reddish color, small white head. Smells grapes, red wine, berry notes, light sweet current notes, light tannins, parfumy. Lovely smell. Full body, soft carbonation. Tastes grapes, tannins, red wine, spices, peppery, oak, spices. Finishes dry and light to medium sour notes of grapes, tannins and spices. Very lovely

9,4,8, 4,18

9

Well balanced, grape forward. Matured well

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

Bottle at Cantillon. Pours a dark ruby with small pinkish white head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is strong grape, berry, apple, funk, oak, floral. Medium body, grape, berry, citrus, oak, light funk, nice tartness, enjoyed this.

8.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9.5

One of Cantillon's many new grape lambics, this one containing Alicante, Cinsault and Carignan grapes - hence 'CLAC', an acronym for Cinsault, Lambic, Alicante, and Carignan. Bottle shared by Johan at Cantillon, cheers! Moussy, dense but slowly opening, pinkish-white head on a misty ruby red robe with vermillion glow. Aroma of grape skins and grape seeds more than actual grape flesh but certainly a lot of grape juice and dry red wine as well, halfripe plum, moist old wood, cherry kernels, wild apples, grape seed oil, touch Bretty horseblanket but not too strong, wet leather, very old dry sherry. Very 'grapey' onset, a wealth of grapes indeed, with strong grape skin and seed tannins roughening the inherent juiciness a bit and working together with an unripe stonefruit- and red berry-like acidity; minerally undertone but somewhat more 'masked' by the sheer grape presence than in some other contemporary Cantillon fruit lambics. Supple bready core strongly dried by both the fruit's tannins and the lambic's own lemony sourness; dry and astringent red wine effect throughout, dominating the finish especially when this woodiness comes in. Dry, red-fruity, astringent but very full and vinous grape lambic, complex, bold and sophisticated - neatly fitting in the tradition of Cantillon's finest grape lambics throughout the years.

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

14/VIII/21 - 75cl bottle, shared @ Cantillon brewery (Brussels), BB: n/a, bottled: 22/XI/19 (2021-792) Thanks to all for sharing today’s beers!

Clear deep ruby red beer, small creamy white to light pink head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very aromatic, bit weird, funky, some tannins, cheesy smell, definitely not the best. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty sourish, dry, some tannins, some vinegar, acidic touch. Aftertaste: dry, some tannins, red fruits, grapes, vinegar, dusty touch, little dirty, red wine. Not my favorite at all…