Grand Cru Bruocsella
Brasserie Cantillon

 

 

Bottle, vintage 2002, RBESG 2005 Grand Tasting. Golden to amber colour, no head. Overwhelming barnyard aroma, hints of lemons too. Sour flavour with lemony notes.

Pours a clear, amber coloration with no head. Smells of doughy malt, fruity esters, with notes of red apple, apricot, gooseberry and red grape, musty funk, tannic oak and hints of balsamic vinegar. Taste is a great balance of doughy malt, estery fruit, with notes of red apple, apricot, gooseberry, red grape and elderberry, distinct musty, leathery funk a strong, tannic oak character and some balsamic vinegar. Finishes rather dry, with a light/medium tartness and some estery fruit, funk and oak lingering in the aftertaste. Flat mouthfeel with a medium body and no carbonation.

Traditional, unblended lambic is a bit of an aquired taste, hence the popularity of Gueuze, which smoothes out those strong notes of funk, oak and berries with younger, more tart, fruity and carbonated lambic. The fact that traditional lambic is entirely flat does certainly not help its appeal, but there is something to its dry, strong, rich and vinous character that is defined by that distinct tannic oak, musty funk and balsamic vinegar, while the citric acidity typical of Gueuze is a bit subdued here. I actually slightly prefered De Cam's traditional Lambic, which I remember as being even more characterful than this, but it certainly makes for a fine example of the style nonetheless.

 

750ml bottle at share. Light golden our, kind of flat. Funky aroma, musty, leather. Taste is some light tartness, fruity, musty. Not all that familiar with this style, but I'll take Jeremy's word for it.

 

Brasserie Cantillon "Bruocsella 1900 Grand Cru"
€7/,4L alla spina @ Il Birratrovo, Como, IT

Notes: Slightly hazy golden body beneath just a touch of white foam. The aroma is acidic, mineralish, and funky with Brettanomyces and notes of dried straw, apple, pear, berry, white grape, and leather. The flavor follows but much fuller of course. It's more grape-like and vinous, and a touch woody and lightly spicy. If there's any bitterness there I can't find it. It finishes surprisingly short-lingering, and dry with acidity and a light swirl of earthiness. In the mouth it's light-medium to perhaps almost medium in body, and quite smooth despite the mild acidity as there's very little carbonation to it. Seeing as how it's a sour beer I expect it to have little in the way of a head or lacing, but I think a touch more carbonation would have helped it.

 

 

Not my favorite cantillon; but still realllly nice

 

 

 

75 cl. bottle at Echarle Huevos, served at home in a stein glass. Label reads 2016-2017.Since you open it, it smells of bretts. Dark yellow head, just a bit of a head with no retention and no lacing. Aroma of bretts, citrics, barnyard. Medium body, oily texture, no carbonation at all. Tart finish. Taste of citrics, fruits, bretts. Disappionting. Or else, somehow it didn't preserve well.

Pours a dull rustic orange with some particle suspension. Head is nonexistent in this tap pour. Aroma is elderberry, cellar stone, grassy, lemon zest, dry green grapes, lightly sweet red grapes and oak within a lightly zesty and lightly tart package. Very simple and refined. Flavor profile is elderberry, tart green grapes, dry green apple and light, juicy sweet red grapes. Sourness comes on a little stronger at the start and then fades away towards the finish with grape notes booking the retail space on the tongue. Mouth feel is still with a medium-thin consistency. Very nonchalant. Overall, light and tight with a spring of tart and sour making for a dynamic sip time and time again.

Served in a 9oz stemmed glass. Draft. US release. Consumed 1/16/2020.

On draft; 2018 keg.

Minimal carbonation, very mineral-forward. The aroma is everything expected out of Cantillon, but the taste and mouthfeel is a bit of a letdown, unfortunately.

 

Cellared for two years after bringing back from the brewery. Pours without a head, but does have some effervescence, so it appears to have developed a bit in the bottle. Nose is a bit funky, but not nearly what I expected from a straight-up lambic after another couple years. Plenty of acidity in the nose although it isn't exactly citrusy or lemony. Slightly vinous. Tart but not overly acidic or vinegary. Weaker than expected, like it is slightly watered down. Wine cask flavor. Easy drinking. Overall, a bit of a let down as far as Cantillon goes.

 

Drank at the brewery.
Solid golden color with flat carbonation.
Aroma with notes of lemon, horse sweat, white grapes and oak.
Flavor with notes of lemon sourness, oak, chardonnay wine, grapefruit and mild spices. Dry and sour aftertaste.
Light to medium body with flat carbonation
This was quite elegant with nice vinous and citrusy notes on a funky background.

 

 

 

 

 

 

De Okasionalbeer. En copa Teku. Jugando a Oozi, luego viendo Desencatado 1x04-05. Version 2015-2016. Sensacion muy aguada por nula carbonatacion. Al principio acidez baja e insipida, luego mejora algo, y al final solo aburrida acidez

 

Bottled in 2018
Flat hazy straw colour
Smell of bretts, apple notes, very funky and cellar-like
The taste follows with a certain but not too strong sourness. No acetic presence
Completely flat mouthfeel
Overall a nice Lambic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5 oz draft pour at Zwanze Day event at Monk's... served in a little snifter)

White wine-like in appearance, aromatics, and flavors... Fruit skins (perhaps dried, musky) on nose... white wine, subtle perry or apple cider notes; bitter finish with an aftertaste like mineral, unfiltered water; essence of golden raisin builds... very dry and nearly still; very little (or delicate) zip from acids/carbonation, almost watery finish... interesting but restrained flavors - probably best to drink slightly warmer than cellar or possibly room temp... was hoping for something more, but I'd try it again