Benedikta 25
Brasserie Cantillon
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- Brasserie Cantillon
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Fruit Lambic
- ABV:
- 7%
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- 4.31 | pDev: 0%
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Brasserie Cantillon (Brussels, BEL) - BENEDIKTA 25 - Two-year-old Lambic with Cesanese grapes (7%) - Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the "Ma che siete venuti a fà" pub
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Reviewed by Jack_14 from Italy
4.31/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
MAY 2026.
BENEDIKTA 25 by Cantillon is the 25th anniversary beer of the "Ma che siete venuti a fà" pub in Rome (Italy) and was launched at the pub on May 31, 2026.
It is a two-year-old Lambic with local Cesanese grapes from the Lazio region from Cantina Damiano Ciolli (Olevano Romano, near Rome).
The Cesanese grapes and pomace were shipped refrigerated to the Brasserie, which produced this spontaneously fermented beer and packaged it both in kegs and bottles.
On tap:
Ruby red color, minimal head only at the top.
Aromas of red berries and woodsy notes. A very light beer.
On the palate, it has a typical lambic structure, medium body but ample smoothness, with mineral and natural wine notes inevitably present.
The taste opens with hints of rather fruity red grapes (wild strawberries, cherries, redcurrants).
The acidity is virtually nonexistent, and the "musty" sensation is present but well hidden by the grape flavor.
The drink is quick and easy, not at all demanding, even after two or three glasses.
The finish is slightly drying on the tongue, while a moderate but noticeable fruity aftertaste (of ripe red fruit) lingers on the palate, with characteristic notes of the Cesanese grape.
A beer whose freshness and fragrance are perceptible, albeit lacking in complexity (in my personal opinion).
Bottled:
75cl (€60...), Bottled November 14, 2025 (best before date not indicated), served in the classic Cantillon basket.
Bottled for on-site consumption only, no takeaway to avoid speculation on the secondary market.
I notice a more "concentrated" flavor, supported by finer carbonation.
Fruity notes emerge slightly more intensely (berries: wild strawberries, cherries, raspberries). There's less saltiness (no saltiness lingering on my lips, unlike the same beer drunk from the keg).
Astringent note (rather than acidic) is more noticeable than the draft.
Quick to drink, with a drier and less enveloping finish.
It seems slightly more elegant than the draft, but this is purely an opinion based on personal taste.
In my opinion, even the bottled version, as it ages, would acquire a different complexity that would make it more refined.
Yesterday at 01:48 PMBENEDIKTA 25 by Cantillon is the 25th anniversary beer of the "Ma che siete venuti a fà" pub in Rome (Italy) and was launched at the pub on May 31, 2026.
It is a two-year-old Lambic with local Cesanese grapes from the Lazio region from Cantina Damiano Ciolli (Olevano Romano, near Rome).
The Cesanese grapes and pomace were shipped refrigerated to the Brasserie, which produced this spontaneously fermented beer and packaged it both in kegs and bottles.
On tap:
Ruby red color, minimal head only at the top.
Aromas of red berries and woodsy notes. A very light beer.
On the palate, it has a typical lambic structure, medium body but ample smoothness, with mineral and natural wine notes inevitably present.
The taste opens with hints of rather fruity red grapes (wild strawberries, cherries, redcurrants).
The acidity is virtually nonexistent, and the "musty" sensation is present but well hidden by the grape flavor.
The drink is quick and easy, not at all demanding, even after two or three glasses.
The finish is slightly drying on the tongue, while a moderate but noticeable fruity aftertaste (of ripe red fruit) lingers on the palate, with characteristic notes of the Cesanese grape.
A beer whose freshness and fragrance are perceptible, albeit lacking in complexity (in my personal opinion).
Bottled:
75cl (€60...), Bottled November 14, 2025 (best before date not indicated), served in the classic Cantillon basket.
Bottled for on-site consumption only, no takeaway to avoid speculation on the secondary market.
I notice a more "concentrated" flavor, supported by finer carbonation.
Fruity notes emerge slightly more intensely (berries: wild strawberries, cherries, raspberries). There's less saltiness (no saltiness lingering on my lips, unlike the same beer drunk from the keg).
Astringent note (rather than acidic) is more noticeable than the draft.
Quick to drink, with a drier and less enveloping finish.
It seems slightly more elegant than the draft, but this is purely an opinion based on personal taste.
In my opinion, even the bottled version, as it ages, would acquire a different complexity that would make it more refined.
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