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Cantillon Rose de Gambrinus

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Rating:

87% of 100

9 Reviews

Style

Sour Beer

Country

Belgium

Brewery

Cantillon

ABV

5.00%

Bottle Size

375ml

Serving Temp

6-7 °C

5.00%

375ml

Details
Reviews

Details

The process to make this beer is identical to the one to make Kriek, macerating raspberries in 2 year old Lambic to make a fantastic thirst quencher. When young, the Rose de Gambrinus will be full and fruity while later on, the sour lambic taste will become dominant.

Our sommelier’s favourite Cantillon beer, the Rosé de Gambrinus is exactly how a raspberry lambic should be. Much less fruit-forward than other fruit lambics, this raspberry lambic is a perfect balance of dry tartness with a lovely raspberry accent. Boldly tart, sour, and “funky” flavours are complemented by lightly sweet and tart raspberries. Very dry, crisp, and heavily carbonated, once accustomed to this style, the Rosé de Gambrinus will be a hard one to put down.

Strictly limited to two bottles per customer.

Reviews

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Fantastic

100%

Review by George 10/01/2018

Big aroma of sour raspberry with a dash of cherry, along with some sweeter raspberry and horse blanket. Taste is really good, perfect amount of sour with a good balance between raspberry flesh and leather. One of the best fruit lambics I've had, just a tad short of Cantillon's Kriek.

Can't beat cantillon

100%

Review by Woody 02/06/2017

Stunning sour with sharp taste and very fruity, one of my favs

Mouth picking education

80%

Review by CeleryGeneral 09/02/2017

I don't mean to state the obvious but even by sour beer standards this beer is extremely tart. A biting vinegar like astringent finish that for some one who is trying to begin drinking sour beer is a challenge. It's a stunning beer perfectly made. I'd start with Salty Kiss or Calypso however for your first sour.

Great

80%

Review by Jack 30/01/2016

I love sour beers and this was perfect a nice mix of sour and fruity.

An Eye Opener

80%

Review by DuffBeer 17/07/2015

Opens your eyes while closing your cheeks. By golly its sour but the raspberry thats froths up your nose prepares you a little so after a few sips you begin to get the hang of it.

Fruity and sour

80%

Review by Markiemak 25/04/2015

This is a bit of a case sensation to normal beer drinkers so sour but with a set rasberry flavour. I love to experiment and would definitely recommend this one

Sour turned up to 11

60%

Review by Beer Novice 23/04/2015

I thought I liked sours but this one really does crank it up.

I can tell that in time it will probably become a favourite, but right now it's a little too much for me to enjoy.

The quality comes through though.

Cantillons Finest

100%

Review by aberdeenlad 26/03/2015

This is probably in my top 3 Cantillon beers. Its an amazing sour beer, with really nice fruitiness coming through. Drink quickly after buying as fruit flavours degrade over time. Within a year should be fine.

It's a framboise, Jim, but not as we know it ...

100%

Review by interzen 26/02/2015

Let's get it straight - if you don't like your beers sour then you're not going to like this. End of story.

Pour it out and it looks like red wine vinegar, and at first sniff you'd probably think it was red wine vinegar with added raspberries. Get past that, though, and you've got possibly the best raspberry beer in existence.

None of your artificial flavourings or fruit syrups here, this is tooth-dissolvingly, toe-curlingly sour but the combination of raspberries, gueuze-like funk and high carbonation make this work superbly.

An acquired taste, to be sure, but well worth investigating if you're remotely interested in Belgian beer.