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5 - Excellent (must buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brasserie Cantillon, Lambic - Fruit

Cantillon Barbera

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Brewery: Brasserie Cantillon
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6.5%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Barbera grape pomace and lies

Brewer Description: (from bottle) A collaboration between Cascina Degli Ulivi and Cantillon. A blend of Barbera pomace and lies, and 2-year-old lambic.

My rating: 5
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.58
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.5

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle at Moeder Lambic Fontainas, bottled on 28th November 2022. Poured into a Moeder Lambic stemmed tasting glass.
Appearance: A clear ruby red colour, with a one finger pinkish head that dissipated quickly while leaving sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Lightly tart, sweet berry hard candy, strawberry, grape skin, red wine vinous.
Taste: Lightly sweet and tart, grape skin, red wine vinous, strawberry, mixed berry hard candy, light funk, and lovely cough medicinal notes.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Lovely vinous, berry hard candy and medicinal touch. It was easy to drink and super enjoyable.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Gueuzerie Tilquin, Lambic - Fruit

Tilquin Mûre-Rhubarb – Draft Version

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Brewery: Gueuzerie Tilquin
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5.4%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Draft version

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) The Mûre-Rhubarbe Tilquin – Draft Version (5.4% alc/vol) is a spontaneous fermentation beer obtained from the fermentation of frozen blackberries and fresh rhubarb in a blend of 50% of Meerts and 50% of 1 and 2 years old lambics, to reach a final concentration of 175 gr blackberries and 175 gr rhubarb per liter.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.99
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 250ml draft pour at Moeder Lambic Fontainas into a Moeder Lambic tulip glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy reddish orange colour, with a half finger pinkish head, that had good retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Sweet blackberry, notes of rhubarb, mixed berry hard candy notes, musty, hay, funk.
Taste: Sweet and sour mixed berries hard candy, blackberry dominates, notes of rhubarb, lemon zest, lemon, with some light funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Easy to drink, but more intense blackberry and rhubarb would have improved it.

5 - Excellent (must buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen, Lambic - Gueuze

3 Fonteinen Armand’4 Oude Geuze Herfst

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Gueuze
Other Notes: Bottle date: 02/04/2010

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) After the thermostat incident, and in order to be able to bridge the following financial gap, Armand blended 4 distinct and unique geuzes with lambics he brewed himself. The resulting blends were bottled at the beginning of 2010. They were named after the four seasons, and launched in the specific seasons.

My rating: 5
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.82
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.7

Intro: A 750ml very dusty corked and caged bottle at 3 Fonteinen lambik-O-droom, bottled on 2nd April 2010. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: The cork shot out of this one. It poured a hazy dark golden orange colour, with a big three finger fluffy white head that had good retention and nice lacing.
Aroma: Musty, dusty cellar-y notes. Funk, grapefruit peel, sherry bits, light caramel, apple slices and wood, while lemon zest appeared more on further pours.
Taste: Sweet and sour citrus peel, tart, apricot, dusty, funk, brett and oak.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, medium bodied, with soft carbonation.
Overall: Much like Winter, this was not my first time trying it, but drinking it at the source was definitely much better. I suspect the previous bottle probably travelled too much. This bottle was very much alive with layers of complexity and super enjoyable.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen, Lambic - Gueuze

3 Fonteinen Speling van het Lot XVIII.iv: Single Wood Kastanje

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6.8%
Style: Lambic – Gueuze
Other Notes: Blend°112, Season 21/22. Number of bottles – 486

Brewer Description: (from bottle) This series of eight Spelingen van het Lot feature the ageing of the same lambikken on different wooden barrels. The lambikken come off two different brews, fully crafted with cereals sourced from our cereal collective and fully organic. The different wood types used are: American oak, German oak, acacia, the combination of German oak and acacia, chestnut, ash, cherry and mulberry. This bottle features the chestnut wood and was handbottled on 486 bottles.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.28
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle at 3 Fonteinen lambik-O-droom, blend°112, season 21/22, bottled on 8th September 2022. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A clear golden orange colour, with a one finger white head, that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart, yellow stone fruit, funk, wet wood, wet leather, apricot, and lemon zest.
Taste: Sour, tart, lemon, unripe mandarin orange, gooseberry, leather, wood, funk, with peppery notes.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, medium bodied, with soft carbonation.
Overall: Drinks nicely and was enjoyable. The series is interesting, but I didn’t have the opportunity to compare and try the others aged on different wooden barrels.

5 - Excellent (must buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen, Lambic - Gueuze

3 Fonteinen Armand’4 Oude Geuze Winter

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Brewery: Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6%
Style: Lambic – Gueuze
Other Notes: Bottle date: 22/04/2010

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) After the thermostat incident, and in order to be able to bridge the following financial gap, Armand blended 4 distinct and unique geuzes with lambics he brewed himself. The resulting blends were bottled at the beginning of 2010. They were named after the four seasons, and launched in the specific seasons.

My rating: 5
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.82
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.7

Intro: A 750ml very dusty corked and caged bottle at 3 Fonteinen lambik-O-droom, bottled on 22nd April 2010. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A cloudy dark orange colour, with a two finger beige head that had excellent retention, and left very nice lacing.
Aroma: Musty, dusty, apple, wood, sherry, funk, grapefruit peel, and spritzy lemon zest.
Taste: Mildly sour, tart, funk, wet wood, hay, grapefruit peel, and apple peel.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: My second time trying, but this one at the source was much better. I suspect the first bottle probably travelled too much. This bottle was smooth, easy drinking, with layers of complexity, and just super enjoyable.