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FRUIT LAMBIC

Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinus

Brasserie Cantillon • Brussels Belgium

Spontaneous Bottle Conditioned● 5% ABV

Cantillon's flagship raspberry lambic, arguably the most famous fruit lambic in the world. Fresh raspberries are steeped in young lambic, yielding a vivid pink ale that is dry, sharply tart, and perfumed with bramble and floral notes rather than sweetness.

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FLAVOR PROFILE
RaspberryTartFloralFunkyDry

Tart, fruity and vibrant, with notes of raspberry, tart, floral, finishing crisp and dry.

SERVING

Serve at 6-8°C in a lambic glass to maintain a generous head and let the aromas bloom.

6-8°C

CHARACTER
DryDrySweet
LightLightFull
SoftSoftBitter

Style-based profile from ABV, style & tasting notes.

TASTING NOTES
Appearance
Vivid ruby-red, brilliant, with a pink-tinged head
Aroma
Floral, Funky
Taste
Dry, medium-bodied, raspberry, tart, floral, funky
Finish
Dry.
BEER DETAILS
Style:
Fruit Lambic
ABV:
5%
IBU:
0-10
Origin:
Brussels, Belgium
Glassware:
Lambic Glass
CELLAR5 to 10+ years

Ages for years. Oak-aged and acidic, it deepens and mellows over a decade or more.

PERFECT PAIRING

"A classic match for dark chocolate desserts or a cheese board with aged blue; the tart fruit cuts the fat beautifully."

Aged Cheese

Aged Cheese

Gouda, Trappist, Bruges

Chocolate

Chocolate

Dark chocolate, tart

Fresh Fruit

Fresh Fruit

Berries, apple, citrus

Cook this: a wedge of aged abbey cheese (Chimay, Orval), a dark Belgian chocolate tart or speculoos, or a cherry or raspberry tart.

AVAILABILITY

Rare, limited distribution

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PRICE GUIDE
$$$$

Special Occasion

Rare or strong, worth the hunt.

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Flavor & Aroma

IOn the nose
  • Floral
IIOn the palate
  • Raspberry
  • Funky
IIIThe finish
  • Tart
  • Dry

Cantillon's flagship raspberry lambic, arguably the most famous fruit lambic in the world. Fresh raspberries are steeped in young lambic, yielding a vivid pink ale that is dry, sharply tart, and perfumed with bramble and floral notes rather than sweetness.

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Story & Heritage

ABOUT THIS BEER

Cantillon's flagship raspberry lambic, arguably the most famous fruit lambic in the world. Fresh raspberries are steeped in young lambic, yielding a vivid pink ale that is dry, sharply tart, and perfumed with bramble and floral notes rather than sweetness.

On the Fruit Lambic style, Lambic base fermented with whole fruit (cherries, raspberries, etc.). Can range from sweet and dessert-like to dry and tart depending on the producer.

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BREWERY

Brasserie Cantillon

COUNTRY

Belgium

REGION

Brussels

STYLE

Fruit Lambic

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Glassware & Ritual

The Lambic Glass
THE LAMBIC GLASS

For wild & sour ales

A slender, tapered glass that shows off the bright effervescence and tart, funky bouquet of spontaneously-fermented lambics, gueuze and fruit ales.

01

Serve well-chilled

Cool tempers the sharp acidity

02

Pour gently

Preserve the champagne-like bead

03

Keep a lacy collar

A thin head carries the funk

04

Sip slowly

Let the sourness unfold on the palate

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THE MONK'S NOTE

Pour it into a lambic glass, served around 6-8°C, and let its aromatics open before the first sip. Patience rewards this one: a few years in the cellar will round it into something deeper.

Brother Anselm, cellarmaster

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