UPDATED: OCT 24, 2020 75cl bottle at Arrogant Sour Fest 2019. Hazy golden with minimal white head. Clear clay notes in the aroma, very mineral, bright, fresh, lemony, earthy. Taste is all of the same, super earthy, lightly tart and lemony, big clay notes. Light to medium bodied. Overall, incredible experiment, with a truly unique flavor profile. Enjoyed it much

0,05l from 0,75l bottle at the Cantillon Tasting at the Arrogant Sour Festival. The Tastig consisted of the following beers: Cantina Giardino (this one), Vin Santo, Blabaer 2018, Balsamic Lambic, Amfora 2013. Unfortunatly for technical reasons I lost my notes from the tasting so here is a sum up from memory. My least favorite of the bunch. Jean also considered this not fit for consumption (so he did not choose for this to be at the tasting). The smell was already rather weird on this one, the clay was very present on the aroma. Notes of minerals, rather earthy, rather spices and peppery. Flavours are a bit all over the place and do not work that great. Glad to have tried this but only might want to try this again in 10 years or so. 7, 4, 6, 3, 13

Score: 7 / 4 / 6 / 4 / 14 - - From bottle at Cantillon Forum, Arrogant Sour Festival 2018.
Orange, hazy body, with no head.
Aroma of old clay, earth, wood, some metal.
Tastes similar, more metallic, which leaves a bit as the beer warms up.
Medium, slick mouthfeel, with a low carbonation.
Finishes dry wooden, a bit funky, with clay, apples, pears, earth, some metal.

This is really strange, but in an interesting way. Dominant, unique notes from the amphora, while they are too much in the taste, leading to an metallic impression. Still something really special, never had anything like this before.

Zwanze day 2016. Light gold, slightly off putting nose. No carbonation, fruity, zesty, slightly tart.

On the brewery. Pours hazy golden with no head (almost no carbonation). Aroma of white wine, barnyard, grains. Taste is sour, acetic, light malty finish. Light body.

UPDATED: JUL 17, 2015 Scent of raspberries and salt. Clear straw colour. Sour front with notes of cherry and lemon. Light body with mild carbonation. Quite an interesting beer.

tasting at the brewery. Hazy golden pour with no head. Aroma is light fruits, and barnyard. Chewy mouthfeel with a sweet/sour finish.

Provning på Cantillion bryggeriet. Väldigt ljus, inte skum, ingen kolsyra. Syrlig, viss citrus. Bra balans i smaken ändå.

Tasting at cantillon brewery, brussels. Hazy orange color, no head. Aroma is fruity, sweet, sour, peach. Taste is light sour fruits, apples, peach and some yeast.

NOTE: this was drawn directly from a barrel at Cantillon Brewery in Brussels, Belgium. It is a blend of 2009-2010 batches of their spontaneous lambic. It can only be had at the brewery from what I understand. The description is a bit deceptive in that the beer is blended, but not triple blended as a gueuze would be (thus, flat). Scene: me at Cantillon, "can I get a glass of the lambic?" Lady: "yeah...oh, I’m sorry, we have to get some from a barrel, I don’t have any. I’m very sorry." Me: (hardcore grin) "Awesome. Can I take a picture?!" Then we went to the barrel and she drew me up some lambic, which had bugs in it, which is awesome. A: Flat copper ale with hint of haze. There are still 3 flies in my glass even after she tried to remove all of them (there were countless). Looks much like dark apple juice. No bubbles, no lacing; anticipated as much. S: Smells of wood, brett, lemons, grapes (fermenting), eggs, meringue. Tough to really get a full wiff. T: Initially, this hits the palate and tastes bland. In this phase you can taste mother’s nature: soil, dried alfalfa, biscuits, lamb (yes, lamb). Then as I let the beer roll over the tongue, beautiful sour flavors emerge in tones of lemon, grapefruit, apple. Upon the finish, the buttery flavor reminds me vaguely of a short oaked chardonnay in French Oak (very low levels of oak). The finish is long and hard (that’s what she said). This is truly the most multi layered beer I’ve tasted to date, truly outstanding in the flavors and my diction cannot do it justice. M: Thin and flat, as anticipated. I acutally feel like carbonation on this beer would inhibit the nuances. The beer feels also like it has high surface tension: as though it’s beading over my tongue rather than soaking in. O: This is an experience I will likely have only once, but certainly I will recall it so frequently. My wife will be tired of hearing this story over and over. One of my best experiences. If you ever have the chance, try this, and at 2 euro, it’s a bargain in my book. Serving type: cask 06-21-2011