Cantillon Bruocsella 1900 Grand Cru

A classic, specially selected single batch of lambic, aged three years in the cask. The only unblended real lambic you can find anywhere.

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3.7

1251 reviews

Brussels, Belgium

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3.8 Bardzo ciekawy lambik. Niezbyt kwaśny, za to dużo nut dzikich i "funky". Derka, koń, bez cierpkości za to z niskim wysyceniem, przez co sprawai wrażenie nieco słodkiego.

3.5 Pours a golden apple juice colour with a thin white head which disappears quickly. Aroma tart white wine, apples, touch of vinegar. Taste very similar, with a touch of funk.Medium carbonation.

3.5 2016-2017 vintage, according to the label. Aroma is brett, horseradish, honey, floral. Taste is sour, sour in the finish, the hops unfold later and carry on to the aftertaste. A bit watery.

3.1 Pale amber body with a minimal disappearing white head. Aroma is vinegar, nail polish remover. Taste is goat cheese, white wine vinegar. Dry, sour finish. Light body, average carbonation oily texture

2.2 75 cl. bottle at Echarle Huevos, served at home in a stein glass. Label reads 2016-2017.Since you open it, it smells of bretts. Dark yellow head, just a bit of a head with no retention and no lacing. Aroma of bretts, citrics, barnyard. Medium body, oily texture, no carbonation at all. Tart finish. Taste of citrics, fruits, bretts. Disappionting. Or else, somehow it didn't preserve well.

3.7 Une bière orangée, sans grande effervescence ni carbonatation. Au nez, beaucoup de pêches, bien sucrées, avec une touche de levures sauvages également. En bouche, une touche d'amertume, une bière assez tranquille, comme à l'oeil, avec encore une fois beaucoup de sucre et de bonnes impressions de pêches. Assez surette, pas trop wild, on trouve un bel équilibre. Manque peut-être d'un petit "plus".

3.9 Shared 2018 bottle. Unclear orange colour, no head. Aroma of grape, white wine, apple, some wood, cider, citrus, light funk, stable. Taste is dry, light to medium sour, grape, lemon, apple, some cider, wine, wood, light funk. Light to medium body, soft carbonation, fruity finish. Very nice, balanced, fruity and not very tart lambic.

3.8 Muy aromática ácida y agradable en nariz muy ligera pero a la vez intensa muy buena

3.8 Golden with a small white head - Sour wood aroma - Malt with a sour wood flavour - The sour wood and malt goes into the finish - This was good

3.8 Label says lambic bio Saison 2015-2016. Sweet and sour-lambic nose, very complex. Very low carbonation. Flavor is fantastic, complex, woody, really fantastic.

4.1 ( 2015 vintage, bottle) Aroma: aprocots, funk, hint of vinegar. Taste: semi-dry, flavour of oak, apricot, funk, fruit skin. Palate: medium body, almost flat. Overall: Good one !

3.2 Notes: Keg - tasting paddle at Bucket Boys on 5/5/19. Overall: Mellow with no carbonation. Possibly a bad keg. 13 A: Gold clear body. No real head. 3 A: Apple, Funk. 7 T: Tart overripe fruit, sour white wine. Moderate sourness. 7 P: No carbonation. 2

3.7 Piany oczywiście brak. W aromacie fajny balans, przy zachowanej intensywności ogółu - jasne owocki, ciut dzikości, słoma, minimalny akcent octu jabłkowego. Dopiero po ogrzaniu zaczyna dawać lekką gnojówką. W smaku kwas raczej średnio-niski, choć znów wrażenie kwasu jest podbijane przez subtelny octowy akcent na finiszu. Jasne owoce, trochę słodu nawet, ciut drewna. Wysycenie zerowe. Pozostawia lekko szorstki posmak w ustach, kwestia brettów pewnie. Generalnie spoksik, ale bez urywu.

3.7 Murky orange, thin creamy head. Aroma is not so intense: barn, hay, earth, some rotten fruits. Moderate tartness. Low carbonation, close to zero. Good.

3.4 75cl Bottle @ Beyond Beer, Eimsbuttel, Germany. Hazy golden colour with a thin white head. Aroma is white wine, fruits, oak. Taste is white wine, citrus, apples, oak, tart, hints of brett. Medium to light body, soft carbonation.

3.5 Extremely soft horsepiss, flat, wood, soft cheesy notes, some barnyard funk, wood, apples, thin, light sour, dry on the palate, a bit simple Purchased at Brasserie Cantillon Brouwerij (Cantillon - Brouwerij en Brussels Museum van de Geuze)

3.9 Pours a mid golden colour Aroma musty Taste is musty with mild sourness long mildly sour finish

3.6 Flaska på Cantillon Brewery i Bryssel. Klar, gyllengul kulör utan kolsyra. Doft och smak av vildjäst, harsyra, citron, läder, gröna äpplen och druva.

3.9 Bottle. bottled 18 january 2018. Color: Slightly hazy orangish golden, white head. Aroma: Fruity, vinuous, tart berries, funk. Taste: Farmyard funk, a lot of fruity notes of citrus, white grapes, grapeskin, berries, green apples, appleskin, grapefruit and stonefruit. Oak and tannins. Dry-ish mouthfeel. Medium body. Moderate to over moderate tart, light sweet and bitter. Not as tart as some other Lambics. Medium body, below average carbonation. Very nice. Edit 17 november 2021: Bottle, bottled 05 september 2019. Compared to earlier notes: Completely flat. Also notes of hay. Only moderate tart. Nice complexity. 8 4 8 4 16 = 4.0

3.7 Cask at La Capsule, Lille, France. Clear oily golden, minimal head, some bubbles persist in the rim. Funky and cheesy, some ripe fruit, white wine. Very nice balance. Flat, soft. Not a lot of acidity, nice balance. Cheese, floral touch, malts, slight yeasty tartness. Wine-like, although light, with soft acids. Light finish, slightly spicy, quite tart. Mouth coating, medium body. Gentle.

1.6 De Okasionalbeer. En copa Teku. Jugando a Oozi, luego viendo Desencatado 1x04-05. Version 2015-2016. Sensacion muy aguada por nula carbonatacion. Al principio acidez baja e insipida, luego mejora algo, y al final solo aburrida acidez

2.7 Hazy golden beer with no head. Slight/medium aroma; taste starts slightly/medium sweet and ends slightly dry. Wood, fruit and citrus. 6/2/6/2

3.6 Fruity flavour, low alcohol. Excellent for eating with food or A first drink of the day

2.0 Mi2 Cardinal mai-19, fra flaske: neten helt klar gylden uten skum og karbonering. Eplecidereddik, hvite rips aprikos, stikkelsbær og noe medisinalt. Overraskende tynne greier. Bør nok få noen år på baken før den gir seg selv til beste.

4.0 Shared bottle at Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours hazy golden without any head. Aroma of white wine, vanilla, oak, red berries, lemon, medicine. Taste sour with some mellow sweetness. Thin bodied, no carbonation.

3.4 Shared bottle of 2015-2016 vintage at Mi2 at Cardinal 06.05.19. Clear golden. No head. Acid aroma and taste of lambic and brett. Tart, dry and acid mouthfeel. No carbonation. Will probably develop complexity with longer storage.

4.0 Nice lambic style aroma, but a bit too young, making it a bit flat. It will surely benefit with age

4.3 0.75 l bottle as "Grand Cru Bruocsella Lambic Bio Saison 2015-2018" from K-Citymarket Ruoholahti, Helsinki. Not as bone dry as some of the brewery's geuzes and lambics - this has some wood.

3.3 On tap at Beyond Beer, hazy and near-flat amber, bright funky and tart nose, a little watery on the palate at first, then the tartness comes in with notes of lemon, grapefruit, touches of caramel and pineapple. Then a pithy-bitter and tart-sweet finish.

3.6 Draught at Threes: pours gold with no head. Aroma is very woody, basement funk, really dirty aroma. Taste is somewhat sour... funky, woody. I really was not a huge fan of this beer at first, but it gets better with more complexity as it warmed and settled. Still the $10 for the tiny pour is a little disheartening. Hype not worth it.