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Rosé de Gambrinus

Tasted 2025-08 (month from the earliest slant; exact tasting date not recorded) · isolate: started

Rosé de Gambrinus bottle, Cantillon: dark green corked bottle with a pale pink label reading Cantillon, a watercolour illustration with a red poppy, and Rosé de Gambrinus below Bottle.

Close-up of the Rosé de Gambrinus label, Cantillon: the Cantillon name in red capitals above a watercolour illustration with green leaves and a red poppy, Rosé de Gambrinus in red below Label.

Impression

A lovely raspberry lambic with an unassuming character. Many flavoured and fruited lambics I come across (many in the homebrew world) tend to go over the top with flavours. I prefer subtle beers, and this one ticked all the boxes for me. The raspberry flavour and colour are present, but do not dominate the beer or cast shadows over its many other interesting flavours and aromas. A very easy beer to drink; I loved it, and would not mind coming across another bottle.

The bugs

Only Brett and lacto grew on the first plate from the dregs. What looked like a slow Saccharomyces on the plate appeared to be another Brett under the microscope, so the bottle gave two Brett types (tiny and long cells) and a lacto. The full story is in the journey.

Decision

Isolated: Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinus - Brett, banked as a single culture (tiny and long Brett, mixed). The lacto was not kept.