Cantillon® Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinus 750mL – 8296702738672

The Rosé de Gambrinus Cantillon is made by macerating fresh raspberries in two-year-old Lambic. Its complex aromas and sour taste make this unique beer an excellent thirst-quencher.

Blend of lambics and raspberries – 200 g of raspberries per litre of beer. Beer with a slightly acidic, fruity and fragrant taste. Just like kriek, the “fruitiness” of Rosé de Gambrinus is at its best when the beer is young. With age the lambic will take the upper hand, but this is at the expense of the fruit component.

A word from the Brewer –
The raspberries are from Serbia and the fruit is blended with lambic that is on average 20 months old, the proportion being 200 g of fruit per litre of beer. Since raspberries are delicate it is necessary to select a lambic that is both mellow and subtle so that it will be a good match for the fruit. After soaking for two to three months, the lambic has extracted the full colours, fragrances and flavours of the raspberries. At that point it is blended with one-year-old lambic, which contributes the sugars necessary for secondary fermentation in the bottle.

We only use fresh fruit and, as is the case for wine, Cantillon beers can be referred to in terms of vintages. Prevailing weather conditions have a major impact on the ripeness and quality of the fruit, and this is why the taste of the brewery’s fruit-based beers will differ slightly from one year to the next.

Store at cellar temperature 12-15°C and serve at 6-7°C. In order to fully appreciate the fruity taste of Rosé de Gambrinus it is best to be enjoyed within one year of purchase.