the fine folks at nikki's liquors finally twisted my arm into going to one of their beer tastings, and i have to admit it was more than worth the price of admission ($0). cantillon, as i'm sure you're aware, is a belgian brewery specializing in really, really old-school lambics. the consensus:
classic gueuze: a pretty sturdy mild gueuze - not enough funk to really satisfy
iris: an entirely barley-malt lambic, hoppier than is traditional - certainly more hop impact, but not enough to drastically change the character of the beer
vigneronne: lambic laid on muscat grapes - a strong twiggy/woody opening, with a greater degree of funk - pretty good
kriek: one of the better krieks i've had, assertively dry and without a bit of cough syrup
st. lamvinus: lambic laid on merlot and cab franc grapes - really impressive, big and beefy and funky - the kind of thing i'd be happy to drink pretty regularly (so of course it's $30+ a bottle)
i also bought a bottle of victory's saison to take home - update as the situation develops.
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