Beer Shop | St Albans

Salim Winpe

One of our favs - cherrilicious

Neil M

Andrew Lord

Musty white wine oak barrels, mushroom compost, Brett funk & a little over-ripe pineapple dipped in cream cheese on the nose, taste is soft, chalky (reminiscent of Brie rind) lactic acidity, cooking apple peel, sherbet lemon & leathery oak barrel tannins.

robjtilson

Slight sulfur on nose, with notes of lye and wet fur, strong hit of acid on the tongue but not too acetic, almost more carbonic in flavor, washed with soda bread and salt cured citrus, very dry and slightly tannic texture, absolutely beautiful

John Hargreaves

Ian Boyd

Rob Strachan

Chris Jones

Chris Jones

Harry Mabbitt

Paul Paul

James Ellis

Rob Strachan

robjtilson

Aromas of spring??? Rhubarb comes through, tastes like a fruit pickle, quite well integrated, not much else jumps out apart from a nice velvety texture

robjtilson

Aromas of spring??? Rhubarb comes through, tastes like a fruit pickle, quite well integrated, not much else jumps out apart from a nice velvety texture

David Kaye

Oh that’s a big Brett funk nose and a sour sharp rhubarb flavour

John Hargreaves

Andrew Lord

Shiitake-mushroom-like musty Brett funk and Wakefield Triangle forced rhubarb poached in white wine, lemon juice, lemon zest & aromatic leafy herbs on the nose; taste is tart lactic acidity, juicy, jammy steamed rhubarb, white-pepper-y funk & oak tannins.

Ian Boyd

Neil M

John Hargreaves

Matthew Fish

David Kaye

It’s a sour but so well balanced, the apricots come through in a dry and fruity palette cleansing way.

Neil M

Meaghan

Neil M

Ash Barretto

Andrew Lord

Juicy Yorkshire forced rhubarb, rotting pineapple, leathery oak tannins, soft brett funk on the nose; & to taste, where the rhubarb becomes stringy, but still intensely juicy & fruity; then nutty turbid mash wheat, leathery tannins & peppery brett.

Paul Paul

Andrew Lord

Mix and match ripe/bruised/squishy with apricot/nectarine/peach, then add (only slightly musty) oak barrels, soft lactic acidity, something halfway between pineapple cube sweets & rotting pineapple funk, mown hay & some chalky cream cheese.

Paul Paul

Fresh cherry on the nose and to taste. Tart with a slight acidity on the aftertaste

Paul Paul

Very fruity, floral and fresh . Slight acidity at the very end.

Alex G

Very nice from Cantillon... smashing it yet again! Although the font makes it look like it's called Noah? Come on man

Alex G

Wowza! Apricot madness... very good

Alex G

Taste like cheap vegan bacon. Sorry Boon no bueno

Paul Paul

Funk on the nose and rhubarb to taste with some extra funk

Paul Paul

This is an odd one for me. Had better and had worse.

Paul Paul

Heavy apricots on the nose and taste. Lovely

K&B Robinson

After drinking an 14% ABV imperial stout, this initially tasted alcohol-free! 😅 Having allowed my taste buds to recover, though, I found this Lambiek to be very pleasant, with just the right level of alcohol to be very satisfying and refreshing.

Ian Boyd

Greg Sawyer

Bex W

Lovely cream cheese and apple peel nose with a dollop of fresh cow poo! Body is muted browning apples, tobacco and some bitter and drying lemon pith. Charred lemon peel and a gentle funk. Needs more time to develop.

Paul Paul

Meaghan

Brian Skirving

Tastes like when you burp, and extra unwanted stuff comes up. In a good way. Brian & Mickey's big night out

Neil M

Andrew Ramage

Ivor Richards

Paul Piccolobosco

Helen Littlewood

Conrad Seal

Hazy, thick and resinous, nice tipa

Calum Clark

Bad first sip, but grows on you

Maciek Zięba

Fajnie"gęste",prawie kremowe 😉alko całkiem ukryte,zdradliwa bestia

Ash Barretto

Simon Gaskell

Rob Strachan

David Kaye

Pliny and drying to the mouth. Very sweet with piney and bitter end. Not what I expected. More a 3.65 than 3.75

Richard Walker

Pineapple and tropical dank

John Hargreaves

Kevin Yelland

Ian Boyd

Andrew Ramage

Ivor Richards

Hugh

Hazy citrusy DIPA.

Andrew Ramage

Neil M

Ian Boyd

Ivor Richards

John Hargreaves

LCI

Ella N

Grapefruity but not too bitter which is nice - like it

Hugh

750ml capped & corked. Pouring deep ruby to pinkish head that lasts all way down glass. Berry (a variety that cheerfully admit never heard of before), fair amount of tannin, tart/sour. Not amongst my absolute favourite Cantillons have had but damned good.

Andrew Lord

Waxed grapefruit peel scattered with smoky black tea leaves, stringy tangerine pith & crushed pine needles on the nose; taste is tangerine marmalade spread on pithy tangerine peel scattered with grated grapefruit peel atop fluffy, oaty malts & black tea.

Andrew Lord

Waxed (candied?) grapefruit peel, perfumed (aniseed-y?) spice & crushed pine needles scattered over squishy ripe pineapple rings on the nose; taste is zesty orange segments, punchy pine, waxy floral spice & crushed pink peppercorns atop nutty, oaty malts.

John Hargreaves

For a 3.5% beer this bursts out with tropical flavours and I could happily drink this all afternoon! 4.125.

Bex W

Funky cherry pie filling and a pinch of ground almond. Body is fabulously tart, cherry stone nuttiness, damp hay bale funk and overripe morello cherries. Thick and juicy mouthfeel with a twist of lemon zest.

Sasha B

Perfect balance of sour and fruity!

Hugh

Last 750 ml bottle had of this was the 2015 in one of favourite Bruxelles bars, Poechenellekelder, back in 2019. Maybe not the same surrounding ambience but this vintage also superb. Bit less sour, but did dank rank rotting wood ever taste so good 😁?!

Ian Boyd

Neil M

Roundhouse

Martin Shannon

Sweet cherries, light balsamic and a bit of mulled spice on the nose. Tastes lighter, sharper and has a light funk about it. Bit of wine. 1/2. Not 1/3. No mucking about.

Paul Wenham

So smoothhhhhhh

Neil M

Andrew Ramage

David Kaye

So if you like cherry drops and more cherries then this is the beer it cherry gorgeous 👍🏼

Andrew Lord

Rich ripe Morello cherries roughly chopped but not de-pitted, scattered liberally over a baked Brie coated with rich soured cream nose; taste is (almost jammy) rich sour cherries, with pit (stone) tannin bitterness, musty oak barrel & soft brett funk.

Billy Sayers

1/3 pint - a nice balance of cherry, funk and sourness in this draft only kriek from Boon. Lovely cherry colour too.

Brian Skirving

It's a little tart. I like a little tart.

Hugh

Much more like their Oude Kriek than the somewhat overly sweet basic Kriek commonly found in supermarkets.

Meaghan

Hugh

375 ml corked bottle. The descriptor above is correct: very much about raspberry (present in abundance) rather than any Lambic aspect. Makes for a pleasant light summery beer; but one dimensional with not enough substance to be particularly interesting.

Ash Barretto

That chilli though! 🌶️

Rob Strachan

Strong on the 🌶

Harry Wilcox

Really really good. Strong chilli on the throat but straight up bourbon BA on the nose

Neil Wilcock

Ivor Richards

John Hargreaves

Bex W

Aroma of green apple skin and gentle funk. Dry and with a sherbet lemon fizz. Hint of white pepper and citrus peel too. I also get hot tarmac and ripe Brie skin.

Andrew Lord

Old hay (straw?) bales, mushroom compost, bruised green apple & lemon pith nose; taste is effervescent, lemon balm, apple pomace, & oaky dry white wine; then gentle oak tannin bitterness & Brett funk joins; white pepper, crab apple, funk & leather finish.

Helen Littlewood