Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cantillon?
Cantillon is a traditional Belgian brewery based in Brussels, famous for producing spontaneously fermented lambic beers such as gueuze, kriek and other wild ales.
Where is Cantillon brewery located?
Cantillon Brewery is located in Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium, and operates as both a working brewery and a beer museum known as the Brussels Gueuze Museum.
What is Cantillon famous for?
Cantillon is best known for its traditional lambic beers, especially gueuze and fruit lambics, made using wild fermentation with airborne yeast rather than cultivated brewing yeast.
What is lambic beer?
Lambic is a traditional Belgian beer style produced through spontaneous fermentation, where wort is exposed to wild yeasts and bacteria in the open air, creating sour and complex flavours.
What does Cantillon beer taste like?
Cantillon beers are typically dry, tart and funky, with flavours such as green apple, citrus, barnyard notes, oak, and subtle fruit character depending on the blend or fruit used.
What is gueuze?
Gueuze is a blend of young and aged lambics that undergo a second fermentation in the bottle, producing a highly carbonated, complex sour beer.
What makes Cantillon different from other breweries?
Cantillon is one of the last breweries in the world to use traditional spontaneous fermentation methods with minimal modern intervention, producing highly distinctive, aged sour beers.
Are Cantillon beers aged?
Yes. Many Cantillon beers are aged for one to several years in oak barrels, allowing deep complexity and natural fermentation character to develop over time.
Why are Cantillon beers so sought after?
They are highly regarded for their authenticity, limited production, traditional methods and complex, evolving flavour profiles that are difficult to replicate.
What food pairs well with Cantillon?
Cantillon pairs well with rich cheeses, charcuterie, seafood, fried foods and acidic or salty dishes that balance its sour and funky profile.
