Cantillon Saint Lamvinus - 750ml
Regular price
$35.00
Beer or wine? St. Lamvinus is a two-year-old Cantillon lambic fermented in oak casks along with wine grapes from France, and siphoned directly into 750 ml champagne bottles. The type of grapes used, and the winery in France that supplies them, are different every year.
This beer has been offered irregularly for several years, and its quality has been somewhat variable, but in the past few years it has become an annual event, and a dependably extraordinary drink. The name is a small pun: ‘lam’ referring to lambic beer, ‘vinus’ being, of course, the latin for ‘wine,’ and the whole thing, ‘St. Lamvinus,’ meant to remind you of St. Emilion, one of the most fabled wine appellations in Bordeaux. It is in essence a union of wine and beer, and though it is not the only such. It is the fruit of master brewer Jean-Pierre Van Roy’s passion for wine and his close friendship with a number of France’s best wine-makers.
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This beer has been offered irregularly for several years, and its quality has been somewhat variable, but in the past few years it has become an annual event, and a dependably extraordinary drink. The name is a small pun: ‘lam’ referring to lambic beer, ‘vinus’ being, of course, the latin for ‘wine,’ and the whole thing, ‘St. Lamvinus,’ meant to remind you of St. Emilion, one of the most fabled wine appellations in Bordeaux. It is in essence a union of wine and beer, and though it is not the only such. It is the fruit of master brewer Jean-Pierre Van Roy’s passion for wine and his close friendship with a number of France’s best wine-makers.
*Limit 1 per customer