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Cantillon Lou Pepe - Framboise

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Cantillon Lou Pepe Framboise
Cantillon Lou Pepe Framboise

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Description

Lou Pepe Framboise is part of Cantillon's Lou Pepe series which is bottled on a regular basis. The series also contains Lou Pepe Gueuze and Lou Pepe-Kriek. Lou Pepe Framboise is made from two year old lambic that has been aged exclusively in used Bordeaux barrels. Whereas Cantillon's Kriek 100% Lambic and Rosé de Gambrinus lambics contain 200 g of frozen fruit per liter, the Lou Pepe fruited beers contain about 300 g of fresh fruit per liter.[1] To carbonate the beer, a small amount of sweet liquor is added at bottling causing the refermentation in the bottle.

According to Cantillon's official website, "the particular name of these beers comes from the south-west of France, a region the Cantillon family is very fond of. In this beautiful region, the grandfather is called Lou Pepe."[1]

In 2025 after rumours that the beer was discontinued due to fruit increase in Rosé de Gambrinus making these beers too similar, Jean Van Roy confirmed that he didn't plan to release a new Lou Pepe Framboise in the future as it wasn't particularely aging well, becoming too acetic with time, though he conceeded, "never say never". There is also too many similarities with another beer release regularely, but according to him it is Magic Lambic, and not Rosé de Gambrinus which became indeed more aromatic with time, but it is only due to a change in the raspberry aromatic that evolved over the year (probably with global warming) rather than an increase in quantities added to the beer, which didn't happen. [2]

History / Other notes

Lou Pepe Framboise, as with the other Lou Pepe bottlings, comes with two dates: a vintage date and a bottling/cork date. The dates are generally two years apart, with the vintage date shown as a sticker on the bottle above the label.

Some reviews mention that there may be 375 mL bottles of this beer in existence, Jean Van Roy confirmed that rumour to be false, the only Lou Pepe beer made in that size being Lou Pepe-Kriek.


Label

European Label:
The Lou Pepe Framboise, a well balanced beer with a rich fruit flavour, is made by adding raspberries to two year old lambic chosen for it's fine taste and it's flavors. Beer with an evolving taste. Keep and serve at cellar temperature (12-15C). Best before: 10 years after the bottling date.

Ingredients: Malt, wheat, hops, raspberries (300 g/L)

Bottle Log

Bottle date

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Cork Date Sticker Date Bottle Size Label / Notes Image Link
N/A 2000 1998 750 mL Japanese Import
N/A 2000 1998 750 mL Black foil over cap, U.S. label N/A
N/A ? 2001 750 mL Black foil over cap, Euro label N/A
N/A ? 2002 750 mL Black foil over cap, Euro label N/A
N/A 2005 2003 750 mL Black foil over cap, Euro label N/A
N/A N/A 2004 750 mL Black foil over cap, oval label has vintage year and description N/A
08/20/2007 2007 2005 750 mL N/A
N/A 2007 2005 750 mL N/A
09/14/2008 2008 2006 750 mL U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year N/A
09/14/2009 2009 2007 750 mL Euro Label N/A
01/19/2010 2010 2007 750 mL N/A
09/29/2010 2010 2008 750 mL N/A
N/A 2011 2009 750 mL N/A
03/08/2013 2013 2010 750 mL
06/03/2013 2013 2010 750 mL N/A
09/26/2013 2013 2011 750 mL European labeling N/A
04/28/2014 2014 2011 750 mL European labeling N/A
03/23/2015 2015 2012 750 mL European labeling N/A
03/23/2015 2015 2012 750 mL U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year N/A
04/04/2016 2016 2013 750 mL European labeling
06/06/2017 Season 16/17 2014 750 mL European labeling
05/07/2018 Season 17/18 2015 750 mL European labeling

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 https://www.cantillon.be/framboise-lou-pepe-en Cantillon - Framboise Lou Pepe
  2. Lambic.Info Interview with Jean Van Roy, february 2025


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