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1) '''<u>Finishing lambic in the barrel</u>''' - Lambic that was previously in oak barrels at Cantillon for approximately two and a half years was finished in a Vin Jaune barrel for a little over four months. This experiment was deemed a success, and bottles were served at:

* A 2014 charity fundraiser in California (labeled as Lambic / Jaune)

* A restaurant in Lille, France (labeled as Symbiose) for ~~onsite~~ consumption

* A restaurant in Lille, France (labeled as Symbiose) for on-site consumption

* Auctioned for a 2016 charity event in Portland, Oregon ([http://www.brewsfornewavenues.org/ Brews for New Avenues])

2) '''<u>Wort in barrel</u>''' - Wort was placed directly into an uncleaned barrel for a maturation period of approximately two years. This experimental batch was bottled but never released, as the test was not deemed successful. The beer was white and viscous. Some bottles were used at a private beer dinner for cooking purposes.

==La Vie est Belge 2016==

Based on the success of finishing lambic in Vin Jaune barrels, Cantillon reproduced the results in 2016, calling the beer La Vie est Belge. This beer was debuted for ~~onsite~~ consumption at [[Cantillon_Quintessence|Cantillon Quintessence]] in May of 2016, served and raffled at the 2016 [http://www.brewsfornewavenues.org/ Brews for New Avenues] event, and sold for charity at Monk's Cafe in Philadelphia during the 2016 [[Cantillon_Zwanze_Day|Zwanze Day]] festivities. Bottled February 15, 2016, this batch featured lambic that had previously been aged in oak barrels and then finished in Vin Jaune barrels.

Based on the success of finishing lambic in Vin Jaune barrels, Cantillon reproduced the results in 2016, calling the beer La Vie est Belge. This beer was debuted for on-site consumption at [[Cantillon_Quintessence|Cantillon Quintessence]] in May of 2016, served and raffled at the 2016 [http://www.brewsfornewavenues.org/ Brews for New Avenues] event, and sold for charity at Monk's Cafe in Philadelphia during the 2016 [[Cantillon_Zwanze_Day|Zwanze Day]] festivities. Bottled February 15, 2016, this batch featured lambic that had previously been aged in oak barrels and then finished in Vin Jaune barrels.

A second 2016 bottling of La Vie est Belge occurred on December 27, 2016 (Jean's birthday). This batch combined two barrels of 3 year old lambic finished in Vin Jaune barrels for 9 months with one barrel of lambic wort added directly to Vin Jaune barrels and aged for 2 years. This bottling was also sold in limited quantities online by the brewery as ''La Vie est Solidaire'' for the Vendanges Solidaires fundraiser.

A second 2016 bottling of La Vie est Belge occurred on December 27, 2016 (Jean's birthday). This batch combined two barrels of 3-year-old lambic finished in Vin Jaune barrels for 9 months with one barrel of lambic wort added directly to Vin Jaune barrels and aged for 2 years. This bottling was also sold in limited quantities online by the brewery as ''La Vie est Solidaire'' for the Vendanges Solidaires fundraiser.

==Naming Confusion==

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* La Vie est Solidaire - This is a special re-labeling of the batch bottled on 12/27/2016 for the Vendanges Solidaires fundraiser.

== ~~Future~~ Batches==

== Other Batches==

The brewery ~~hopes~~ to ~~continue future experiments with~~ Vin Jaune barrels, but due to the ~~scarcity~~ of the barrels~~, it is unlikely that larger batches~~ will ~~become~~ a ~~regular release~~ for ~~the brewery~~.

The brewery continues to use Vin Jaune barrels from Domaine Tissot only, but due to scarcity, only 2 barrels are received ever year, making La Vie est Belge very limited and never really available to the public beside special conditions such as charity events or for close friends (on very rare occasions). The winery has a wide range of Vin Jaunes from different vinyard plots so the barrels can be each year very different from one another which influences the final profile of the beer (Château-Chalon for instance will have a lighter impact as the wine is know for its finesse).

==Bottle Log==

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|12/27/2016||Season 16/17||750 mL||150 bottles sold online as "La Vie est Solidaire" for a fundraiser for Vindanges Solidaires".

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|2018||Season 17/18||750 mL||Not released as it was deemed to not reach the standards set for this beer.

|x/x/2018||Season 17/18||750 mL||Not released as it was deemed to not reach the standards set for this beer.

|-

|02/22/2019||Season 18/19||750 mL||Not sold to go

|-

|06/10/2020||Season 19/20||750 mL||First vintage using a "Château-Chalon" barrel from Stéphane Tissot, which is a special Vin Jaune designation famous for being more delicate and highly complex, only produced in a very limited area around the town of Château-Chalon in Jura. Not sold to go

|-

|02/09/2022||Season 21/22||750 mL||New label created by AMMO Illustrations. Not sold to go. There were more bottles - as well as kegs - that year because vintage 2021 wasn't bottled and was used for it as well, with a total of 1060L.

|-

|02/22/~~2019~~||Season 18/19||750 mL||Not sold to-go

|11/15/2023||Season 22/23||750 mL||New label created by AMMO Illustrations. Not sold to go

|-

|06/10/~~2020~~||Season 19/20||750 mL||First vintage using a "Château-Chalon" barrel from Stéphane Tissot, which is a special Vin Jaune designation famous for being more delicate and highly complex, only produced in a very limited area around the town of Château-Chalon in Jura. Not sold to-go

|12/10/2024||Season 23/24||750 mL||New label created by AMMO Illustrations. Not sold to go

|-

|09/02/~~2022~~||Season 21/22||750 mL||New label created by AMMO Illustrations. Not sold to-go

|x/x/2025||Season 24/25||750 mL||New label created by AMMO Illustrations. Not sold to go. Not yet bottled but will include a barrel that contained Vin Jaune for 12 years instead of the usual 6 years and 3 months.

|-

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 ) '''<u>Finishing lambic in the barrel</u>''' - Lambic that was previously in oak barrels at Cantillon for approximately two and a half years was finished in a Vin Jaune barrel for a little over four months.  This experiment was deemed a success, and bottles were served at:
 * A 2014 charity fundraiser in California (labeled as Lambic / Jaune)
-* A restaurant in Lille, France (labeled as Symbiose) for onsite consumption
+* A restaurant in Lille, France (labeled as Symbiose) for on-site consumption
 * Auctioned for a 2016 charity event in Portland, Oregon ([http://www.brewsfornewavenues.org/ Brews for New Avenues])
 ) '''<u>Wort in barrel</u>''' - Wort was placed directly into an uncleaned barrel for a maturation period of approximately two years. This experimental batch was bottled but never released, as the test was not deemed successful. The beer was white and viscous. Some bottles were used at a private beer dinner for cooking purposes.
 ==La Vie est Belge 2016==
-Based on the success of finishing lambic in Vin Jaune barrels, Cantillon reproduced the results in 2016, calling the beer La Vie est Belge. This beer was debuted for onsite consumption at [[Cantillon_Quintessence|Cantillon Quintessence]] in May of 2016, served and raffled at the 2016 [http://www.brewsfornewavenues.org/ Brews for New Avenues] event, and sold for charity at Monk's Cafe in Philadelphia during the 2016 [[Cantillon_Zwanze_Day|Zwanze Day]] festivities. Bottled February 15, 2016, this batch featured lambic that had previously been aged in oak barrels and then finished in Vin Jaune barrels.
+Based on the success of finishing lambic in Vin Jaune barrels, Cantillon reproduced the results in 2016, calling the beer La Vie est Belge. This beer was debuted for on-site consumption at [[Cantillon_Quintessence|Cantillon Quintessence]] in May of 2016, served and raffled at the 2016 [http://www.brewsfornewavenues.org/ Brews for New Avenues] event, and sold for charity at Monk's Cafe in Philadelphia during the 2016 [[Cantillon_Zwanze_Day|Zwanze Day]] festivities. Bottled February 15, 2016, this batch featured lambic that had previously been aged in oak barrels and then finished in Vin Jaune barrels.
-A second 2016 bottling of La Vie est Belge occurred on December 27, 2016 (Jean's birthday). This batch combined two barrels of 3 year old lambic finished in Vin Jaune barrels for 9 months with one barrel of lambic wort added directly to Vin Jaune barrels and aged for 2 years. This bottling was also sold in limited quantities online by the brewery as ''La Vie est Solidaire'' for the Vendanges Solidaires fundraiser.
+A second 2016 bottling of La Vie est Belge occurred on December 27, 2016 (Jean's birthday). This batch combined two barrels of 3-year-old lambic finished in Vin Jaune barrels for 9 months with one barrel of lambic wort added directly to Vin Jaune barrels and aged for 2 years. This bottling was also sold in limited quantities online by the brewery as ''La Vie est Solidaire'' for the Vendanges Solidaires fundraiser.
 ==Naming Confusion==
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 * La Vie est Solidaire - This is a special re-labeling of the batch bottled on 12/27/2016 for the Vendanges Solidaires fundraiser.
-== Future Batches==
+== Other Batches==
-The brewery hopes to continue future experiments with Vin Jaune barrels, but due to the scarcity of the barrels, it is unlikely that larger batches will become a regular release for the brewery.
+The brewery continues to use Vin Jaune barrels from Domaine Tissot only, but due to scarcity, only 2 barrels are received ever year, making La Vie est Belge very limited and never really available to the public beside special conditions such as charity events or for close friends (on very rare occasions). The winery has a wide range of Vin Jaunes from different vinyard plots so the barrels can be each year very different from one another which influences the final profile of the beer (Château-Chalon for instance will have a lighter impact as the wine is know for its finesse).
 ==Bottle Log==
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-{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align: center; "
+{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" border="1" style="text-align: center; "
+|+ Bottle Log
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 ! Bottle date
 (mm/dd/yyyy)
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 |12/27/2016||Season 16/17||750 mL||150 bottles sold online as "La Vie est Solidaire" for a fundraiser for Vindanges Solidaires".
 |-
-|2018||Season 17/18||750 mL||Not released as it was deemed to not reach the standards set for this beer.
+|x/x/2018||Season 17/18||750 mL||Not released as it was deemed to not reach the standards set for this beer.
+|-
+|02/22/2019||Season 18/19||750 mL||Not sold to go
+|-
+|06/10/2020||Season 19/20||750 mL||First vintage using a "Château-Chalon" barrel from Stéphane Tissot, which is a special Vin Jaune designation famous for being more delicate and highly complex, only produced in a very limited area around the town of Château-Chalon in Jura. Not sold to go
+|-
+|02/09/2022||Season 21/22||750 mL||New label created by AMMO Illustrations. Not sold to go. There were more bottles - as well as kegs - that year because vintage 2021 wasn't bottled and was used for it as well, with a total of 1060L.
 |-
-|02/22/2019||Season 18/19||750 mL||Not sold to-go
+|11/15/2023||Season 22/23||750 mL||New label created by AMMO Illustrations. Not sold to go
 |-
-|06/10/2020||Season 19/20||750 mL||First vintage using a "Château-Chalon" barrel from Stéphane Tissot, which is a special Vin Jaune designation famous for being more delicate and highly complex, only produced in a very limited area around the town of Château-Chalon in Jura. Not sold to-go
+|12/10/2024||Season 23/24||750 mL||New label created by AMMO Illustrations. Not sold to go
 |-
-|09/02/2022||Season 21/22||750 mL||New label created by AMMO Illustrations. Not sold to-go
+|x/x/2025||Season 24/25||750 mL||New label created by AMMO Illustrations. Not sold to go. Not yet bottled but will include a barrel that contained Vin Jaune for 12 years instead of the usual 6 years and 3 months.
 |-
 |}