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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Cantillon Kriek 100% Lambic is a traditional kriek lambic bottled regularly by Cantillon. It is a sour Morello cherry beer (kriek) as opposed to a sweet (kersen) cherry beer as in the case with Cantillon [[Cantillon_Kersengueuze|Kersengueuze]]. The cherries are imported from Turkey. The kriek content is generally around 200g added per liter of lambic. The fruiting process for Kriek 100% Lambic consists of taking pre-frozen cherries and placing them whole in stainless steel tanks with young lambic for a saturation period. It is then transferred oak barrels for further maturation. | Cantillon Kriek 100% Lambic is a traditional kriek lambic bottled regularly by Cantillon. It is a sour Morello cherry beer (kriek) as opposed to a sweet (kersen) cherry beer as in the case with Cantillon [[Cantillon_Kersengueuze|Kersengueuze]]. The cherries are imported from Turkey. The kriek content is generally around 200g added per liter of lambic. The fruiting process for Kriek 100% Lambic consists of taking pre-frozen cherries and placing them whole in stainless steel tanks with young lambic for a saturation period of 1-2 months. It is then transferred oak barrels for further maturation. | ||
== History / Other Notes == | == History / Other Notes == | ||