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==La Vie est Belge 2016== | ==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 | 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== | ==Naming Confusion== | ||