Cantillon Lou Pepe - Framboise

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 200g of frozen fruit per liter, the Lou Pepe fruited beers contain about 300g 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]

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. The earliest known vintage of Lou Pepe Framboise is 2003.

Unsubstantiated Stories

Some reviews mention that there may be 375ml bottles of this beer in existence. To date, none have been shared publicly and thus their existence cannot be verified.

Label

U.S. label approval application, 2001

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 (300g/L)

Bottle Log

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