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The first mention of lambic being bottled for export occurs in 1844.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> Lambic bottles are thick walled, reinforced, Champagne style bottles. In fact, some some brewers actually used emptied Champagne bottles from France in the early days of bottling.<ref name="Guinard">Jean-Xavier Guinard, [[Books#Classic Beer Styles: Lambic|Classic Beer Styles: Lambic]], 1990</ref><ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> The bottles are often green or brown in color and typically ranged from 70cl to 80cl, though the standard today is 75cl. Smaller 37,5cl half-bottles are also common. Some breweries, including [[Brouwerij_Boon|Boon]] and [[Brouwerij_Timmermans|Timmermans]] have also used smaller 25cl bottles. Before labeling became prevalent, brewers and blenders used a white painted strip across the bottle to indicate geuze, and a red painted stripe to indicate kriek.