Cantillon Blåbær Lambik

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Description

Cantillon Blåbær Lambik is a lambic with bilberries added and originally produced for Ølbutikken in Copehagen, Denmark. It is produced in very limited quantities and generally released sometime in early autumn. It is released in both 375mL and 750mL bottles and is 5% ABV.

History / Other Notes

Blåbær Lambik was first released in 2005 and has been released every year since then except 2006 and 2008. Though the word blåbær translates in English to blueberry, the fruit used in this lambic is the European bilberry which is very similar to the American blueberry. The fruiting process for this lambic consists of putting fresh bilberries directly into the barrel with the lambic.

Bottle Log

Batch	Cork Date	Bottle Size	Label / Notes	Image Link
Batch 1	2005	750 mL	No vintage on label, Gold Foil, 50 bottles released	N/A
Batch 2	2007	375 & 750 mL	2007 cork. Black foil	N/A
Batch 3	2007	750 mL	2007-II written on front label - Gold Foil	N/A
Batch 4	2009	375mL 750 mL	2009 written on front label	N/A
Batch 5	2009	375mL 750 mL	2009-II written on front label	N/A
Batch 6	2010	375mL 750mL	400 litre barrel with 100kg bilberries added. No vintage on the label.	N/A
Batch 7	2011	375mL 750mL	400 litre barrel with 100kg bilberries added. No foil. Label reads "11"	N/A
Batch 8	2012	375mL 750mL	400 litre barrel with 100kg bilberries added. New label material	N/A
Batch 9	2013	375mL 750mL	13 written on front label, new corks	N/A
Batch 10	2014	375mL 750mL	14 written on front label	N/A
Batch 11	2015	375mL 750mL	10th anniversary label, 2015 vintage on label	N/A
Batch 12	2016	375mL 750mL		N/A
Batch 12	16/17	375mL 750mL	First labels that say Himmeriget instead of ølbutikken. 75 bottles sold at release day.	N/A
Batch 12	16/17	1.5 L	First labels that say Himmeriget instead of ølbutikken. One sold to the second in line at release day.	N/A
Batch 12	16/17	3 L	First labels that say Himmeriget instead of ølbutikken. One sold to the first in line at release day. Another sold as a fundraiser for winemakers suffering from the bad grape harvest.	N/A
Batch 13	17/18	375mL 750mL		N/A
Batch 14	18/19	375mL 750mL	Blend contains 10% raspberries	N/A
Batch 15	2020	375mL 750mL		N/A
Batch 16	2021	375mL 750mL	For fun, approximately half of the bottles in this batch have a teal hue label.	N/A
Batch 17	2022	375mL 750mL		N/A
Batch 18	2023	375mL 750mL		N/A
Batch 19	2024	375mL 750mL		N/A

Label and Origin

The label for Blåbær Lambik is a take on the Belgian French-language comic Blueberry that is written by Jean-Michel Charlier and illustrated by Jean "Mœbius" Giraud. The comic follows the adventures of the main character Mike Blueberry as he moves throughout the American West.

Tenth Anniversary

The 2015 release of Blåbær was its tenth anniversary, and a new label with extra text on the side created for the occassion. Officially, only sixty 75cl and seventy 37,5cl bottles were sold to go. The 10th anniversary label and text are presented below.

Label text:
10 years ago, shortly before we opened Ølbutikken in Copenhagen, Denmark we approached our friends at Cantillon and asked them if they would make a special beer for our little store. 50 bottles came out of that first batch.

10 years later we make the same beer once a year and this is the 10th Anniversary vintage. We are happy about our continued friendship with Jean and his family and are excited about every years [sic] new batch! Enjoy!

Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø

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