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Cantillon has been making framboise since 1909. The history prior to 1986 is described further on the [[Cantillon Framboise]] page.
The name Rosé de Gambrinus first made an appearance on a bottle in 1986 with the base lambic having been brewed in 1984. It has been in Cantillon's regular lineup ever since. There have been slight variations to the Rosé De de Gambrinus label design over the years but it has remained generally consistent. The most notable variation involved briefly clothing the woman due to label approval issues in the United States.
Rosé De de Gambrinus has undergone one notable recipe change. Prior to the 2004-2005 brew season, Cantillon used Belgian raspberries. Because Belgian raspberries did not add enough color, Cantillon would blend in between 5% and 10% kriek. In 2004-05, because it was difficult to find enough Belgian raspberries, Cantillon switched to Hungarian raspberries. With the Hungarian raspberries providing enough color, Cantillon no longer blended kriek into Rosé De de Gambrinus.<ref name=Summit11>[[The Lambic Summit 2010#Part11|The Lambic Summit 2010, Part 11]]</ref>
While framboise is most commonly served fresh, Jean Van Roy stated during the Lambic Summit (Part 15) that:
''"the raspberry is probably the fruit where the taste and color disappears the most quickly, but you can conserve the raspberry lambic. We have Rosé de Gambrinus for more than 10 years at the brewery. And the beers are great. But you have less fruit taste, less fruit taste, in comparison to a kriek for example, a kriek from the same age. But it’s possible to conserve a raspberry lambic. For the people with a Rosé de Sambrinus in the cellar, don’t be afraid. The beer is going to be great."''<ref name=Summit15>[[The Lambic Summit 2010#Part15|The Lambic Summit 2010, Part 15]]</ref>
On February 21, 2008 a label for the kegged version of Rosé De de Gambrinus was approved by the TTB. <ref name= TTBGam> TTB Label Approval, [https://www.ttbonline.gov/colasonlin/viewColaDetails.do?action=publicFormDisplay&ttbid=08045001000043 Cantillon Rosé De Gambrinus], 2008 </ref>
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