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[[File: Cantillon-LPKriek.jpg|right|200px|Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek]]
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== Description ==
Lou Pepe Kriek is part of Cantillon's Lou Pepe series which is bottled on a regular basis.  The series also contains [[Cantillon_Lou_Pepe_-_Framboise|Lou Pepe Framboise]] and [[Cantillon_Lou_Pepe_Gueuze|Lou Pepe Gueuze]].  Lou Pepe Kriek is made from two year old lambic that has been aged exclusively in used Bordeaux barrels. Whereas Cantillon's [[Cantillon_Kriek_100%25_Lambic|Kriek 100% Lambic]] and [[Cantillon_Rosé_de_Gambrinus|Rosé de Gambrinus]] lambics contain 200g of frozen fruit per liter, the Lou Pepe fruited beers contain about 300g of fresh fruit per liter.<ref name=“CantillonLouPepe”>https://www.cantillon.be/kriek-lou-pepe-en Cantillon - Kriek Lou Pepe</ref> The cherries used for Lou Pepe Kriek are often Belgian Schaerbeekse cherries, a local sour Morello cherry, but that is not always the case if the harvest is low. In 2015, Schaerbeekse cherries were sourced from a local organic grower, Pajottenlander in Pepingen, despite a low harvest. <ref name=“Harvest2015”>https://goo.gl/3CiMjH "Organic cherries for delicious Lou Pepe Kriek Cantillon", Emile Devogeleer, EditiePajot.com, July 18th, 2015</ref> 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." <ref name=“CantillonLouPepe”>https://www.cantillon.be/kriek-lou-pepe-en Cantillon - Kriek Lou Pepe</ref>

== History / Other Notes ==
Lou Pepe Kriek, 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 Kriek is 1998.

During the Lambic Summit, 2010, Jean mentioned that because the fruit is so prevalent initially, the lambic flavors can be somewhat masked. He recommended aging it in a cellar for 2 to 3 years to allow the lambic to develop.<ref name=Summit11>Jean Van Roy, 2010, [[The_Lambic_Summit_2010#Part_11|The Lambic Summit, Part 11 (Shelton Brothers)]]</ref>

== Unsubstantiated Stories ==
Some reviews mention that there may be 37,5cl bottles of this beer in existence. To date, none have been shared publicly and thus cannot be verified as existing.  

==Label==
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File:Label-Cantillon-LouPepe-Generic-1.jpg
File:LouPepePureKriekApproval2001.jpg|U.S. label approval application, 2001
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==Bottle Log==
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{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align: center; "
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! Bottle date 
(mm/dd/yyyy)
! Cork Date
! Sticker Date
! Bottle Size
! Label / Notes
! Image Link
|-
|N/A
|2000
|1998
|750mL
|US Label. Back Shelton label is numbered "#xx of 120"
|N/A
|-
|N/A
|2001
|1999
|750mL
|Lot L 13/02 
|[[File:Lou Pepe Kriek 1999.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
| N/A
| 2003
| 2001
| 750mL
| 
| N/A
|-
|-
| N/A
| N/A
| 2001
| 750mL
| Imported by Shelton Bros, back label has Jean-Pierre Van Roy's name and signature printed.
| N/A
|-
|-
| N/A
| ?
| 2002
| 750mL
| Black foil over cap.
| N/A
|-
|-
| N/A
| 2005
| 2003
| 750mL
| Gold cap
| N/A
|-
|-
| 09/08/2006
| 2006
| 2004
| 750mL
| 
| N/A
|-
|-
| 08/22/2007
| 2007
| 2005
| 750mL
| U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
| N/A
|-
|-
| 10/10/2007
| 2007
| 2005
| 750mL
| Belgian label, oval sticker just has vintage year
| N/A
|-
|-
| 09/21/2008
| 2008
| 2006
| 750mL
| U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
| N/A
|-
|-
| N/A
| 2008
| 2006
| 750mL
| U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
| N/A
|-
|-
| 08/21/2009
| 2009
| 2007
| 750mL
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| N/A
|-
|-
| 09/04/2009
| 2009
| 2007
| 750mL
| U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
| N/A
|-
|-
| 09/08/2010
| 2010
| 2008
| 750mL
| U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
| N/A
|-
|-
| 09/14/2010
| 2010
| 2008
| 750mL
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| N/A
|-
|-
| 09/21/2010
| 2010
| 2008
| 750mL
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| N/A
|-
|-
| 09/29/2010
| 2010
| 2008
| 750mL
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| N/A
|-
|-
| 09/01/2011
| 2011
| 2009
| 750mL
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| N/A
|-
|09/01/2011||2011||2009||750mL||U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year||N/A
|-
|08/29/2012
|2012
|2010
|750mL
|U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
|N/A
|-
| 09/05/2013
| 2013
| 2011
| 750mL
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| N/A
|-
| 08/28/2014
| 2014
| 2012
| 750mL
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| N/A
|-
|xx/xx/2015||2015||2013||375mL||Euro label, available or on-site consumption only. Likely similar bottling date to the 75cl bottling.||N/A
|-
|09/10/2015||2015||2013||750mL||Euro label||N/A
|-
|}
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