Difference between revisions of "Cantillon Lou Pepe - Kriek"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | + | Lou Pepe Kriek is part of Cantillon's Lou Pepe series which is bottled on a regular basis. The series also contains the [[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. To carbonate the beer, a small amount of sweet liquor is added after bottling causing the refermentation in the bottle. | |
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| + | 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." | ||
== History / Other Notes == | == 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. They are generally two years apart, with the vintage date shown as a sticker on the bottle above the label. The earliest known vintage is 1998. | |
== Unsubstantiated Stories == | == Unsubstantiated Stories == | ||
| − | + | Some reviews mention that there may be 375ml bottles of this beer in existence. To date, none of been shared publicly and thus cannot be verified as existing. | |
==Bottle Log== | ==Bottle Log== | ||
Revision as of 14:43, 23 July 2014
Description
Lou Pepe Kriek is part of Cantillon's Lou Pepe series which is bottled on a regular basis. The series also contains the Lou Pepe Framboise and Lou Pepe Gueuze. Lou Pepe Kriek is made from two year old lambic that has been aged exclusively in used Bordeaux barrels. To carbonate the beer, a small amount of sweet liquor is added after 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."
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. They are generally two years apart, with the vintage date shown as a sticker on the bottle above the label. The earliest known vintage is 1998.
Unsubstantiated Stories
Some reviews mention that there may be 375ml bottles of this beer in existence. To date, none of been shared publicly and thus cannot be verified as existing.
Bottle Log
| Bottle date
(mm/dd/yyyy) |
Cork Date | Sticker Date | Bottle Size | Label / Notes | Image Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 |
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