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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. Whereas Cantillon's [[Cantillon_Kriek_100%25_Lambic|Kriek 100% Lambic]] and [[Cantillon_Rosé_De_Gambrinus|Rosé de Gambrinus]] lambics contain 200g of fruit per liter, the Lou Pepe fruited beers contain about 300g of fruit per liter.<ref name=“CantillonLouPepe”>http://www.cantillon.be/br/3_109 Cantillon - Lou Pepe</ref> To carbonate the beer, a small amount of sweet liquor is added after bottling causing the refermentation in the bottle. | 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. Whereas Cantillon's [[Cantillon_Kriek_100%25_Lambic|Kriek 100% Lambic]] and [[Cantillon_Rosé_De_Gambrinus|Rosé de Gambrinus]] lambics contain 200g of fruit per liter, the Lou Pepe fruited beers contain about 300g of fruit per liter.<ref name=“CantillonLouPepe”>http://www.cantillon.be/br/3_109 Cantillon - Lou Pepe</ref> 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, " | + | 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”>http://www.cantillon.be/br/3_109 Cantillon - Lou Pepe</ref> |
== History / Other Notes == | == History / Other Notes == | ||
Revision as of 09:50, 24 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. Whereas Cantillon's Kriek 100% Lambic and Rosé de Gambrinus lambics contain 200g of fruit per liter, the Lou Pepe fruited beers contain about 300g of fruit per liter.[1] 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." [1]
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 2001.
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 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.cantillon.be/br/3_109 Cantillon - Lou Pepe
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