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== Description ==
== Description ==
Iris is a spontaneously fermented beer made yearly by Cantillon outside of the realm of traditional lambic.  Instead of using a traditional 35% wheat base the beer is brewed entirely with pale malt.  It is dry-hopped with a 50/50 blend of both aged and fresh Hallertau hops and is then barreled for approximately two years.  After the maturation period, Iris is "cold hopped" one more time before bottling to give it a fresh-hop bitterness and aroma. Though the brewery states that Iris is available only in 75cl bottles, many vintages have been bottled and distributed in 37.5cl bottles as well as in 20L kegs.
Iris is a spontaneously fermented beer made yearly by Cantillon outside of the realm of traditional lambic.  Instead of using a traditional 35% wheat base, Iris is brewed entirely with pale malt.  It is hopped with a 50/50 blend of both aged and fresh Hallertau hops and is then barreled for approximately two years.  After the maturation period, Iris is "cold hopped" with fresh Saaz hops one more time before bottling to give it a fresh-hop bitterness and aroma.<ref name = CantillonBrochure> Brasserie Cantillon - Tour Brochure (English) </ref> Though the brewery states that Iris is available only in 750 mL bottles, many vintages have been bottled and distributed in 375 mL bottles as well as in 20 L kegs.


== History / Other Notes ==
== History / Other Notes ==
Iris was first brewed and released to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the [[Musée bruxellois de la gueuze]] in 1998 after having been brewed in 1996. It was bottled again in 2000 and became a part of the core lineup soon after. The name Iris, as well as the label artwork, recognizes the marsh irish that grew in and around the swampy Brussels city center.  The labels has remained generally unchanged since the first batch with only minor adjustments to its size and age-statements.  Iris has been labeled both with a vintage date that is two years prior to the cork date, and without a vintage date. It is generally bottled during the first four months of the year.
Iris was first brewed and released to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the [[Museums#Brussels_Gueuze_Museum|Musée bruxellois de la Gueuze]] in 1998 after having been brewed in 1996. It was bottled again in 2000 and became a part of the core lineup soon after. The name Iris, as well as the label artwork, recognizes the marsh iris that grew in and around the swampy Brussels city center.  The labels has remained generally unchanged since the first batch with only minor adjustments to its size and age-statements.  Iris has been labeled both with a vintage date that is two years prior to the cork date, and without a vintage date. It is generally bottled during the first four months of the year.


==Bottle Log==
==Bottle Log==
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! Bottle date  
! Bottle date  
(mm/dd/yyyy)
(mm/dd/yyyy)
! Vintage
! Cork Date
! Cork Date
! Vintage
! Bottle Size
! Bottle Size
! Label / Notes
! Label / Notes
! Image Link
! Image Link
|-
|-
| N/A||1998||1996||750mL||("Iris" is offset on label, vintage 1996)||N/A
| N/A||1996||1998||750 mL||"Iris" is offset on label, vintage 1996||N/A
|-
| N/A||1998||2000||750 mL||Handwritten vintage, Shelton Miami import label||[[File:Cantillon Iris 98-00.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
| N/A||2000||N/A||375 mL||Label is centered with "Iris 2000". Black foil. Lost cork date.||N/A
|-
| N/A||2000||2002||750 mL||Label is centered with "Iris 2000". Black Foil||[[File:Cantillon Iris 00-02 Euro.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
| N/A ||2002||2004||375 mL|| Label is centered with a 2002 sticker over "Iris 2000" label". Black foil||N/A
|-
| N/A||2003||2005||375 mL||||N/A
|-
| N/A||2003||2005||750 mL||Some also have 2004 corks||N/A
|-
| N/A||2004||2006||375 mL||US Label||N/A
|-
| N/A||2004||2006||750 mL||||N/A
|-
|-
| N/A||2000||N/A||375mL||Label is centered with "Iris 2000". Black foil. Lost the cork date.||N/A
| 03/23/2007||2004||2007||750 mL||2004 label year ||[[File:Cantillon Iris 23 Mar 2007.jpg|frameless|30px]]
|-
|-
| N/A||N/A||2004||750mL||||N/A
| N/A||2005||2007||750 mL||||N/A
|-
|-
| N/A||2003||2005||375mL||||N/A
| N/A||2005||2007||375 mL||||N/A
|-
|-
| N/A||2003||2005||750mL||||N/A
| N/A||2006||2008||750 mL||||N/A
|-
|-
| N/A||2004||2006||750mL||||N/A
| 01/09/2008||2006||2008||750 mL||||N/A
|-
|-
| N/A||2005||2007||750mL||||N/A
| 01/09/2009||2006||2008||750 mL||||N/A
|-
|-
| N/A||2005||2007||375mL||||N/A
| 01/29/2009||N/A||2011||750 mL||Bottled on year and cork year are different||N/A
|-
|-
| N/A||2006||2008||750mL||||N/A
| 04/02/2009||2006||2009||750 mL||||N/A
|-
|-
| 01/09/2008||2006||2008||750mL||||N/A
| 04/02/2009||2007||2009||375 mL||||N/A
|-
|-
| 01/29/2009||N/A||2011||750mL||Bottled on year and cork year are different||N/A
| 01/21/2010||2007||2010||750 mL||"Best before 12/20"||N/A
|-
|-
| 04/02/2009||2006||2009||750mL||||N/A
| 02/12/2010||2007||2010||750 mL||||N/A
|-
|-
| 04/02/2009||2007||2009||375mL||||N/A
| 02/17/2010||2007||2010||750 mL||||N/A
|-
|-
| 02/12/2010||2007||2010||750mL||||N/A
| 12/15/2010||2007||2010||750 mL||||N/A
|-
|-
| 02/17/2010||2007||2010||750mL||||N/A
| 01/26/2011||2007||2011||750 mL||||N/A
|-
|-
| 12/15/2010||2007||2010||750mL||||N/A
| 01/27/2011||2009||2011||750 mL||No year on label||N/A
|-
|-
| 01/26/2011||2007||2011||750mL||||N/A
| 03/03/2011||2009||2011||375 mL||No year on label||N/A
|-
|-
| 01/27/2011||2009||2011||750mL||No year on label||N/A
| 03/08/2011||2009||2011||375 mL||No year on label, brewed January 13, 2009||N/A
|-
|-
| 03/03/2011||2009||2011||375mL||No year on label||N/A
| 12/15/2011||N/A||2011||   ||No year on label||N/A
|-
|-
| 03/08/2011||2009||2011||375mL||No year on label, brewed January 13, 2009||N/A
| 02/20/2012||N/A||2012||750 mL||||N/A
|-
|-
| 12/15/2011||N/A||2011||75 mL||No year on label||N/A
| 11/22/2012||N/A||2012||750 mL||No year on label||N/A
|-
|-
| 02/20/2012||N/A||2012||750mL||||N/A
| 01/28/2013||N/A||2013||750 mL||No year on label||N/A
|-
|-
| 11/22/2012||N/A||2012||750mL||No year on label||N/A
| 03/19/2013||N/A||2013||375 mL||No year on label||N/A
|-
|-
| 01/28/2013||N/A||2013||750mL||No year on label||N/A
| 03/19/2013||N/A||2013||750 mL||No year on label||N/A
|-
|-
| 03/19/2013||N/A||2013||375mL||No year on label||N/A
| 12/23/2013||N/A||2013||750 mL||No year on label||N/A
|-
| 12/24/2013||N/A||2013||750 mL||No year on label||N/A
|-
| 03/17/2014||N/A||2014||750 mL||No year on label||N/A
|-
| 12/17/2014||N/A||2014||750 mL||No year on label||N/A
|-
| 12/18/2014||N/A||2014||750 mL||No year on label||N/A
|-
| 01/19/2015||N/A||2015||750 mL||No year on label||N/A
|-
| 03/25/2015||N/A||2015||750 mL||No year on label||N/A
|-
| 12/18/2015||N/A||2015||750 mL||No year on label, Italian import||[[File:Cantillon Iris 18 Dec 2015.JPG|frameless|50px]]
|-
| 03/10/2016||N/A||2016||750 mL||No year on label||[[File:Cantillon Iris 9 March 2016.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
| 05/20/2016||N/A||2015||750 mL||No year on label||N/A
|-
| 12/26/2016||N/A||2016||750 mL||No year on label||N/A
|-
| 01/09/2018||N/A||Season 17/18||750 mL||No year on label||[[File:Cantillon_Iris_9Jan2018.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
| 01/23/2018||N/A||Season 17/18|||750 mL||No year on label||[[File:Cantillon Iris 23 Jan 2018.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
| 02/25/2019||N/A||Season 18/19||750 mL||No year on label||[[File:Chris Iris.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
| 02/27/2019||N/A||Season 18/19||750 mL||No year on label||[[File:Cantillon Iris 27 Feb 2019.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
| 03/25/2020||N/A||Season 19/20||750 mL||No year on label||[[File:Cantillon Iris 25 Mar 2020.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
| 02/28/2021||N/A||Season 20/21||750 mL||No year on label||[[File:Cantillon Iris 28 Feb 2021.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
|-
| 12/24/2013||N/A||2013||750mL||No year on label||N/A
|}
|}
</center>
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File:Label-Cantillon-Iris-11.jpg
File:Label-Cantillon-Iris-11.jpg
File:Label-Cantillon-Iris-12.jpg
File:Label-Cantillon-Iris-12.jpg
File:Label Cantillon Iris Rear.jpg
File:IrisApproval2001.jpg|U.S. label approval application, 2001
</gallery>
</gallery>
 
== References ==
<references />
 
 
== Photos ==
== Photos ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:CantillonIris-1.jpg
File:CantillonIris-1.jpg
File:CantillonIris-3.jpg
File:CantillonIris-3.jpg
File:Cantillon-Iris-Chalkboard-1.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>


 
== References ==
 
<references />


[[Brasserie Cantillon#Beers|← Cantillon]]
[[Brasserie Cantillon#Beers|← Cantillon]]

Latest revision as of 14:54, 19 January 2025

Cantillon Iris
Cantillon Iris

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Description

Iris is a spontaneously fermented beer made yearly by Cantillon outside of the realm of traditional lambic. Instead of using a traditional 35% wheat base, Iris is brewed entirely with pale malt. It is hopped with a 50/50 blend of both aged and fresh Hallertau hops and is then barreled for approximately two years. After the maturation period, Iris is "cold hopped" with fresh Saaz hops one more time before bottling to give it a fresh-hop bitterness and aroma.[1] Though the brewery states that Iris is available only in 750 mL bottles, many vintages have been bottled and distributed in 375 mL bottles as well as in 20 L kegs.

History / Other Notes

Iris was first brewed and released to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Musée bruxellois de la Gueuze in 1998 after having been brewed in 1996. It was bottled again in 2000 and became a part of the core lineup soon after. The name Iris, as well as the label artwork, recognizes the marsh iris that grew in and around the swampy Brussels city center. The labels has remained generally unchanged since the first batch with only minor adjustments to its size and age-statements. Iris has been labeled both with a vintage date that is two years prior to the cork date, and without a vintage date. It is generally bottled during the first four months of the year.

Bottle Log

Bottle date

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Vintage Cork Date Bottle Size Label / Notes Image Link
N/A 1996 1998 750 mL "Iris" is offset on label, vintage 1996 N/A
N/A 1998 2000 750 mL Handwritten vintage, Shelton Miami import label
N/A 2000 N/A 375 mL Label is centered with "Iris 2000". Black foil. Lost cork date. N/A
N/A 2000 2002 750 mL Label is centered with "Iris 2000". Black Foil
N/A 2002 2004 375 mL Label is centered with a 2002 sticker over "Iris 2000" label". Black foil N/A
N/A 2003 2005 375 mL N/A
N/A 2003 2005 750 mL Some also have 2004 corks N/A
N/A 2004 2006 375 mL US Label N/A
N/A 2004 2006 750 mL N/A
03/23/2007 2004 2007 750 mL 2004 label year
N/A 2005 2007 750 mL N/A
N/A 2005 2007 375 mL N/A
N/A 2006 2008 750 mL N/A
01/09/2008 2006 2008 750 mL N/A
01/09/2009 2006 2008 750 mL N/A
01/29/2009 N/A 2011 750 mL Bottled on year and cork year are different N/A
04/02/2009 2006 2009 750 mL N/A
04/02/2009 2007 2009 375 mL N/A
01/21/2010 2007 2010 750 mL "Best before 12/20" N/A
02/12/2010 2007 2010 750 mL N/A
02/17/2010 2007 2010 750 mL N/A
12/15/2010 2007 2010 750 mL N/A
01/26/2011 2007 2011 750 mL N/A
01/27/2011 2009 2011 750 mL No year on label N/A
03/03/2011 2009 2011 375 mL No year on label N/A
03/08/2011 2009 2011 375 mL No year on label, brewed January 13, 2009 N/A
12/15/2011 N/A 2011 No year on label N/A
02/20/2012 N/A 2012 750 mL N/A
11/22/2012 N/A 2012 750 mL No year on label N/A
01/28/2013 N/A 2013 750 mL No year on label N/A
03/19/2013 N/A 2013 375 mL No year on label N/A
03/19/2013 N/A 2013 750 mL No year on label N/A
12/23/2013 N/A 2013 750 mL No year on label N/A
12/24/2013 N/A 2013 750 mL No year on label N/A
03/17/2014 N/A 2014 750 mL No year on label N/A
12/17/2014 N/A 2014 750 mL No year on label N/A
12/18/2014 N/A 2014 750 mL No year on label N/A
01/19/2015 N/A 2015 750 mL No year on label N/A
03/25/2015 N/A 2015 750 mL No year on label N/A
12/18/2015 N/A 2015 750 mL No year on label, Italian import
03/10/2016 N/A 2016 750 mL No year on label
05/20/2016 N/A 2015 750 mL No year on label N/A
12/26/2016 N/A 2016 750 mL No year on label N/A
01/09/2018 N/A Season 17/18 750 mL No year on label
01/23/2018 N/A Season 17/18 750 mL No year on label
02/25/2019 N/A Season 18/19 750 mL No year on label
02/27/2019 N/A Season 18/19 750 mL No year on label
03/25/2020 N/A Season 19/20 750 mL No year on label
02/28/2021 N/A Season 20/21 750 mL No year on label

Label Log

  • U.S. label approval application, 2001
    U.S. label approval application, 2001

Photos

References

  1. ↑ Brasserie Cantillon - Tour Brochure (English)

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