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== Description ==

Cantillon Faro is sugar sweetened lambic that is generally only available on cask around Brussels and at festivals. Cantillon Faro blends [[Cantillon Jonge Lambic|Jonge Lambic]] aged for about a year with caramelized sugar adding sweetness, slight roastiness, and color. <ref name=SheltonFaro>Dan Shelton, http://www.sheltonbrothers.com/long-ago-and-faro-away/</ref>

Cantillon Faro is sugar sweetened lambic that was generally only available on cask around Brussels and at festivals (though it has not been done for years). Cantillon Faro blends [[Cantillon Jonge Lambic|Jonge Lambic]] aged for about a year with caramelized sugar adding sweetness, slight roastiness, and color. <ref name=SheltonFaro>Dan Shelton, http://www.sheltonbrothers.com/long-ago-and-faro-away/</ref>

== ~~Unsubstantiated Stories~~ ==

== History ==

While Shelton describes Cantillon Faro as something which is never bottled<ref name=SheltonFaro />, ~~it does appear~~ that it was ~~bottled~~ at ~~least once. The~~ label ~~below~~ appears on a full bottle on display at [http://www.museebieresbelges.centerall.com/ Musée des Bières belges~~]. If you can provide any additional information, photographs, or bottle to help further the [http://lambic.info lambic.info] initiative, please contact [[User:Bill|Bill]] or [[User:Adam|Adam]~~].

While Shelton describes Cantillon Faro as something which is never bottled<ref name=SheltonFaro />, Jean-Pierre Van Roy confirmed that on occasion, mostly during the 1970s and 1980s, customers would request a handful of bottles. This was done on the spot, with only a cork (so no extra cap, as candied sugar was added and drinking it very soon was required to avoid refermentation at a level that would cause the bottle to explode) and most of the time without any markings, although a label has occasionally been used and appears on a full bottle on display at [http://www.museebieresbelges.centerall.com/ Musée des Bières belges].

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 [[Brasserie Cantillon#Beers|← Cantillon]]
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 == Description ==
-Cantillon Faro is sugar sweetened lambic that is generally only available on cask around Brussels and at festivals. Cantillon Faro blends [[Cantillon Jonge Lambic|Jonge Lambic]] aged for about a year with caramelized sugar adding sweetness, slight roastiness, and color. <ref name=SheltonFaro>Dan Shelton, http://www.sheltonbrothers.com/long-ago-and-faro-away/</ref>
+Cantillon Faro is sugar sweetened lambic that was generally only available on cask around Brussels and at festivals (though it has not been done for years). Cantillon Faro blends [[Cantillon Jonge Lambic|Jonge Lambic]] aged for about a year with caramelized sugar adding sweetness, slight roastiness, and color. <ref name=SheltonFaro>Dan Shelton, http://www.sheltonbrothers.com/long-ago-and-faro-away/</ref>
-== Unsubstantiated Stories ==
+== History ==
-While Shelton describes Cantillon Faro as something which is never bottled<ref name=SheltonFaro />, it does appear that it was bottled at least once.  The label below appears on a full bottle on display at [http://www.museebieresbelges.centerall.com/ Musée des Bières belges]. If you can provide any additional information, photographs, or bottle to help further the [http://lambic.info lambic.info] initiative, please contact [[User:Bill|Bill]] or [[User:Adam|Adam]].
+While Shelton describes Cantillon Faro as something which is never bottled<ref name=SheltonFaro />, Jean-Pierre Van Roy confirmed that on occasion, mostly during the 1970s and 1980s, customers would request a handful of bottles. This was done on the spot, with only a cork (so no extra cap, as candied sugar was added and drinking it very soon was required to avoid refermentation at a level that would cause the bottle to explode) and most of the time without any markings, although a label has occasionally been used and appears on a full bottle on display at [http://www.museebieresbelges.centerall.com/ Musée des Bières belges].
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