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[[File: Cantillon-FouFoune.jpg|right|300px|Cantillon Fou'Foune]]
[[File: Cantillon-FouFoune.jpg|right|300px|Cantillon Fou' Foune]]
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== Description ==
== Description ==
Cantillon Fou'Foune is an apricot lambic brewed yearly by Cantillon. According to Cantillon's website, an entire batch of Fou'Foune uses approximately 1200 kilograms of apricots grown France. <ref name="CantillonFouFoune>http://cantillon.be/br/3_107 Cantillon - Fou'Foune</ref> They are cut in half, pits removed, and placed into a stainless steel talk with lambic for a maturation period.  It is then transferred to oak barrels until it is ready to be bottled. Though the brewery states that Fou'Foune is only available in 75cl bottles, it was also available in 37.5cl bottles on at least one occasion in Japan (2010) as well as in 20L kegs.
Cantillon Fou' Foune is an apricot lambic brewed yearly by Cantillon. According to Cantillon's website, an entire batch of Fou' Foune uses approximately 1200 kg of Bergeron apricots grown in France.<ref name=CantillonFouFoune>https://www.cantillon.be/fou-foune-en Cantillon - Fou' Foune</ref><ref name = CantillonBrochure> Brasserie Cantillon - Tour Brochure (English) </ref>  Some labels reference 300 g/L of apricots. Jean Van Roy has also noted that the apricots used are grown organically.<ref name=JVRPodcast>[[Brasserie_Cantillon#Podcast|Basic Brewing Radio Podcast, May 30, 2013]]</ref>
 
The fruits are cut in half, the pits removed from about half of the fruit, and the fruit is placed into a stainless steel tank with lambic for a maceration period.  It is then transferred to a stainless steel bottling tank until it is ready to be bottled. Though the brewery states that Fou' Foune is only available in 750 mL bottles, it was also available in 375 mL bottles on at least two occasions: once in Japan (2010) and once in Belgium (2009). It has also been available in 20 L kegs at various festivals, including many [[Cantillon_Zwanze_Day|Zwanze Day]] locations, and on tap at bars.


== History / Other Notes ==
== History / Other Notes ==
Cantillon Fou'Foune was released in 1999 after a first batch was brewed with 300 kilograms of apricots in 1998.<ref name="CantillonFouFoune>http://cantillon.be/br/3_107 Cantillon - Fou'Foune</ref> The labeling for Fou'Foune has remained generally unchanged since its first release with only slight variations to its coloring and size.
Cantillon Fou' Foune was released in 1999 after a first batch was brewed with 300 kg of apricots in 1998.<ref name=CantillonFouFoune>https://www.cantillon.be/fou-foune-en Cantillon - Fou' Foune</ref> The labeling for Fou' Foune has remained generally unchanged since its first release with only slight variations to its coloring and size.
 
== Unsubstantiated Stories ==
Claims have been made that other 375ml versions have been bottled, but none have been shared publicly and cannot be verified.


==Bottle Log==
==Bottle Log==
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| N/A
| N/A
| 1999
| 1999
| 750mL
| 750 mL
|  
|  
| N/A
| N/A
|-
| N/A||2000||750 mL||No poppy flower on front label||N/A
|-
|-
| N/A
| N/A
| 2001
| 2001
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| No poppy flower on front label
| No poppy flower on front label
| N/A
| N/A
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| N/A
| N/A
| 2002
| 2002
| 750mL
| 750 mL
|  
|  
| N/A
| N/A
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| N/A
| N/A
| 2004
| 2004
| 750mL
| 750 mL
|  
|  
| N/A
| N/A
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| N/A
| N/A
| 2005
| 2005
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| Says "drink before end of 12/2009" on back label (in French).
| Says "drink before end of 12/2009" on back label (in French).
| N/A
| N/A
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| N/A
| N/A
| 2006
| 2006
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| Euro label
| Euro label
| N/A
| N/A
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| 08/15/2007
| 08/15/2007
| 2007
| 2007
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| Notes
| Notes
| N/A
| N/A
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| N/A
| N/A
| 2008
| 2008
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| None  
| None  
| N/A
| N/A
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| 08/25/2008
| 08/25/2008
| 2008
| 2008
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| Euro back with Japanese sticker over it
| Euro back with Japanese sticker over it
| N/A
| N/A
|-
|-
|08/13/2009
|2009
|375 mL
|Euro back label, Best before December 2018, Orange front label w/ poppy flower
|[[File:Cantillon FF2009 375ml.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
|-
| 08/13/2009
| 08/13/2009
| 2009
| 2009
| 750mL
| 750 mL
|  
|  
| N/A
| N/A
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| 11/14/2008
| 11/14/2008
| 2008
| 2008
| 750mL
| 750 mL
|  
|  
| N/A
| N/A
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| 08/08/2010
| 08/08/2010
| 2010
| 2010
| 750mL
| 750 mL
|  
|  
| N/A
| N/A
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| 08/11/2010
| 08/11/2010
| 2010
| 2010
| 750mL
| 750 mL
|  
|  
| N/A
| N/A
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| N/A
| N/A
| 2010
| 2010
| 375mL
| 375 mL
| Japanese back label, best by 2020
| Japanese back label, best by 2020
| [[File:Cantillon-FouFoune-Back.jpg|frameless|50px]]
| [[File:Cantillon-FouFoune-Back.jpg|frameless|50px]]
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| 08/18/2011
| 08/18/2011
| 2011
| 2011
| 750mL
| 750 mL
|  
|  
| N/A
| N/A
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| 08/25/2011
| 08/25/2011
| 2011
| 2011
| 750mL
| 750 mL
|   
|   
| N/A
| N/A
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| 08/24/2012
| 08/24/2012
| 2012
| 2012
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| Comes with newer, longer cork. Drink by 2017
| Comes with newer, longer cork. Drink by 2017, label states drink preferably withing the 10 years after the bottling date
| N/A
| N/A
|-
|-
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| 08/28/2012
| 08/28/2012
| 2012
| 2012
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| Comes with newer, longer cork. Drink by 2017
| Comes with newer, longer cork. Drink by 2017, label states drink preferably withing the 10 years after the bottling date
| N/A
| N/A
|-
|-
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| 08/30/2013
| 08/30/2013
| 2013
| 2013
| 750mL
| 750 mL
|
|
| N/A
| [[File:Cantillon Fou Foune 30 Aug 2013.jpg|frameless|30px]]
|-
|08/21/2014
|2014
|750 mL
|
|N/A
|-
|08/18/2015||2015||750 mL|| ||[[File:Cantillon Fou Foune 18 Aug 2015.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
|08/19/2015||2015||750 ml|| || N/A
|-
|08/24/2015||2015||750 mL || || N/A
|-
|08/27/2015||2015||750 mL|| ||N/A
|-
|08/27/2015||2015||3 L||Not for sale, placed in underground cellar. Some bottles auctioned at Brews for New Avenues charity auction||N/A
|-
|08/29/2016||2016||750 mL|| ||[[File:Cantillon Fou Foune 29 Aug 2016.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
|09/01/2016||2016||750 mL|| ||N/A
|-
|09/06/2016||2016||750 mL||Danish sticker||[[File:Cantillon Fou Foune Sept 6 2016.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
|08/24/2017||Season 17/18||750 mL|| ||N/A
|-
|08/31/2017||Season 17/18||750 mL|| US Import Label||[[File:Cantillon Fou Foune 31 Aug 2017.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
|09/01/2017||Season 17/18||750 mL|| ||[[File:Cantillon Fou'Foune 1 Sept 2017.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
|08/10/2018||Season 18/19||750 mL||||[[File:Cantillon_Fou_Foune_10August2018.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
|08/14/2018||Season 18/19||750 mL|| ||N/A
|-
|08/19/2019||Season 19/20||750 mL|| ||[[File:Chris Foufoune.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
|08/27/2019||Season 19/20||750 mL|| ||[[File:Fou Foune August 27 2019 Label.JPG|frameless|50px]]
|-
|08/03/2020||Season 19/20||750 mL|| ||[[File:Cantillon Fou 03 Aug 2020.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
|08/10/2020||Season 19/20||750 mL|| ||[[File:Cantillon Fou 10 Aug 2020.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
|08/13|2020||Season 19/20||750 mL|| ||[[File:Cantillon Fou 13 Aug 2020.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
|08/12/2021||Season 20/21||750 mL|| ||[[File:Cantillon Fou 12 Aug 2021.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
|08/23/2021||Season 20/21||750 mL|| ||-
|-
|08/18/2022||Season 21/22||750 mL|| ||[[File:Fou Foune 2022.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
|08/16/2023||2023||750 mL || || N/A
|-
|08/17/2023||2023||750 mL || || N/A
|-
|08/21/2023||2023||750 mL || || N/A
 
|08/26/2024||2024||750 mL || || N/A
|-
|-
|}
|}
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File:Label-Cantillon-FouFouneMisc-1.jpg
File:PureApricotApproval2001.jpg|U.S. label approval application, 2001, "Pure Apricot"
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<u>Label Text:</u><br>
Blend of real Lambic from spontaneous fermentation and of Apricots of Bergeron type (300gr of fruit per liter beer). Keep and serve at cellar t° (12°-15°C). Beer with evolving flavour. In order to appreciate the fruity taste of Fou' Foune Cantillon, it is recommended to drink it within one year after buying it. To be drink preferrably within the 10 years after the bottling date.


== References ==
== References ==
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== Photos ==
== Photos ==
[[File:Cantillon-FouFoune-Back.jpg|300px|Fou'Foune 375ml Japanese Back Label]]
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Latest revision as of 17:19, 28 March 2025

Cantillon Fou' Foune
Cantillon Fou' Foune

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Description

Cantillon Fou' Foune is an apricot lambic brewed yearly by Cantillon. According to Cantillon's website, an entire batch of Fou' Foune uses approximately 1200 kg of Bergeron apricots grown in France.[1][2] Some labels reference 300 g/L of apricots. Jean Van Roy has also noted that the apricots used are grown organically.[3]

The fruits are cut in half, the pits removed from about half of the fruit, and the fruit is placed into a stainless steel tank with lambic for a maceration period. It is then transferred to a stainless steel bottling tank until it is ready to be bottled. Though the brewery states that Fou' Foune is only available in 750 mL bottles, it was also available in 375 mL bottles on at least two occasions: once in Japan (2010) and once in Belgium (2009). It has also been available in 20 L kegs at various festivals, including many Zwanze Day locations, and on tap at bars.

History / Other Notes

Cantillon Fou' Foune was released in 1999 after a first batch was brewed with 300 kg of apricots in 1998.[1] The labeling for Fou' Foune has remained generally unchanged since its first release with only slight variations to its coloring and size.

Bottle Log

Bottle date

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Cork Date Bottle Size Label / Notes Image Link
N/A 1999 750 mL N/A
N/A 2000 750 mL No poppy flower on front label N/A
N/A 2001 750 mL No poppy flower on front label N/A
N/A 2002 750 mL N/A
N/A 2004 750 mL N/A
N/A 2005 750 mL Says "drink before end of 12/2009" on back label (in French). N/A
N/A 2006 750 mL Euro label N/A
08/15/2007 2007 750 mL Notes N/A
N/A 2008 750 mL None N/A
08/25/2008 2008 750 mL Euro back with Japanese sticker over it N/A
08/13/2009 2009 375 mL Euro back label, Best before December 2018, Orange front label w/ poppy flower
08/13/2009 2009 750 mL N/A
11/14/2008 2008 750 mL N/A
08/08/2010 2010 750 mL N/A
08/11/2010 2010 750 mL N/A
N/A 2010 375 mL Japanese back label, best by 2020
08/18/2011 2011 750 mL N/A
08/25/2011 2011 750 mL N/A
08/24/2012 2012 750 mL Comes with newer, longer cork. Drink by 2017, label states drink preferably withing the 10 years after the bottling date N/A
08/28/2012 2012 750 mL Comes with newer, longer cork. Drink by 2017, label states drink preferably withing the 10 years after the bottling date N/A
08/30/2013 2013 750 mL
08/21/2014 2014 750 mL N/A
08/18/2015 2015 750 mL
08/19/2015 2015 750 ml N/A
08/24/2015 2015 750 mL N/A
08/27/2015 2015 750 mL N/A
08/27/2015 2015 3 L Not for sale, placed in underground cellar. Some bottles auctioned at Brews for New Avenues charity auction N/A
08/29/2016 2016 750 mL
09/01/2016 2016 750 mL N/A
09/06/2016 2016 750 mL Danish sticker
08/24/2017 Season 17/18 750 mL N/A
08/31/2017 Season 17/18 750 mL US Import Label
09/01/2017 Season 17/18 750 mL
08/10/2018 Season 18/19 750 mL
08/14/2018 Season 18/19 750 mL N/A
08/19/2019 Season 19/20 750 mL
08/27/2019 Season 19/20 750 mL
08/03/2020 Season 19/20 750 mL
08/10/2020 Season 19/20 750 mL
2020 Season 19/20 750 mL
08/12/2021 Season 20/21 750 mL
08/23/2021 Season 20/21 750 mL -
08/18/2022 Season 21/22 750 mL
08/16/2023 2023 750 mL N/A
08/17/2023 2023 750 mL N/A
08/21/2023 2023 750 mL N/A 08/26/2024 2024 750 mL N/A

Label Log

  • U.S. label approval application, 2001, "Pure Apricot"
    U.S. label approval application, 2001, "Pure Apricot"

Label Text:
Blend of real Lambic from spontaneous fermentation and of Apricots of Bergeron type (300gr of fruit per liter beer). Keep and serve at cellar t° (12°-15°C). Beer with evolving flavour. In order to appreciate the fruity taste of Fou' Foune Cantillon, it is recommended to drink it within one year after buying it. To be drink preferrably within the 10 years after the bottling date.

References

  1. ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 https://www.cantillon.be/fou-foune-en Cantillon - Fou' Foune
  2. ↑ Brasserie Cantillon - Tour Brochure (English)
  3. ↑ Basic Brewing Radio Podcast, May 30, 2013


Photos



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