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== History / Other Notes ==

This gueuze was bottled on behalf of the owners of [[De_Heeren_van_Liedekercke|De Heeren van Liedekercke]] to mark the occasion of the birth of their daughter. Both ~~37,5cl~~ and ~~75cl~~ bottles were available for on-site consumption at the restaurant and ~~75cl~~ bottles were also available for takeaway. Cantillon provided De Heeren van Liedekercke with unlabeled bottles; the label design and ~~it's~~ application was performed later.

This gueuze was bottled on behalf of the owners of [[De_Heeren_van_Liedekercke|De Heeren van Liedekercke]] to mark the occasion of the birth of their daughter. Both 375 mL and 750 mL bottles were available for on-site consumption at the restaurant and 750 mL bottles were also available for takeaway. Cantillon provided De Heeren van Liedekercke with unlabeled bottles; the label design and its application was performed later.

== Unsubstantiated Stories ==

Some have claimed that Jean Van Roy has said that he did not bottle the beer in ~~37,5cl~~ bottles. This story seems to originate back to the same place and has not been validated.

Some have claimed that Jean Van Roy has said that he did not bottle the beer in 375 mL bottles. This story seems to originate back to the same place and has not been validated.

==Label ==

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==Label Translation==

The label for Crianza ~~Helen~~ contains both a description of the beer and the bottle's contents on the left side and and the lyrics to a folk song by Walter Evenpoel about the Pajottenland and lambic called ''Vivan de Gees.''

The label for Crianza Helena contains both a description of the beer and the bottle's contents on the left side and and the lyrics to a folk song by Walter Evenpoel about the Pajottenland and lambic called ''Vivan de Gees.''

Left-side Label Translation:

Crianza Helena

'''Crianza Helena'''

This geuze is a spontaneously fermented beer, composed of 100% biolambic from three different vintages, each present for 1/3.

March 5th 2005 – first use of a cognac barrel

March 5th 2005 – first use of a cognac barrel.

January 26 2006 – first use of a Bordeaux barrel

January 26 2006 – first use of a Bordeaux barrel.

March 13th 2007 – from a young, living barrel

March 13th 2007 – from a young, living barrel.

Aged in oak barrels

Aged in oak barrels.

Our exclusive selection of barrels imparts a willful flavor pattern to this Cantillon geuze .

Our exclusive selection of barrels imparts a willful flavor pattern to this Cantillon geuze.

Unfiltered.

No sugars.

Spontaneously fermented in the bottle.

Lambic is brewed with 65% malted barley, 35% wheat, hops and water.

~~Brewery~~ Cantillon

Brasserie Cantillon, Gildenstraat 56, 1070 Brussels

Gildenstraat 56

Bottled on June 26th 2008.

1070 Brussels

Best before date: at least 30 years after bottling.

Bottled on June 26th 2008

Open in June 2009 at the earliest.

Best before date: at least 30 years after bottling

Open in June 2009 at the earliest

Right-side Label Translation:

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and wash it down with a liter of geuze!

Let us drink to tomorrow, to yesterday and to soon,

let us drink to life, long live the geuze!

let us drink to life, long live the geuze!

Pieter Bruegel could already see it in his time

he’s drawn it, painted it with zeal:

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Long live Helena!

Lyrics by Walter Evenpoel

''Lyrics by Walter Evenpoel

Text available in standard Dutch

Text available in standard Dutch ''

==Vivan de Gees==

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==Bottle Log==

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|+ Bottle Log

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! Bottle date

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! Image Link

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| 06/~~26/2008~~

| 10/23/2008

~~| 2008~~

~~| 750mL~~

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~~| N/A~~

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~~| 06/26~~/2008

| 2008

| ~~375mL~~

| 375 mL & 750 mL

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| N/A

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 == History / Other Notes ==
-This gueuze was bottled on behalf of the owners of [[De_Heeren_van_Liedekercke|De Heeren van Liedekercke]] to mark the occasion of the birth of their daughter. Both 37,5cl and 75cl bottles were available for on-site consumption at the restaurant and 75cl bottles were also available for takeaway. Cantillon provided De Heeren van Liedekercke with unlabeled bottles; the label design and it's application was performed later.
+This gueuze was bottled on behalf of the owners of [[De_Heeren_van_Liedekercke|De Heeren van Liedekercke]] to mark the occasion of the birth of their daughter. Both 375 mL and 750 mL bottles were available for on-site consumption at the restaurant and 750 mL bottles were also available for takeaway. Cantillon provided De Heeren van Liedekercke with unlabeled bottles; the label design and its application was performed later.
 == Unsubstantiated Stories ==
-Some have claimed that Jean Van Roy has said that he did not bottle the beer in 37,5cl bottles. This story seems to originate back to the same place and has not been validated.
+Some have claimed that Jean Van Roy has said that he did not bottle the beer in 375 mL bottles. This story seems to originate back to the same place and has not been validated.
 ==Label ==
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 ==Label Translation==
-The label for Crianza Helen contains both a description of the beer and the bottle's contents on the left side and and the lyrics to a folk song by Walter Evenpoel about the Pajottenland and lambic called ''Vivan de Gees.''
+The label for Crianza Helena contains both a description of the beer and the bottle's contents on the left side and and the lyrics to a folk song by Walter Evenpoel about the Pajottenland and lambic called ''Vivan de Gees.''
 <u>Left-side Label Translation:</u><br>
-Crianza Helena
+'''Crianza Helena'''<br>
 This geuze is a spontaneously fermented beer, composed of 100% biolambic from three different vintages, each present for 1/3.
-March 5th 2005 – first use of a cognac barrel
+March 5th 2005 – first use of a cognac barrel.
-January 26 2006 – first use of a Bordeaux barrel
+January 26 2006 – first use of a Bordeaux barrel.
-March 13th 2007 – from a young, living barrel
+March 13th 2007 – from a young, living barrel.
-Aged in oak barrels
+Aged in oak barrels.
-Our exclusive selection of barrels imparts a willful flavor pattern to this Cantillon geuze	.
+Our exclusive selection of barrels imparts a willful flavor pattern to this Cantillon geuze.
 Unfiltered.
 No sugars.
 Spontaneously fermented in the bottle.
 Lambic is brewed with 65% malted barley, 35% wheat, hops and water.
-Brewery Cantillon
+Brasserie Cantillon, Gildenstraat 56, 1070 Brussels
-Gildenstraat 56
+Bottled on June 26th 2008.
-Brussels
+Best before date: at least 30 years after bottling.
-Bottled on June 26th 2008
+Open in June 2009 at the earliest.<br><br>
-Best before date: at least 30 years after bottling
-Open in June 2009 at the earliest <br> <br>
 <u>Right-side Label Translation:</u><br>
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 and wash it down with a liter of geuze!<br><br>
 Let us drink to tomorrow, to yesterday and to soon,<br>
-let us drink to life, long live the geuze!<br>
+let us drink to life, long live the geuze!<br><br>
 Pieter Bruegel could already see it in his time<br>
 he’s drawn it, painted it with zeal:<br>
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 Long live Helena!<br><br>
-Lyrics by Walter Evenpoel<br>
+''Lyrics by Walter Evenpoel<br>
-Text available in standard Dutch<br>
+Text available in standard Dutch<br>''
 ==Vivan de Gees==
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 ==Bottle Log==
 <center>
-{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align: center; "
+{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" border="1" style="text-align: center; "
+|+ Bottle Log
 |-
 ! Bottle date
 (mm/dd/yyyy)
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 ! Image Link
 |-
-| 06/26/2008
+| 10/23/2008
-| 2008
-| 750mL
-|
-| N/A
-|-
-|-
-| 06/26/2008
 | 2008
-| 375mL
+| 375 mL & 750 mL
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 | N/A