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== Description ==
== Description ==
Lou Pepe Kriek is part of Cantillon's Lou Pepe series. The series also contains [[Cantillon_Lou_Pepe_-_Framboise|Lou Pepe Framboise]] (no longer produced) 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 200 g/L of frozen fruit, the Lou Pepe fruited beers contain about 300 g/L of fresh fruit.<ref name=“CantillonLouPepe”>https://www.cantillon.be/kriek-lou-pepe-en Cantillon - Kriek Lou Pepe</ref> The cherries used for Lou Pepe Kriek are often Belgian Schaerbeekse cherries, a local sour Morello cherry, but that is not always the case if the harvest is low. In 2015, Schaerbeekse cherries were sourced from a local organic grower, Pajottenlander in Pepingen, despite a low harvest. <ref name=“Harvest2015”>https://goo.gl/3CiMjH "Organic cherries for delicious Lou Pepe Kriek Cantillon", Emile Devogeleer, EditiePajot.com, July 18th, 2015</ref> To carbonate the beer, a small amount of sweet liquor is added at bottling causing the refermentation in the bottle.
Lou Pepe Kriek is part of Cantillon's Lou Pepe series. The series also contains [[Cantillon_Lou_Pepe_-_Framboise|Lou Pepe Framboise]] (no longer produced) and [[Cantillon_Lou_Pepe_Gueuze|Lou Pepe Gueuze]].  Lou Pepe Kriek is made from 2-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 200 g/L of frozen fruit, the Lou Pepe fruited beers contain about 300 g/L of fresh fruit.<ref name=“CantillonLouPepe”>https://www.cantillon.be/kriek-lou-pepe-en Cantillon - Kriek Lou Pepe</ref> The cherries used for Lou Pepe Kriek are often Belgian Schaerbeekse cherries, a local sour Morello cherry, but that is not always the case if the harvest is low. In 2015, Schaerbeekse cherries were sourced from a local organic grower, Pajottenlander in Pepingen, despite a low harvest. <ref name=“Harvest2015”>https://goo.gl/3CiMjH "Organic cherries for delicious Lou Pepe Kriek Cantillon", Emile Devogeleer, EditiePajot.com, July 18th, 2015</ref> To carbonate the beer, a small amount of sweet liquor is added at bottling, causing refermentation in the bottle.


According to Cantillon's official website, "the particular name of these beers comes from southwestern France, a region the Cantillon family is very fond of. In this beautiful region, the grandfather is called Lou Pepe." <ref name=“CantillonLouPepe”>https://www.cantillon.be/kriek-lou-pepe-en Cantillon - Kriek Lou Pepe</ref>
According to Cantillon's official website, "the particular name of these beers comes from southwestern France, a region the Cantillon family is very fond of. In this beautiful region, the grandfather is called Lou Pepe." <ref name=“CantillonLouPepe”>https://www.cantillon.be/kriek-lou-pepe-en Cantillon - Kriek Lou Pepe</ref>
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==Bottle Log==
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|09/14/2020||Season 20/21||2018||750 mL||Euro label, available for on-site consumption, some sold to go.||[[File:Cantillon LPK 14 Sept 2020.jpg|frameless|30px]]
|09/14/2020||Season 20/21||2018||750 mL||Euro label, available for on-site consumption, some sold to go.||[[File:Cantillon LPK 14 Sept 2020.jpg|frameless|30px]]
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|09/23/2022||Season 22/23||2020||750 mL||  ||N/A
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|09/09/2024||Season 24/25||2022||750 mL||  ||N/A
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