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== Unsubstantiated Stories ==
 
== Unsubstantiated Stories ==
 
Some reviews mention that there may be 375ml bottles of this beer in existence. To date, none of been shared publicly and thus cannot be verified as existing.   
 
Some reviews mention that there may be 375ml bottles of this beer in existence. To date, none of been shared publicly and thus cannot be verified as existing.   
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==Bottle Log==

Revision as of 15:40, 18 August 2014

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Description

Lou Pepe Kriek is part of Cantillon's Lou Pepe series which is bottled on a regular basis. The series also contains the Lou Pepe Framboise and 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 Kriek 100% Lambic and Rosé de Gambrinus lambics contain 200g of frozen fruit per liter, the Lou Pepe fruited beers contain about 300g of fresh fruit per liter.[1] 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. To carbonate the beer, a small amount of sweet liquor is added after bottling causing the refermentation in the bottle.

According to Cantillon's official website, "the particular name of these beers comes from the south-west of France, a region the Cantillon family is very fond of. In this beautiful region, the grandfather is called Lou Pepe." [1]

History / Other Notes

Lou Pepe Kriek, as with the other Lou Pepe bottlings, comes with two dates. A vintage date and a bottling/cork date. They are generally two years apart, with the vintage date shown as a sticker on the bottle above the label. The earliest known vintage is 2001.

Unsubstantiated Stories

Some reviews mention that there may be 375ml bottles of this beer in existence. To date, none of been shared publicly and thus cannot be verified as existing.

Label

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Bottle Log

Bottle date

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Cork Date Sticker Date Bottle Size Label / Notes Image Link
N/A 2003 2001 750mL N/A
N/A N/A 2001 750mL Imported by Shelton Bros, back label has Jean-Pierre Van Roy's name and signature printed. N/A
N/A 2005 2003 750mL Gold cap N/A
09/08/2006 2006 2004 750mL N/A
08/22/2007 2007 2005 750mL U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year N/A
10/10/2007 2007 2005 750mL Belgian label, oval sticker just has vintage year N/A
09/21/2008 2008 2006 750mL U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year N/A
N/A 2008 2006 750mL U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year N/A
08/21/2009 2009 2007 750mL Non-Shelton Brothers label N/A
09/04/2009 2009 2007 750mL U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year N/A
09/08/2010 2010 2008 750mL U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year N/A
09/14/2010 2010 2008 750mL Non-Shelton Brothers label N/A
09/21/2010 2010 2008 750mL Non-Shelton Brothers label N/A
09/29/2010 2010 2008 750mL Non-Shelton Brothers label N/A
09/01/2011 2011 2009 750mL Non-Shelton Brothers label N/A
09/05/2013 2013 2011 750mL Non-Shelton Brothers label N/A

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 http://www.cantillon.be/br/3_109 Cantillon - Lou Pepe


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