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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 1998. | 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 1998. | ||
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| + | During the Lambic Summit, 2010, Jean mentioned that because the fruit is so prevalent initially, the lambic flavors can be somewhat masked. He recommended aging it in a cellar for 2 to 3 years to allow the lambic to develop.<ref name=Summit11>Armand Debelder, 2010, [[The_Lambic_Summit_2010#Part_11|The Lambic Summit, Part 11 (Shelton Brothers)]]</ref> | ||
== Unsubstantiated Stories == | == Unsubstantiated Stories == | ||
Revision as of 15:53, 5 January 2015
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 1998.
During the Lambic Summit, 2010, Jean mentioned that because the fruit is so prevalent initially, the lambic flavors can be somewhat masked. He recommended aging it in a cellar for 2 to 3 years to allow the lambic to develop.[2]
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
Bottle Log
| Bottle date
(mm/dd/yyyy) |
Cork Date | Sticker Date | Bottle Size | Label / Notes | Image Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 2000 | 1998 | 750mL | N/A | |
| 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 |
| 08/28/2014 | 2014 | 2012 | 750mL | Non-Shelton Brothers label | N/A |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.cantillon.be/br/3_109 Cantillon - Lou Pepe
- ↑ Armand Debelder, 2010, The Lambic Summit, Part 11 (Shelton Brothers)
Photos
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