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== Description == | == Description == | ||
− | + | Iris is a spontaneously fermented beer made yearly by Cantillon outside of the realm of traditional lambic. Instead of using a traditional 35% wheat base, Iris is brewed entirely with pale malt. It is hopped with a 50/50 blend of both aged and fresh Hallertau hops and is then barreled for approximately two years. After the maturation period, Iris is "cold hopped" with fresh Saaz hops one more time before bottling to give it a fresh-hop bitterness and aroma.<ref name = CantillonBrochure> Brasserie Cantillon - Tour Brochure (English) </ref> Though the brewery states that Iris is available only in 75cl bottles, many vintages have been bottled and distributed in 37,5cl bottles as well as in 20L kegs. | |
== History / Other Notes == | == History / Other Notes == | ||
− | + | Iris was first brewed and released to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the [[Museums#Brussels_Gueuze_Museum|Musée bruxellois de la Gueuze]] in 1998 after having been brewed in 1996. It was bottled again in 2000 and became a part of the core lineup soon after. The name Iris, as well as the label artwork, recognizes the marsh iris that grew in and around the swampy Brussels city center. The labels has remained generally unchanged since the first batch with only minor adjustments to its size and age-statements. Iris has been labeled both with a vintage date that is two years prior to the cork date, and without a vintage date. It is generally bottled during the first four months of the year. | |
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==Bottle Log== | ==Bottle Log== | ||
<center> | <center> | ||
− | {| class="wikitable" border="1" | + | {| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align: center; " |
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! Bottle date | ! Bottle date | ||
(mm/dd/yyyy) | (mm/dd/yyyy) | ||
+ | ! Vintage | ||
! Cork Date | ! Cork Date | ||
! Bottle Size | ! Bottle Size | ||
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! Image Link | ! Image Link | ||
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− | | | + | | N/A||1996||1998||750mL||"Iris" is offset on label, vintage 1996||N/A |
− | | 2008 | + | |- |
− | | 750mL | + | | N/A||1998||2000||750mL||Handwritten vintage, Shelton Miami import label||[[File:Cantillon Iris 98-00.jpg|frameless|50px]] |
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− | | | + | | N/A||2000||N/A||375mL||Label is centered with "Iris 2000". Black foil. Lost cork date.||N/A |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | N/A||2000||2002||750mL||Label is centered with "Iris 2000". Black Foil||[[File:Cantillon Iris 00-02 Euro.jpg|frameless|50px]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | N/A ||2002||2004||375mL|| Label is centered with a 2002 sticker over "Iris 2000" label". Black foil||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | N/A||2003||2005||375mL||||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | N/A||2003||2005||750mL||Some also have 2004 corks||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | N/A||2004||2006||375ml||US Label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | N/A||2004||2006||750mL||||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 03/23/2007||2004||2007||750ml||2004 label year ||[[File:Cantillon Iris 23 Mar 2007.jpg|frameless|30px]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | N/A||2005||2007||750mL||||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | N/A||2005||2007||375mL||||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | N/A||2006||2008||750mL||||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 01/09/2008||2006||2008||750mL||||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 01/09/2009||2006||2008||750mL||||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 01/29/2009||N/A||2011||750mL||Bottled on year and cork year are different||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 04/02/2009||2006||2009||750mL||||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 04/02/2009||2007||2009||375mL||||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 01/21/2010||2007||2010||750mL||"Best before 12/20"||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 02/12/2010||2007||2010||750mL||||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 02/17/2010||2007||2010||750mL||||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 12/15/2010||2007||2010||750mL||||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 01/26/2011||2007||2011||750mL||||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 01/27/2011||2009||2011||750mL||No year on label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 03/03/2011||2009||2011||375mL||No year on label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 03/08/2011||2009||2011||375mL||No year on label, brewed January 13, 2009||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 12/15/2011||N/A||2011||75 mL||No year on label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 02/20/2012||N/A||2012||750mL||||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 11/22/2012||N/A||2012||750mL||No year on label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 01/28/2013||N/A||2013||750mL||No year on label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 03/19/2013||N/A||2013||375mL||No year on label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 03/19/2013||N/A||2013||750mL||No year on label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 12/23/2013||N/A||2013||750mL||No year on label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 12/24/2013||N/A||2013||750mL||No year on label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 03/17/2014||N/A||2014||750mL||No year on label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 12/17/2014||N/A||2014||750mL||No year on label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 12/18/2014||N/A||2014||750mL||No year on label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 01/19/2015||N/A||2015||750mL||No year on label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 03/25/2015||N/A||2015||750mL||No year on label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 12/18/2015||N/A||2015||750mL||No year on label, Italian import||[[File:Cantillon Iris 18 Dec 2015.JPG|frameless|50px]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 03/10/2016||N/A||2016||750mL||No year on label||[[File:Cantillon Iris 9 March 2016.jpg|frameless|50px]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 05/20/2016||N/A||2015||750mL||No year on label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 12/26/2016||N/A||2016||750mL||No year on label||N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 01/09/2018||N/A||Season 17/18||750ml||No year on label||[[File:Cantillon_Iris_9Jan2018.jpg|frameless|50px]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 01/23/2018||N/A||Season 17/18|||750ml||No year on label||[[File:Cantillon Iris 23 Jan 2018.jpg|frameless|50px]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 02/25/2019||N/A||Season 18/19||750ml||No year on label||[[File:Chris Iris.jpg|frameless|50px]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 02/27/2019||N/A||Season 18/19||750ml||No year on label||[[File:Cantillon Iris 27 Feb 2019.jpg|frameless|50px]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 03/25/2020||N/A||Season 19/20||750ml||No year on label||[[File:Cantillon Iris 25 Mar 2020.jpg|frameless|50px]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 02/28/2021||N/A||Season 20/21||750ml||No year on label||[[File:Cantillon Iris 28 Feb 2021.jpg|frameless|50px]] | ||
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</center> | </center> | ||
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+ | ==Label Log== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:Label-Cantillon-Iris750-1.jpg | ||
+ | File:Label-Cantillon-Iris750-2.jpg | ||
+ | File:Label-Cantillon-Iris-3.jpg | ||
+ | File:Label-Cantillon-Iris-4.jpg | ||
+ | File:Label-Cantillon-Iris-5.jpg | ||
+ | File:Label-Cantillon-Iris-6.jpg | ||
+ | File:Label-Cantillon-Iris-7.jpg | ||
+ | File:Label-Cantillon-Iris-8.jpg | ||
+ | File:Label-Cantillon-Iris-9.jpg | ||
+ | File:Label-Cantillon-Iris-10.jpg | ||
+ | File:Label-Cantillon-Iris-11.jpg | ||
+ | File:Label-Cantillon-Iris-12.jpg | ||
+ | File:Label Cantillon Iris Rear.jpg | ||
+ | File:IrisApproval2001.jpg|U.S. label approval application, 2001 | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
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+ | == Photos == | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:CantillonIris-1.jpg | ||
+ | File:CantillonIris-3.jpg | ||
+ | File:Cantillon-Iris-Chalkboard-1.jpg | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:33, 16 September 2021
Description
Iris is a spontaneously fermented beer made yearly by Cantillon outside of the realm of traditional lambic. Instead of using a traditional 35% wheat base, Iris is brewed entirely with pale malt. It is hopped with a 50/50 blend of both aged and fresh Hallertau hops and is then barreled for approximately two years. After the maturation period, Iris is "cold hopped" with fresh Saaz hops one more time before bottling to give it a fresh-hop bitterness and aroma.[1] Though the brewery states that Iris is available only in 75cl bottles, many vintages have been bottled and distributed in 37,5cl bottles as well as in 20L kegs.
History / Other Notes
Iris was first brewed and released to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Musée bruxellois de la Gueuze in 1998 after having been brewed in 1996. It was bottled again in 2000 and became a part of the core lineup soon after. The name Iris, as well as the label artwork, recognizes the marsh iris that grew in and around the swampy Brussels city center. The labels has remained generally unchanged since the first batch with only minor adjustments to its size and age-statements. Iris has been labeled both with a vintage date that is two years prior to the cork date, and without a vintage date. It is generally bottled during the first four months of the year.
Bottle Log
Label Log
Photos
References
- ↑ Brasserie Cantillon - Tour Brochure (English)