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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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Lou Pepe Kriek is part of Cantillon's Lou Pepe series which is bottled on a regular basis.  The series also contains the [[Cantillon_Lou_Pepe_-_Framboise|Lou Pepe Framboise]] 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 200g of frozen fruit per liter, the Lou Pepe fruited beers contain about 300g of fresh fruit per liter.<ref name=“CantillonLouPepe”>http://www.cantillon.be/br/3_109 Cantillon - 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. To carbonate the beer, a small amount of sweet liquor is added after bottling causing the refermentation in the bottle.
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Lou Pepe Kriek is part of Cantillon's Lou Pepe series which is bottled on a regular basis.  The series also contains [[Cantillon_Lou_Pepe_-_Framboise|Lou Pepe Framboise]] 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 200g of frozen fruit per liter, the Lou Pepe fruited beers contain about 300g of fresh fruit per liter.<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.
  
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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." <ref name=“CantillonLouPepe”>http://www.cantillon.be/br/3_109 Cantillon - Lou Pepe</ref>
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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." <ref name=“CantillonLouPepe”>https://www.cantillon.be/kriek-lou-pepe-en Cantillon - Kriek Lou Pepe</ref>
  
 
== History / Other Notes ==
 
== History / Other Notes ==
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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 2001.
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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. The dates are generally two years apart, with the vintage date shown as a sticker on the bottle above the label.  The earliest known vintage of Lou Pepe Kriek is 1998.
  
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== Unsubstantiated Stories ==
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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>Jean Van Roy, 2010, [[The_Lambic_Summit_2010#Part_11|The Lambic Summit, Part 11 (Shelton Brothers)]]</ref>
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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==
 
==Label==
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[[File:Label-Cantillon-LouPepe-Generic-1.jpg|200px|frameless]]
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File:Label-Cantillon-LouPepe-Generic-1.jpg
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File:LouPepePureKriekApproval2001.jpg|U.S. label approval application, 2001
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! Label / Notes
 
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||N/A||2000||1998||750mL||Japanese Import||[[File:Cantillon LPK 1998 Japanese.jpg|frameless|50px]]
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|2000
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|1998
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|750mL
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|US Label. Back Shelton label is numbered "#xx of 120"
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|N/A
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|2001
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|1999
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|750mL
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|Lot L 13/02
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|[[File:Lou Pepe Kriek 1999.jpg|frameless|50px]]
 
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| N/A
 
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| 750mL
 
| 750mL
 
| Imported by Shelton Bros, back label has Jean-Pierre Van Roy's name and signature printed.
 
| Imported by Shelton Bros, back label has Jean-Pierre Van Roy's name and signature printed.
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| N/A
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| ?
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| 2002
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| 750mL
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| Black foil over cap.
 
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| Non-Shelton Brothers label
 
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
 
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|09/01/2011||2011||2009||750mL||U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year||N/A
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|08/29/2012
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|2012
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|2010
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|750mL
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|U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
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|N/A
 
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| Non-Shelton Brothers label
 
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| 2014
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| 2012
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| 750mL
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| Non-Shelton Brothers label
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|09/10/2015||2015||2013||375mL||Euro label, available or on-site consumption only. Likely similar bottling date to the 75cl bottling.||N/A
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|09/10/2015||2015||2013||750mL||Euro label, released in very small quantities at the brewery only||N/A
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|09/10/2015||2015||2013||1.5L||Euro label, served on occasion but not for sale||N/A
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|xx/xx/2016||Season 16/17||2014||750mL||Euro label, available for on-site consumption only.||N/A
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|09/18/2017||Season 17/18||2015||750mL||Euro label, available for on-site consumption only. Some bottles sold during Quintessence 2017||[[File:Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek 18 Sept 2017.jpg|frameless|30px]]
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|09/18/2018||Season 18/19||2016||750mL||Euro label, available for on-site consumption. ||[[File:Cantillon LPK 18 Sep 2018.jpg|frameless|30px]]
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|09/23/2019||Season 19/20||2017||750mL||Euro label, available for on-site consumption. Some sold to go||[[File:Cantillon LPK 23 Sep 2019.jpg|frameless|30px]]
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|09/14/2020||Season 20/21||2018||750mL||Euro label, available for on-site consumption. Some sold to to.||[[File:Cantillon LPK 14 Sept 2020.jpg|frameless|30px]]
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Latest revision as of 07:13, 26 June 2021

Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek

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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 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. In 2015, Schaerbeekse cherries were sourced from a local organic grower, Pajottenlander in Pepingen, despite a low harvest. [2] To carbonate the beer, a small amount of sweet liquor is added at 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. The dates are generally two years apart, with the vintage date shown as a sticker on the bottle above the label. The earliest known vintage of Lou Pepe Kriek 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.[3]

Label

  • Label-Cantillon-LouPepe-Generic-1.jpg

  • U.S. label approval application, 2001

Bottle Log

Bottle date

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Cork Date Sticker Date Bottle Size Label / Notes Image Link
N/A 2000 1998 750mL Japanese Import Cantillon LPK 1998 Japanese.jpg
N/A 2000 1998 750mL US Label. Back Shelton label is numbered "#xx of 120" N/A
N/A 2001 1999 750mL Lot L 13/02 Lou Pepe Kriek 1999.jpg
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  ? 2002 750mL Black foil over cap. 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
09/01/2011 2011 2009 750mL U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year N/A
08/29/2012 2012 2010 750mL U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year 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
09/10/2015 2015 2013 375mL Euro label, available or on-site consumption only. Likely similar bottling date to the 75cl bottling. N/A
09/10/2015 2015 2013 750mL Euro label, released in very small quantities at the brewery only N/A
09/10/2015 2015 2013 1.5L Euro label, served on occasion but not for sale N/A
xx/xx/2016 Season 16/17 2014 750mL Euro label, available for on-site consumption only. N/A
09/18/2017 Season 17/18 2015 750mL Euro label, available for on-site consumption only. Some bottles sold during Quintessence 2017 Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek 18 Sept 2017.jpg
09/18/2018 Season 18/19 2016 750mL Euro label, available for on-site consumption. Cantillon LPK 18 Sep 2018.jpg
09/23/2019 Season 19/20 2017 750mL Euro label, available for on-site consumption. Some sold to go Cantillon LPK 23 Sep 2019.jpg
09/14/2020 Season 20/21 2018 750mL Euro label, available for on-site consumption. Some sold to to. Cantillon LPK 14 Sept 2020.jpg

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.cantillon.be/kriek-lou-pepe-en Cantillon - Kriek Lou Pepe
  2. ↑ https://goo.gl/3CiMjH "Organic cherries for delicious Lou Pepe Kriek Cantillon", Emile Devogeleer, EditiePajot.com, July 18th, 2015
  3. ↑ Jean Van Roy, 2010, The Lambic Summit, Part 11 (Shelton Brothers)


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