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Lou Pepe Geuze 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_-_Kriek|Lou Pepe Kriek]]. Lou Pepe Gueuze is not a true gueuze in the traditional sense. It is made from two year old lambic that has been aged in used wine barrels. To carbonate the beer, a small amount of sweet liquor is added after bottling causing the refermentation in the bottle. | Lou Pepe Geuze 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_-_Kriek|Lou Pepe Kriek]]. Lou Pepe Gueuze is not a true gueuze in the traditional sense. It is made from two year old lambic that has been aged in used wine barrels. 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."<ref name=“Cantillon Lou Pepe”>http://cantillon.be/br/3_109 | + | 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=“Cantillon Lou Pepe”>http://cantillon.be/br/3_109 Cantillon - Lou Pepe</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:35, 24 July 2014
Description
Lou Pepe Geuze 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 Kriek. Lou Pepe Gueuze is not a true gueuze in the traditional sense. It is made from two year old lambic that has been aged in used wine barrels. To carbonate the beer, a small amount of sweet liquor is added after bottling causing the refermentation in the bottle.
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History / Other Notes
Lou Pepe Geuze, 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.
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.
Bottle Log
| Bottle date
(mm/dd/yyyy) |
Cork Date | Sticker Date | Bottle Size | Label / Notes | Image Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 1998 | N/A | 750mL | N/A | |
| N/A | 2002 | 2000 | 750mL | N/A | |
| N/A | 2003 | 2001 | 750mL | Imported by Shelton | N/A |
| N/A | 2005 | 2003 | 750mL | N/A | |
| 01/28/2008 | 2007 | 2005 | 750mL | U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year | N/A |
| 12/01/2008 | 2008 | 2006 | 750mL | U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year | N/A |
| 12/19/2008 | 2008 | 2006 | 750mL | U.S. label, oval sticker just has vintage year | N/A |
| 10/12/2009 | 2009 | 2007 | 750mL | N/A | |
| 04/21/2011 | 2011 | 2008 | 750mL | 3 year gap between vintage and bottled on date, also available in Japan | N/A |
| 12/27/2011 | 2011 | 2009 | 750mL | European labeling | N/A |
| 02/22/2013 | 2013 | 2010 | 750mL | European labeling | N/A |
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