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| − | + | Raspberry (Framboise) lambic has a long, but inconsistent history with Cantillon. According to Cantillon's website, "Paul Cantillon mentions a higher number of bottles of Framboise than of Kriek in his inventory for 1909-1910"<ref name=“CantillonGambrinus”>http://www.cantillon.be/br/3_103 Cantillon Rosé De - Gambrinus</ref>, disappeared during World War I, then disappeared then sometime in the 1930's. In the 1970's the production of raspberry lambic started again at Cantillon. The name Rosé de Gambrinus first made an appearance on a bottle in 1986 with the base lambic having been brewed in 1984. It has been in Cantillon's regular lineup ever since. The imported versions to the U.S from Shelton Brothers currently does not use the terms 100% Bio/Organic, while the European bottling does. | |
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| + | It should be pointed out that there is no difference between the U.S and European versions. The labeling differences stem from different requirements by the United States versus the European Union in calling something organic. Cantillon currently does not meet U.S standards, but notes on their website that they have used 100% organically grown grain for their lambics since 1999. There have been slight variations to the Rosé De Gambrinus label design over the years, most notably clothing the woman, but it has remained generally consistent throughout its existence. | ||
==Bottle Log== | ==Bottle Log== | ||
Revision as of 10:26, 24 July 2014
Description
Cantillon Rosé De Gambrinus is a traditional raspberry lambic bottled regularly by Cantillon. Its fruit content is generally around 200g of raspberries per liter of lambic.
History / Other Notes
Raspberry (Framboise) lambic has a long, but inconsistent history with Cantillon. According to Cantillon's website, "Paul Cantillon mentions a higher number of bottles of Framboise than of Kriek in his inventory for 1909-1910"[1], disappeared during World War I, then disappeared then sometime in the 1930's. In the 1970's the production of raspberry lambic started again at Cantillon. The name Rosé de Gambrinus first made an appearance on a bottle in 1986 with the base lambic having been brewed in 1984. It has been in Cantillon's regular lineup ever since. The imported versions to the U.S from Shelton Brothers currently does not use the terms 100% Bio/Organic, while the European bottling does.
It should be pointed out that there is no difference between the U.S and European versions. The labeling differences stem from different requirements by the United States versus the European Union in calling something organic. Cantillon currently does not meet U.S standards, but notes on their website that they have used 100% organically grown grain for their lambics since 1999. There have been slight variations to the Rosé De Gambrinus label design over the years, most notably clothing the woman, but it has remained generally consistent throughout its existence.
Bottle Log
| Bottle date
(mm/dd/yyyy) |
Cork Date | Bottle Size | Label / Notes | Image Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 1997 | 750 mL | front label not glossy, no pink border, does not have back label | N/A |
| N/A | 2003 | 375 mL | N/A | |
| N/A | 2004 | 375 mL | Naked lady label, not from the US. | N/A |
| N/A | 2005 | 375 mL | Naked lady label, not from the US. | N/A |
| N/A | 2005 | 750 mL | N/A | |
| N/A | 2006 | 375 mL | Naked lady label, not from the US. | N/A |
| 03/26/2009 | 2009 | 375 mL | N/A | |
| 04/13/2010 | 2010 | 750 mL | N/A | |
| 06/17/2010 | 2010 | 750 mL | N/A | |
| 09/29/2010 | 2010 | 750 mL | N/A | |
| 12/29/2010 | 2010 | 375 mL | N/A | |
| 03/21/2011 | 2011 | 375 mL | N/A | |
| 12/22/2011 | 2011 | 750 mL | N/A | |
| 03/08/2012 | 2012 | 750 mL | N/A | |
| 09/28/2012 | 2012 | 375mL | Canadian import | N/A |
| 02/14/2013 | 2013 | 750 mL | Naked lady label, not from the US. | N/A |
| 02/18/2013 | 2013 | 375 mL | N/A | |
| 02/06/2014 | 2014 | 750 mL | N/A |
Label Log
References
- ↑ http://www.cantillon.be/br/3_103 Cantillon Rosé De - Gambrinus
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