Cantillon Lou Pepe - Framboise
Description
Lou Pepe Framboise is part of Cantillon's Lou Pepe series which is bottled on a regular basis. The series also contains the Lou Pepe Gueuze and Lou Pepe Kriek. Lou Pepe Framboise 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] To carbonate the beer, a small amount of sweet liquor is added after bottling causing the refermentation in the bottle. 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 Framboise, 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 2003.
Unsubstantiated Stories
Some reviews mention that there may be 375ml bottles of this beer in existence. To date, none have 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 | 2005 | 2003 | 750mL | Black foil over cap, Euro label | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | 2004 | 750mL | Black foil over cap, oval label has vintage year and description | N/A |
| 08/20/2007 | 2007 | 2005 | 750mL | N/A | |
| N/A | 2007 | 2005 | 750mL | N/A | |
| 09/14/2008 | 2008 | 2006 | 750mL | U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year | N/A |
| 09/14/2009 | 2009 | 2007 | 750mL | Euro Label | N/A |
| 09/29/2010 | 2010 | 2008 | 750mL | N/A | |
| N/A | 2011 | 2009 | 750mL | N/A | |
| 06/03/2013 | 2013 | 2010 | 750mL | N/A | |
| 09/26/2013 | 2013 | 2011 | 750mL | European labeling | N/A |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.cantillon.be/br/3_109 Cantillon - Lou Pepe
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