Cantillon Blåbær Lambik

Description

Cantillon Blåbær Lambik a lambic with bilberries added and produced for Ølbutikken in Copehagen, Denmark. It is produced in very limited quantities and is generally released sometime during the summer. It is released in both 75cl and 37.5cl bottles and is 5% ABV.

History / Other Notes

Blåbær Lambik was first released in 2005 and has been released every year since then except 2006, and 2008. Though the word blåbær translates in English to blueberry, the fruit used in this lambic is the European bilberry which is very similar to the American blueberry. The fruiting process for this lambic consists of putting fresh bilberries directly into the barrel with the lambic.

The following video discusses the bilberry. A comparison between bilberries and American blueberries begins at 10:55.

Unsubstantiated Stories

The 2014 vintage of Blåbær is said to contain more fruit than normal, but that it was also "watered down" with more lambic to produce a large batch despite the fact that only 100 bottles were released for sale. Imported Canadian blueberries were also used.

Bottle Log

Batch	Cork Date	Bottle Size	Label / Notes	Image Link
Batch 1	2005	750 mL	No vintage on label, Gold Foil, 50 bottles released	N/A
Batch 2	2007	375 mL	2007 cork. Black foil	N/A
Batch 2	2007	750 mL	2007 cork. Black foil	N/A
Batch 3	2007	750 mL	2007-II written on front label - Gold Foil	N/A
Batch 4	2009	375 mL	2009 written on front label	N/A
Batch 4	2009	750 mL	2009 written on front label	N/A
Batch 5	2009	375 mL	2009-II written on front label	N/A
Batch 5	2009	750 mL	2009-II written on front label	N/A
Batch 6	2010	375 mL	400 litre barrel with 100kg bilberries added. No vintage on the label.	N/A
Batch 7	2011	375 mL	400 litre barrel with 100kg bilberries added. 37,5cl and 75cl bottles. No foil. Label reads "11"	N/A
Batch 7	2011	750 mL	400 litre barrel with 100kg bilberries added. 37,5cl and 75cl bottles. No foil. Label reads "11"	N/A
Batch 8	2012	375 mL	400 litre barrel with 100kg bilberries added. 37,5cl and 75cl bottles, new label material	N/A
Batch 8	2012	750 mL	400 litre barrel with 100kg bilberries added. 37,5cl and 75cl bottles, new label material	N/A
Batch 9	2013	375 mL	13 written on front label, new label material, new corks	N/A
Batch 9	2013	750 mL	13 written on front label, new label material, new corks	N/A

Label and Origin

The label for Blåbær Lambik is a take on the Belgian French-language comic Blueberry that is written by Jean-Michel Charlier and illustrated by Jean "Mœbius" Giraud. The comic follows the adventures of the main character Mike Blueberry as he moves throughout the American West.