Cantillon Lou Pepe - Kriek

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. 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. 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."

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.

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.

Label

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  U.S. label approval application, 2001

Bottle Log

Bottle date (mm/dd/yyyy)	Cork Date	Sticker Date	Bottle Size	Label / Notes	Image Link
N/A	2000	1998	750mL	US Label. Back Shelton label is numbered "#xx of 120"	N/A
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	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
09/05/2013	2013	2011	750mL	Non-Shelton Brothers label	N/A
08/28/2014	2014	2012	750mL	Non-Shelton Brothers label	N/A

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