Cantillon Fou' Foune

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Description

Cantillon Fou'Foune is an apricot lambic brewed yearly by Cantillon. According to Cantillon's website, an entire batch of Fou'Foune uses approximately 1200 kilograms of apricots grown France. [1] They are cut in half, pits removed, and placed into a stainless steel tank with lambic for a maturation period. It is then transferred to oak barrels until it is ready to be bottled. Though the brewery states that Fou'Foune is only available in 75cl bottles, it was also available in 37.5cl bottles on at least one occasion in Japan (2010) as well as in 20L kegs.

History / Other Notes

Cantillon Fou'Foune was released in 1999 after a first batch was brewed with 300 kilograms of apricots in 1998.[1] The labeling for Fou'Foune has remained generally unchanged since its first release with only slight variations to its coloring and size.

Unsubstantiated Stories

Claims have been made that other 375ml versions have been bottled outside of the 2010 bottling, but none have been shared publicly and cannot be verified.

Bottle Log

Bottle date

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Cork Date Bottle Size Label / Notes Image Link
N/A 1999 750mL N/A
N/A 2001 750mL No poppy flower on front label N/A
N/A 2002 750mL N/A
N/A 2004 750mL N/A
N/A 2005 750mL Says "drink before end of 12/2009" on back label (in French). N/A
N/A 2006 750mL Euro label N/A
08/15/2007 2007 750mL Notes N/A
N/A 2008 750mL None N/A
08/25/2008 2008 750mL Euro back with Japanese sticker over it N/A
08/13/2009 2009 750mL N/A
11/14/2008 2008 750mL N/A
08/08/2010 2010 750mL N/A
08/11/2010 2010 750mL N/A
N/A 2010 375mL Japanese back label, best by 2020 Cantillon-FouFoune-Back.jpg
08/18/2011 2011 750mL N/A
08/25/2011 2011 750mL N/A
08/24/2012 2012 750mL Comes with newer, longer cork. Drink by 2017 N/A
08/28/2012 2012 750mL Comes with newer, longer cork. Drink by 2017 N/A
08/30/2013 2013 750mL N/A

Label Log

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 http://cantillon.be/br/3_107 Cantillon - Fou'Foune


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