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Cantillon Loerik

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== Description ==

A Loerik is a blend of lambics intended to be [[Cantillon_Classic_Gueuze_100%25_Lambic|gueuze]] bottled by Cantillon in 1998 and later released in 2003. However, The reason for some reason, the delay in release was due to the fact that the beer fails to refermentunderwent an unusually long period in the bottle before refermentation began. In 1998, a Cantillon gueuze It was bottled that did exactly that. Sooner or later, these beers usually go through some form of refermentation which was the case with this batch75cl bottles and listed as 5% AGV.

== History / Other Notes ==

In 2003 and 2004, Cantillon occasionally would open bottles for brewery visitors. Beginning in April By 2004, bottles were being sold commercially, featuring the cartoon character Poje on the label. At a minimum, bottles were distributed to bars and stores in Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and the United States. On July 29, 2004, the TTB approved the Loerik label for distribution in the United States.<ref name=TTBLoerik> TTB Label Approval, [https://www.ttbonline.gov/colasonline/viewColaDetails.do?action=publicFormDisplay&ttbid=04199001000005 Cantillon Loerik]], 2004</ref> The namesake for this beer, Loerik, is a slang term for lazy. This name was given due to the fact that the beer took such a long time to referment in the bottle.  In December 2016, Cantillon posted that a new batch of gueuze bottled earlier in the year was showing signs of being 'lazy' after nearly 8 months. The current intention is to release this second batch of Loerik sometime in 2020.

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