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Cantillon Reed Gueuze Muscat

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== Description ==

Cantillon Reed Gueuze Muscat was created specifically to celebrate Akkurat's 10th anniversary in 2005. It is a blend of 2 year old lambic with dried Muscat grapes from Willi Opitz and aged in Bordeaux barrels. Opitz also provided the grapes for the [[Cantillon Goldackerl Gueuze|Goldackerl Gueuze]] and the [[Cantillon Reed Gueuze Pinot Noir|Reed Gueuze Pinot Noir]].

== History / Other Notes ==The grapes were dried out using process called appassimento or rasinate (to dry and shrivel) in Italian. This is traditionally done on straw mats following a method used to make Italian Amarone wines. While the Amarone process is primarily for red wine grapes, the history of straw wines, or raison wines dates back to 800BC. <ref name=StrawWine>Straw Wine, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_wine</ref>The drying process typically takes around 120 days. Do so results in the grapes losing 25-45% of their weight and it concentrates the remaining sugars and flavors. This process produces a raisony, full-bodied flavor with low acidity. <ref name=Amarone>Amarone Wines, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarone</ref>

This process is traditionally reserved for red wine grapes, however it was used on Muscat grapes for the production of this beer.

== History / Other Notes ==

Cantillon Reed Gueuze Muscat was created specifically to celebrate Akkurat's 10th anniversary in 2005.

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