Cantillon Kriek 100% Lambic

Cantillon Kriek

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Description

Cantillon Kriek 100% Lambic is a traditional kriek lambic bottled regularly by Cantillon. The fruit is a Morello (variety: Kelleris) sour cherry imported from Turkey with 200 g added per liter of lambic. The fruiting process for Kriek 100% Lambic consists of taking pre-frozen cherries and placing them whole in stainless steel tanks with two-year old lambic for a maceration period of 1-2 months. It is then transferred to a stainless steel bottling tank until it is ready to be bottled. A quantity of young lambic is added before bottling to obtain a secondary fermentation in the bottle.

History / Other Notes

A flagship beer, Cantillon Kriek is one of the most common bottlings to find. Over the years its label has changed several times, and there are generally two labels for Kriek used at a time. The versions imported to the U.S by Shelton Brothers currently do not use the terms 100% Bio/Organic, while the European bottling does.

It should be pointed out that there is no difference between the U.S and European versions. The labeling differences stem from different requirements by the United States versus the European Union in declaring a product organic. Cantillon ingredients are not currently classified as organic in the U.S, but Cantillon notes on its website that it has used 100% organically grown grain for its lambics since 1999. Additionally, Jean Van Roy stated in the May 2013 Basic Brewing Radio podcast that the cherries are also grown organically

Bottle Log

Bottle date (mm/dd/yyyy)	Cork Date	Bottle Size	Label / Notes	Image Link
N/A	1982	750 mL	Brown paper label	N/A
N/A	1996	750 mL	Label does not say 100% Lambic	N/A
N/A	1997	750 mL	No back label	N/A
N/A	2004	375 mL	No bottling date, U.S. label	N/A
N/A	2005	375 mL		N/A
N/A	2005	750 mL		N/A
08/17/2007	2007	750 mL		N/A
08/28/2007	2007	750 mL		N/A
10/10/2007	2007	375 mL		N/A
01/17/2008	2008	750 mL		N/A
02/26/2008	2008	375 mL	N/A
08/28/2008	2008	750 mL		N/A
09/09/2008	2008	375 mL		N/A
10/21/2008	2008	750 mL		N/A
10/22/2008	2008	750 mL		N/A
01/12/2010	2009	375 mL		N/A
03/30/2010	2010	375 mL		N/A
04/30/2010	2010	750 mL		N/A
05/20/2010	2010	375 mL	Dated rear label, Mid 90's front label purchased at the brewery
05/20/2010	2010	750 mL		N/A
05/27/2010	2010	750 mL		N/A
08/17/2010	2010	375 mL		N/A
11/18/2010	2010	375 mL		N/A
11/18/2010	2010	750 mL		N/A
04/08/2011	2011	375 mL		N/A
04/26/2011	2011	375 mL		N/A
05/27/2011	2011	750 mL
06/02/2011	2011	375 mL		N/A
06/23/2011	2011	750 mL		N/A
12/19/2011	2011	375 mL		N/A
04/03/2012	2012	375 mL		N/A
06/15/2012	2012	375 mL		N/A
06/29/2012	2012	375 mL		N/A
01/15/2013	2013	750 mL		N/A
02/01/2013	2013	375 mL		N/A
03/02/2013	2013	750 mL		N/A
03/13/2013	2013	375 mL		N/A
05/02/2013	2013	750 mL		N/A
05/31/2013	2013	750 mL		N/A
06/05/2013	2013	375 mL		N/A
12/05/2013	2013	750 mL		N/A
02/14/2014	2014	750 mL
03/24/2014	2014	375 mL
04/24/2014	2014	750 mL		N/A
04/25/2014	2014	750 mL		N/A
05/14/2014	2014	375 mL		N/A
11/24/2014	2014	750 mL	U.S. label and Bio label	N/A
11/27/2014	2014	375 mL	Bio label	N/A
02/03/2015	2015	375 mL	Quebec import	N/A
02/11/2015	2015	750 mL		N/A
02/12/2015	2015	750 mL	Bio label	N/A
04/18/2015	2015	750 mL	Bio label	N/A
04/23/2015	2015	375 mL	Bio label	N/A
06/18/2015	2015	375 mL	Bio label
12/09/2015	2015	375 mL	Bio label	N/A
12/28/2015	2015	375 mL	Bio label	N/A
02/22/2016	2016	375 mL	Bio label	N/A
04/26/2016	2016	750 mL	Bio label
06/29/2016	2016	375 mL	Bio label
01/12/2017	Season 16/17	375 mL	Bio label
01/12/2017	Season 16/17	750 mL	Bio label, Canadian import	N/A
02/15/2017	Season 16/17	750 mL	Bio label
04/28/2017	Season 16/17	750 mL	Bio label
11/27/2017	Season 17/18	750 mL	Bio label	N/A
01/04/2018	Season 17/18	375 mL	Bio label
01/24/2018	Season 17/18	750 mL	Bio label
02/20/2018	Season 17/18	750 mL	Bio label, Quebec import
03/27/2018	Season 17/18	375 mL	Bio label, Quebec import
05/23/2018	Season 17/18	750 mL	Bio label
07/04/2018	Season 17/18	750 mL	Bio label
12/10/2018	Season 18/19	375 mL	Bio label	N/A
01/30/2019	Season 18/19	750 mL	Bio label
03/13/2019	Season 18/19	750 mL	Bio label
04/10/2019	Season 18/19	750 mL	Bio label
05/15/2019	Season 18/19	750 mL	Bio label
01/07/2020	Season 19/20	750 mL	Bio label	N/A
01/28/2020	Season 19/20	750 mL	Bio label	[[File:Cantillon Kriek 28 Jan 2020.jpg	50px]]
03/02/2020	Season 19/20	375 mL	Bio label
03/16/2020	Season 19/20	750 mL	Bio label
04/27/2020	Season 19/20	375 mL	Bio label	N/A
05/14/2020	Season 19/20	750 mL	Bio label
01/18/2021	Season 20/21	375 mL	Bio label	N/A
01/18/2021	Season 20/21	750 mL	Bio label	N/A
01/25/2021	Season 20/21	750 mL	Bio label
02/15/2021	Season 20/21	375 mL	Bio label	N/A
04/13/2021	Season 20/21	375 mL	Bio label
06/01/2021	Season 20/21	750 mL	Bio label	N/A
02/14/2022	Season 21/22	750 mL	Bio label	N/A
03/31/2022	2022	750 mL	Bio label	N/A
05/23/2022	2022	750 mL	Bio label	N/A
03/08/2023	2023	750 mL	Bio label	N/A
03/20/2023	2023	750 mL	Bio label	N/A
11/20/2023	2023	750 mL	Bio label	N/A
09/09/2024	Season 23/24	750 mL	Bio label	N/A

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