Lou Pepe Kriek
(has 21 batches)
Brasserie Cantillon in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Kriek Winter|
Score
8.42
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Blend of Schaerbeek cherries with two-year-old lambic - 300 g per litre.
Beer with character that is balanced and very fruity.
Schaerbeek cherries originate from the Brussels Region, and up until the 1960s these local sour cherries were used exclusively for blending kriek. Unfortunately, the introduction on the market of pasteurised and sweetened industrial lambics marked the beginning of the end of the cultivation of this superb fruit as brewers of fake lambic switched instead to syrups and artificial flavours. Schaerbeek cherries are very delicate, and the harvest is unpredictable at best. On average, we still manage to acquire one or two tonnes per year from local producers, who are now few and far between.
The lambics we select must have enough character, while still retaining a fruity side. It takes two to three months of soaking to make Kriek Lou Pepe, and due to the very limited supply of fruit available production of this superb beer is limited to a few thousand bottles a year.
Beer with character that is balanced and very fruity.
Schaerbeek cherries originate from the Brussels Region, and up until the 1960s these local sour cherries were used exclusively for blending kriek. Unfortunately, the introduction on the market of pasteurised and sweetened industrial lambics marked the beginning of the end of the cultivation of this superb fruit as brewers of fake lambic switched instead to syrups and artificial flavours. Schaerbeek cherries are very delicate, and the harvest is unpredictable at best. On average, we still manage to acquire one or two tonnes per year from local producers, who are now few and far between.
The lambics we select must have enough character, while still retaining a fruity side. It takes two to three months of soaking to make Kriek Lou Pepe, and due to the very limited supply of fruit available production of this superb beer is limited to a few thousand bottles a year.
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8/10
Mocno kwasne i wisniowe, mniej dzikie, tnx pan Marcin
Tried
at
Brasserie de l'Ermitage
on 01 May 2018
at 13:25
9/10
Amazong nose of old wooden cherry, mossy forest. Deep cherry. Hazy red. Old cherry juicy. Stunning.
Tried
from Draft
at
Moeder Lambic Fontainas
on 01 May 2018
at 11:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
From a 75 cl bottle, corked and capped, purchased in a bottle shop in Belgium circa 2010. Front bottle label reads 2008, but fine print shows it was bottled in 2010. Poured a cloudy rose color with a fine and small pinkish head. Aromas included almond, cherry and classic gueuze funk. Very smooth and only moderately sour with a dry finsih. This one aged well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2018
at 16:47
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
10/11/2017 - 75cl bottle shared by hackobock @Cantillon. Nice red colour with a small pinkish head. Nose is pure fruits, real kriek. Taste is pure fruit too, thick kriek taste, hints of wood, bit dry. It doesn't happen much that I like Kriek beers so much. Really lovely. Maybe it was the good company.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2017
at 08:36
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
F: big, pink, good retention. C: dark red, hazy, opaque. A: sour cherries, woody, barnyard, cellar, bit lemon, red fruits, cheese. T: brett, cherries, funky, bit cheesy, cellar, fresh sour fruity, bit sulphur, earthy, bit tomato, medium body, low carbonation, simply great beer, sample from tap, vintage 2012 @ Pré Zwanze Day at Moeder Lambic Fontainas, Brussels.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Sep 2017
at 09:19