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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9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle at Cantillon (I think it was 2014). Pours red with pink head. Aroma is sweet, vanilla, sourness, cherry, esthers. Flavor is sweet, sour, bitter, cherries, vanilla, oak. Finish is sour and dry with some vinegar. Overall: great. Best lambic I have tried.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2017
at 12:18
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
2014 vintage at Cantillon Brasserie. Pours dark ruby with a lightly pink foam, not very stable. Aroma is pure cherry and stone, over hints of funk. Body is medium to a full taste of cherries, lightly tart and sour, fizzy but low carbonation, for an incredibly smooth experience. Lingering sour cherry palate, yet dry. An experience not to have missed!
Tried
from Can
on 20 Apr 2017
at 05:52
9.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle, 375 ml at the brewery. Vintage 2013. Shared with Miro. Pours deep red with large lasting pink head. Lots of cherries in aroma and flavor, funk, light to medium sourness, dry finish. Light to medium bodied. Easy drinkable. Great. 9/5/9/5/18 Update: Bottle, 750 ml, at the brewery. Vintage 2016. Courtesy of Tomislav. Even better than the first one. Super intensive cherries, incredibly juicy and fruity, funky and complex. Fantastic. Bottle, 750 at the brewery. Vintage 2018. Nice juicy cherries, but not as intensive as 2016. Bit falling to the aftertaste. 9/5/9/4/18 Bottle, 750 ml at the brewery. Vintage 2020. Beautiful cherries, juicy, cherry pits. 9/4/10/4/19 Bottle, 750 ml at the brewery. Vintage 2013. Dark ruby with white pinkish head. Intensive cherries, elegant soft sourness, juicy and elegant. Beautiful. On tap at Moeder Lambic Fontainas. Vintage 2011. Nice intensive cherries, medium sourness, cherry pits. Still very nice. 9/4/9/4/18
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2017
at 13:08