Cantillon Lou Pepe Pure Kriek

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Brussels, Belgium

Green bottle, 2005, 75 cl, bottled on August 2007, best before 12/2015, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on March 22 2009; eye: burgundy, lightly hazy, no effervescence, pink head that disappears completely, no lacing; nose: cherry, sugar, Brettanomyces yeast, horse; mouth: cherry, residual sugar, acidity, sourness, Brettanomyces yeast, horse, finale in cherry with a good presence of yeast and acidity, medium body, rather carbonated, mildly sweet and acidic, rather sour, slick; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille verte, 2005, 75 cl, embouteille le 22 août 2007, meilleure avant 12/2015, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 22 mars 2009; œil : bourgogne, légèrement voilée, pas d’effervescence, mousse rose qui disparaît complètement, pas de dentelle; nez : cerise, sucre, levure Brettanomyces, cheval; bouche : cerise, sucre résiduel, acidité, aigreur, levure Brettanomyces, cheval, finale en cerise avec une bonne présence de levure et d’acidité, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée, moyennement sucrée et acide, plutôt aigre, coulante; en résumé : bien

Had on tap at the Maproom, Chicago on 12-27-08. Burgundy/pink color with a pinkish head. Very horsey aroma, with little hints of sourness. But the flavor is very sour and bitter, vinegar-like, with cherries in the background. Was one of the most interesting beers I’ve ever had.

2002 Vintage enjoyed in 2009. 750ml bottle. Pours a hazy red/pink body with a whispy pink head. Aroma is sour lactic acid, very acidic, with hints of woodiness. Big sour funky cherries, very dry and acrid and sour funk. Dry and mouthwatering. Very delicious, made some awesome blends with the last 1/4 of the bottle.

Wow!!!! I love this beer. Sour flavor all the way through, just the way I like it! Great looking beer too - purplish red hue with no head. Looking for this one again? yes

2006 Vintage. Tasted like it needed some more time. Pours with just a thin foam of head. Vibrantly, beautiful red body. Very pretty. Strong cherry aroma with oak tannins and an ever so light funk. Taste is somewhat sour and very dry with wood and cherries. Not nearly as sour as I was expecting. Very light carbonation, slightly puckering mouthfeel. Wasn’t sour enough, feels like it is missing something. I greatly preferred the Lou Pepe Framboise.

Brewed 2005/Bottled 2007. a deep red beer with a quickly dissapearing pink head. The aroma has a bit of must with light wisps of tart cherries. The flavor starts tart and acidic, gets a little bit sweeter, almost like cherry pie filling, and finishes with dry wood and more tart fruit. Really good.

Bottled sample, 2001 vintage via Rudge75. Deep ruby in colour with moderate carbonation. Very funky on the nose, with notes of barnyard, earth, faint sweet cherry, and latex paint. Mellow and light bodied in the mouth with more cherry (pits and all), lemon rind, and wood. It strikes a nice balance between lactic and citric sourness. Perhaps my least favorite of the Cantillon Lou Pepe series, but still fine stuff.

$24 750ml bottle neck reads 2005 and the cork and back label are marked 2007. Wonderful pink color with a head that looks amazing for all the three seconds it lasts upon being poured. Smells only slightly farm-like. Tastes like tart cherry lambic, delicious. Not nearly as acidic as the regular Cantillon kriek and is much easier to drink. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 02-15-2009 02:54:11