Cantillon Lou Pepe Pure Kriek

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Brussels, Belgium

[2001 Vintage] An unclear very red beer with a small delicate head. The aroma is sweet and strong in cherries. The flavor is dominated by cherries on a good sour background. This is a really good kriek. [Thanks to Joris and Jacob, I have been so fortunate to sample the predecessor of this, brewed to Hopduivel, vintage 1991, sampled 2005: A red beer with a disappearing pink head. The aroma is somewhat faint, but clearly of cherries. While the flavor is just fantastic, a nice dry woody cherry flavor, with lots of power. A delightful beer. 7/4/8/4/16]

(Bottle 75 cl) Slightly hazy blood red - no head and completely flat. Fresh and fruity aroma with prominent cherries. Thin and somewhat watery body with acidic - but fresh - accents of cherries. Remains sourish all through the finish. 281006

75 cL bottle. Pours hazy golden red with a huge pink head - slowly diminishing to nothing. Aroma is dry cherries with a note of the classic Cantillon barnyard dryness. Light almond note too. Flavou is solid acidic with a stringent sulphorish note to a dry yet fruity cherry flavour. Reveals almond like note into the far finish.

2000 version sampled draught at Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden.
Deep red. Acidic aroma rich on black cherries. Less sour and softer than their ordinary kriek. Very flavourful and tart where the Scharbeekse cherries bring vinous qualities, like tannines. It's remarkably complex and has a slightly woody finish. Mindblowingly fantastic brew!

Bottle 2002 @ 16th Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation 2007, Opstal. Unclear medium red color with a average frothy fair lacing mostly diminishing pink head. Aroma is light to moderate berries / fruit, sour / sweet, notes of wood / oak. Flavor is light sweet and moderate acidic with a average to long duration. Nice dry - dry finish. Very nice balance kriek. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. ;o))

Bottle. Nice acidic aroma. Hazy deep red colour. No head. The flavour is a little acidic with some mild/round notes. Quite earthy, ending on an acidic note. Very nice.

Bottled (Lou Pepe Kriek 2002). Deep ruby red colour, small head. Aroma is cantillonish sourness, but a lot of sour cherries also. Flavour is cherry, sourness and some cookies and nuts. Lovely balanced Cantillon. I just loved it. Thanks to Magic_dave6 & co for sharing.

Bottle. Clear red coloured with a light pink head. Light acidic aroma of berries and wood. Light acidic flavour of berries and wood.