Cantillon Gueuze Lombard BXL-BD Grand Cru: Difference between revisions
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
It is a classic gueuze bottled in 1989 and using a different label at the request of a comic book publisher called Editions du Lombard. To the best of Jean-Pierre Van Roy's memory, it was labeled especially for the launch of the comic book "Rick Hochet contre Sherlock" ("Ric Hochet against Sherlock", volume #44 of the Ric Hochet series) which story happened to take place at the brewery, and was served at the publishing house during release. Being for a special event, only a small numbers have been labeled that way, but the brewery didn't keep track of exact numbers. | |||
==Label== | ==Label== | ||
[[File:LabelCantillonGueuzeBXL-BD.jpg|300px|frameless]] | [[File:LabelCantillonGueuzeBXL-BD.jpg|300px|frameless]] | ||
== History / Side notes == | |||
Photographers came to Cantillon to take pictures of the barrel room in order to reproduce it as faithfully as possible in the comic book, especially a big foeder that used to be there at the time. In the story, a group is having a seance in the barrel room to get in touch with spirits. The lights turns off, and once they are back, a person is missing, and found dead inside of that very foeder... | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Belgian Collector's List - http://www.jacquestrifin.be/brasseries_bieres/bruxelles_cantillon.php | Belgian Collector's List - http://www.jacquestrifin.be/brasseries_bieres/bruxelles_cantillon.php | ||
Éditions du Lombard's official website : https://www.lelombard.com/ | |||
[[Brasserie Cantillon#Beers|← Cantillon]] | [[Brasserie Cantillon#Beers|← Cantillon]] | ||
Revision as of 11:26, 10 February 2025
Description
It is a classic gueuze bottled in 1989 and using a different label at the request of a comic book publisher called Editions du Lombard. To the best of Jean-Pierre Van Roy's memory, it was labeled especially for the launch of the comic book "Rick Hochet contre Sherlock" ("Ric Hochet against Sherlock", volume #44 of the Ric Hochet series) which story happened to take place at the brewery, and was served at the publishing house during release. Being for a special event, only a small numbers have been labeled that way, but the brewery didn't keep track of exact numbers.
Label
History / Side notes
Photographers came to Cantillon to take pictures of the barrel room in order to reproduce it as faithfully as possible in the comic book, especially a big foeder that used to be there at the time. In the story, a group is having a seance in the barrel room to get in touch with spirits. The lights turns off, and once they are back, a person is missing, and found dead inside of that very foeder...
References
Belgian Collector's List - http://www.jacquestrifin.be/brasseries_bieres/bruxelles_cantillon.php
Éditions du Lombard's official website : https://www.lelombard.com/