Cantillon Kriek 100% Lambic

Cantillon Kriek

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Description

Cantillon Kriek 100% Lambic is a traditional kriek lambic bottled regularly by Cantillon. It is a sour Morello cherry beer (kriek) as opposed to a sweet (kersen) cherry beer as in the case with Cantillon Kersengueuze. The cherries are imported from Turkey. The kriek content is generally around 200g added per liter of lambic. The fruiting process for Kriek 100% Lambic consists of taking pre-frozen cherries and placing them whole in stainless steel tanks with young lambic for a maceration period of 1-2 months. It is then transferred oak barrels for further maturation.

History / Other Notes

A flagship beer, Cantillon Kriek is one of the most common bottlings to find. Over the years its label has changed several times, and there are generally two labels for Kriek used at a time. The imported versions to the U.S from Shelton Brothers currently does not use the terms 100% Bio/Organic, while the European bottling does.

It should be pointed out that there is no difference between the U.S and European versions. The labeling differences stem from different requirements by the United States versus the European Union in calling something organic. Cantillon currently does not meet U.S standards, but notes on their website that they have used 100% organically grown grain for their lambics since 1999.

Unsubstantiated Information

Cantillon's website indicates that the cherries used are Kellery. No information can be found about this type of cherry. While the cherries for Cantillon Kriek come from Turkey, information on the Monk's Café Cuvée Kriek indicates that Kellery cherries are from Belgium. Further information on Kellery cherries is required.

Bottle Log

Bottle date (mm/dd/yyyy)	Cork Date	Bottle Size	Label / Notes	Image Link
N/A	1982	750 mL	Brown paper bag label	N/A
N/A	1996	750 mL	Label does not say 100% Lambic	N/A
N/A	1997	750 mL	No back label	N/A
N/A	2005	375 mL		N/A
N/A	2005	750 mL		N/A
08/17/2007	2007	750 mL		N/A
08/28/2007	2007	750 mL		N/A
02/26/2008	2008	375 mL		N/A
09/09/2008	2008	375 mL		N/A
10/21/2008	2008	750 mL		N/A
10/22/2008	2008	750 mL		N/A
01/12/2010	2009	375 mL		N/A
03/30/2010	2010	375 mL		N/A
04/30/2010	2010	750mL		N/A
05/20/2010	2010	750 mL		N/A
05/27/2010	2010	750 mL		N/A
08/17/2010	2010	375 mL		N/A
11/18/2010	2010	375 mL		N/A
11/18/2010	2010	750 mL		N/A
04/08/2011	2011	375 mL		N/A
04/26/2011	2011	375 mL		N/A
06/02/2011	2011	375 mL		N/A
06/23/2011	2011	750 mL		N/A
12/19/2011	2011	375 mL		N/A
04/03/2012	2012	375 mL		N/A
06/29/2012	2012	375 mL		N/A
01/15/2013	2013	750mL		N/A
03/02/2013	2013	750mL		N/A
05/02/2013	2013	750mL		N/A
05/31/2013	2013	750mL		N/A
06/05/2013	2013	375mL		N/A
12/05/2013	2013	750mL		N/A
03/24/2014	2014	375 mL

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