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[[File: Cantillon-LPKriek.jpg|right|200px|Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek]]
[[File:Cantillon-LouPepeKriek-Bottles-1.jpg |right|300px|Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek]]
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== Description ==
== Description ==
Lou Pepe Kriek is part of Cantillon's Lou Pepe series which is bottled on a regular basis. The series also contains the [[Cantillon_Lou_Pepe_-_Framboise|Lou Pepe Framboise]] and [[Cantillon_Lou_Pepe_Gueuze|Lou Pepe Gueuze]].  Lou Pepe Kriek is made from two year old lambic that has been aged exclusively in used Bordeaux barrels. Whereas Cantillon's [[Cantillon_Kriek_100%25_Lambic|Kriek 100% Lambic]] and [[Cantillon_Rosé_De_Gambrinus|Rosé de Gambrinus]] lambics contain 200g of fruit per liter, the Lou Pepe fruited beers contain about 300g of fruit per liter.<ref name=“CantillonLouPepe”>http://www.cantillon.be/br/3_109 Cantillon - Lou Pepe</ref> To carbonate the beer, a small amount of sweet liquor is added after bottling causing the refermentation in the bottle.
Lou Pepe Kriek is part of Cantillon's Lou Pepe series. The series also contains [[Cantillon_Lou_Pepe_-_Framboise|Lou Pepe Framboise]] and [[Cantillon_Lou_Pepe_Gueuze|Lou Pepe Gueuze]].  Lou Pepe Kriek is made from two year old lambic that has been aged exclusively in used Bordeaux barrels. Whereas Cantillon's [[Cantillon_Kriek_100%25_Lambic|Kriek 100% Lambic]] and [[Cantillon_Rosé_de_Gambrinus|Rosé de Gambrinus]] lambics contain 200 g/L of frozen fruit, the Lou Pepe fruited beers contain about 300 g/L of fresh fruit.<ref name=“CantillonLouPepe”>https://www.cantillon.be/kriek-lou-pepe-en Cantillon - Kriek Lou Pepe</ref> The cherries used for Lou Pepe Kriek are often Belgian Schaerbeekse cherries, a local sour Morello cherry, but that is not always the case if the harvest is low. In 2015, Schaerbeekse cherries were sourced from a local organic grower, Pajottenlander in Pepingen, despite a low harvest. <ref name=“Harvest2015”>https://goo.gl/3CiMjH "Organic cherries for delicious Lou Pepe Kriek Cantillon", Emile Devogeleer, EditiePajot.com, July 18th, 2015</ref> To carbonate the beer, a small amount of sweet liquor is added at bottling causing the refermentation in the bottle.


According to Cantillon's official website, "the particular name of these beers comes from the south-west of France, a region the Cantillon family is very fond of. In this beautiful region, the grandfather is called Lou Pepe." <ref name=“CantillonLouPepe”>http://www.cantillon.be/br/3_109 Cantillon - Lou Pepe</ref>
According to Cantillon's official website, "the particular name of these beers comes from southwestern France, a region the Cantillon family is very fond of. In this beautiful region, the grandfather is called Lou Pepe." <ref name=“CantillonLouPepe”>https://www.cantillon.be/kriek-lou-pepe-en Cantillon - Kriek Lou Pepe</ref>


== History / Other Notes ==
== History / Other Notes ==
Lou Pepe Kriek, as with the other Lou Pepe bottlings, comes with two dates. A vintage date and a bottling/cork date. They are generally two years apart, with the vintage date shown as a sticker on the bottle above the label.  The earliest known vintage is 2001.
Lou Pepe Kriek, as with the other Lou Pepe bottlings, comes with two dates: a vintage date and a bottling/cork date. The dates are generally two years apart, with the vintage date shown as a sticker on the bottle above the label.  The earliest known vintage of Lou Pepe Kriek is 1998.


== Unsubstantiated Stories ==
During the Lambic Summit, 2010, Jean mentioned that because the fruit is so prevalent initially, the lambic flavors can be somewhat masked. He recommended aging it in a cellar for 2 to 3 years to allow the lambic to develop.<ref name=Summit11>Jean Van Roy, 2010, [[The_Lambic_Summit_2010#Part_11|The Lambic Summit, Part 11 (Shelton Brothers)]]</ref>
Some reviews mention that there may be 375ml bottles of this beer in existence. To date, none of been shared publicly and thus cannot be verified as existing. 
 
==Label==
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File:LouPepePureKriekApproval2001.jpg|U.S. label approval application, 2001
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==Bottle Log==
==Bottle Log==
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! Label / Notes
! Label / Notes
! Image Link
! Image Link
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||N/A||2000||1998||750 mL||Japanese Import||[[File:Cantillon LPK 1998 Japanese.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
|N/A
|2000
|1998
|750 mL
|US Label. Back Shelton label is numbered "#xx of 120"
|N/A
|-
|N/A
|2001
|1999
|750 mL
|Lot L 13/02
|[[File:Lou Pepe Kriek 1999.jpg|frameless|50px]]
|-
|-
| N/A
| N/A
| 2003
| 2003
| 2001
| 2001
| 750mL
| 750 mL
|  
|  
| N/A
| N/A
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| N/A
| N/A
| 2001
| 2001
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| Imported by Shelton Bros, back label has Jean-Pierre Van Roy's name and signature printed.
| Imported by Shelton Bros, back label has Jean-Pierre Van Roy's name and signature printed.
| N/A
|-
|-
| N/A
| ?
| 2002
| 750 mL
| Black foil over cap.
| N/A
| N/A
|-
|-
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| 2005
| 2005
| 2003
| 2003
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| Gold cap
| Gold cap
| N/A
| N/A
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| 2006
| 2006
| 2004
| 2004
| 750mL
| 750 mL
|  
|  
| N/A
| N/A
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| 2007
| 2007
| 2005
| 2005
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
| U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
| N/A
| N/A
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| 2007
| 2007
| 2005
| 2005
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| Belgian label, oval sticker just has vintage year
| Belgian label, oval sticker just has vintage year
| N/A
| N/A
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| 2008
| 2008
| 2006
| 2006
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
| U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
| N/A
| N/A
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| 2008
| 2008
| 2006
| 2006
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
| U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
| N/A
| N/A
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| 2009
| 2009
| 2007
| 2007
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| N/A
| N/A
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| 2009
| 2009
| 2007
| 2007
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
| U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
| N/A
| N/A
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| 2010
| 2010
| 2008
| 2008
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
| U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
| N/A
| N/A
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| 2010
| 2010
| 2008
| 2008
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| N/A
| N/A
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| 2010
| 2010
| 2008
| 2008
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| N/A
| N/A
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| 2010
| 2010
| 2008
| 2008
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| N/A
| N/A
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| 2011
| 2011
| 2009
| 2009
| 750mL
| 750 mL
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| N/A
|-
|09/01/2011||2011||2009||750 mL||U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year||N/A
|-
|08/29/2012
|2012
|2010
|750 mL
|U.S. label, oval sticker has description below vintage year
|N/A
|-
| 09/05/2013
| 2013
| 2011
| 750 mL
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| N/A
| N/A
|-
|-
 
| 08/28/2014
| 2014
| 2012
| 750 mL
| Non-Shelton Brothers label
| N/A
|-
|09/10/2015||2015||2013||375 mL||Euro label, available or on-site consumption only. Likely similar bottling date to the 750 mL bottling.||N/A
|-
|09/10/2015||2015||2013||750 mL||Euro label, released in very small quantities at the brewery only||N/A
|-
|09/10/2015||2015||2013||1.5 L||Euro label, served on occasion but not for sale||N/A
|-
|xx/xx/2016||Season 16/17||2014||750 mL||Euro label, available for on-site consumption only.||N/A
|-
|09/18/2017||Season 17/18||2015||750 mL||Euro label, available for on-site consumption only. Some bottles sold during Quintessence 2017||[[File:Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek 18 Sept 2017.jpg|frameless|30px]]
|-
|09/18/2018||Season 18/19||2016||750 mL||Euro label, available for on-site consumption. ||[[File:Cantillon LPK 18 Sep 2018.jpg|frameless|30px]]
|-
|09/23/2019||Season 19/20||2017||750 mL||Euro label, available for on-site consumption, some sold to go.||[[File:Cantillon LPK 23 Sep 2019.jpg|frameless|30px]]
|-
|09/14/2020||Season 20/21||2018||750 mL||Euro label, available for on-site consumption, some sold to go.||[[File:Cantillon LPK 14 Sept 2020.jpg|frameless|30px]]
|-
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