Cantillon Lou Pepe Pure Kriek

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Brussels, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

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UPDATED: FEB 5, 2012
Bottle 750ml. @ 16th Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation 2007, Opstal.

[ Vintage 2002 ]. 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))
8-3-9-3-18

Bottle 750ml.

[ Vintage 2008 ]. Clear medium to dark red colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, pink head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy cherry, almond, wood notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light acidic with a long duration, dry, cherries, sharp - tart. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. As alwas very nice ;O) [20120127]
8-4-8-4-16

UPDATED: APR 7, 2005 [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.

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.

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

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.

UPDATED: JAN 24, 2010
Name: Lou Pepe Kriek
Date: February 21, 2004
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, RateBeer SE Gathering, 2004
Appearance: dark red
Aroma: tart aroma with an under current of rich cherry
Flavor: huge tart flavor with a wonderful balance of cherries, long tart finish
Overall: best kreik ever

Name: Lou Pepe Kriek
Date: January 05, 2010
Mode: draft
Words: bsp
Appearance: opaque purple, creamy pink head
Aroma: big tart cherry aroma, touch of sweetness, nice musty character
Flavor: big rich cherry flavor, light sweetness is balanced by a big tartness, musty character adds depth

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***+ /4

Name: Lou Pepe Kriek
Date: December 25, 2006
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2001
endless tartness, rich cherry adds good balance,

Vintage 1998, 6 years old
Cloudy ruby color. Typical Cantillon Lambic, with a nice cherry aroma. The mouthfeel is quite weaker than usual, but still very good.