Style and Colour: Lambic Kriek Gueuze .
Taste: Beer with a tangy red fruit taste (200g of fresh cherries per litre), subtle almond flavours. The Kriek will present a maximum of "fruity" if you taste it young. On the other hand, age allows the lambic to express itself fully, to the detriment of the fruit.
Alcohol: 5.5 % ABV
Drinking Temperature: 12 -15° C
Fermentation: The fruits are blended with a Lambic of 20 months of age on average, at a rate of 200 g of fruit per litre. The Morello cherry being a powerful fruit, the Lambic is chosen with enough character to match the fruit. After a maceration of two to three months, the Lambic will have extracted colours, aromas and flavours from the cherries. It will then be blended with a one-year-old Lambic, which will bring the necessary sugars for the second fermentation in the bottle. Contains only fresh fruit and as with wine, we can speak of a vintage effect for Cantillon beers. The weather plays a major role in the maturity and quality of the fruit, which is why a fruit beer will be slightly different from one year to the next.
The Brewery: Cantillon is a traditional lambic brewer and blender located in Anderlecht Brussels, founded in 1900 by Cantillon family. Since 1970, it is owned and led by Jean-Pierre Van Roy.
Origin: Lambic is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels. It is fermented through exposure to wild yeasts and bacteria.
Food: Pairs wonderfully with white cheese on bread.
