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Cantillon fou foune 2014

Discussion in 'Belgium' started by beerpirates, Aug 26, 2014.

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  1. beerpirates

    beerpirates Initiate (0) May 4, 2010 Belgium

    Just made a phonecall with cantillon
    They will " probably " release fou foune half september / 3 th week of september
    And there is 1 big change , last year there was a 6 bottle limit a person
    This year FF will be limited to " 3 " bottles a person !
    This is what they said on the phone
     
    #1 beerpirates, Aug 26, 2014
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  2. Rish907

    Rish907 Initiate (0) Jun 14, 2013 California

    Interesting.. do you think they will have bottles 2 weeks later (have they lasted that long in the past)? I will be in Brussels then.. Also, what about other bottles like St. Lam? Thanks for the input.
     
    #2 Rish907, Aug 27, 2014
  3. KevDesmet

    KevDesmet Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2014 Belgium

    Boo on that! We'll have to wait 2-3 years then when they double the production? Or will the amount of Fou Foune produced stay the same?
     
    #3 KevDesmet, Aug 27, 2014
  4. beerpirates

    beerpirates Initiate (0) May 4, 2010 Belgium

    Didn't ask about st lam. , but i think there a 2 or 3 reasons why they only sell 3 a paerson

    1 / it all depends on the apricots , if it was a good season then they get lots of apricots = more fou foune = 6 bottles a person

    2 / if they do a 3 bottle limit = bigger stock = more people get FF = FF stays longer at the Brewery = more people come to cantillon = more people buy bottles ( not only FF because most people buy several other beers while they are there = good businessplan = very smart :wink:

    3 / a 3 bottle limit might also be a reason so cantillon can export more to the US = less bottles for us :slight_frown:
     
    #4 beerpirates, Aug 27, 2014
  5. mathieu87

    mathieu87 Initiate (0) Jun 22, 2011 Belgium

    Depends... 2 weeks will be for about the selling out time...
     
    #5 mathieu87, Aug 27, 2014
  6. beerpirates

    beerpirates Initiate (0) May 4, 2010 Belgium

    Thats a good question , how many bottles will they have this year ??

    Each year is different , it depends on how much they export to other country's , how many bottles they send out to shops, how many bottles they wanne sell at the brewery and how many bottles they wanne keep for there own cellar
    Some years they had it for months , other years it was sold out after 3 to 4 weeks
     
    #6 beerpirates, Aug 27, 2014
  7. LakesideBrewing

    LakesideBrewing Zealot (592) Dec 1, 2013 Massachusetts
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    Damn, I'll be in Brussels the first half of September. Think it's worth asking to buy some when I'm at Cantillon, or would that be rude?
     
    #7 LakesideBrewing, Aug 27, 2014
  8. belvedere86

    belvedere86 Pooh-Bah (1,704) Apr 1, 2013 Belgium
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    they probably won't sell it to you. Otherwise what's the point of having a release day/week. :slight_smile:
     
    #8 belvedere86, Aug 27, 2014
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  9. Brabander

    Brabander Initiate (0) Oct 10, 2009 Netherlands

    Boy...i am glad i have nothing with sours......good luck guys!
     
    #9 Brabander, Aug 27, 2014
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  10. Howlader

    Howlader Maven (1,383) May 1, 2010 Canada (AB)

    My guess is that they won't have any left by the end of September, but that won't stop me from going there anyway!
     
    #10 Howlader, Aug 27, 2014
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  11. digita7693

    digita7693 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2010 Germany

    stout releases are soooo much better:wink:
     
    #11 digita7693, Aug 27, 2014
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  12. ManforallSaisons

    ManforallSaisons Maven (1,492) Mar 20, 2008 Belgium

    Well hopefully for the latecomers you'll have a better shot at some of the (few) shops and restaurants that may have it. (Discussed in past threads.)
     
    #12 ManforallSaisons, Aug 27, 2014
  13. theperk

    theperk Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2012 California

    #13 theperk, Aug 28, 2014
  14. MikeReserva

    MikeReserva Initiate (0) May 28, 2013 Netherlands

    I was at Cantillon about a month ago, an employee told me the bottle limit of 3 was introduce to keep haulers from getting too much bottles. They hate the fact the bottles are being sold for rediculous amounts of money. I understand this.
     
    #14 MikeReserva, Aug 29, 2014
  15. PrimeBeer

    PrimeBeer Initiate (0) May 3, 2013 Connecticut
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    In Brussels from the 14th to the 17th of September. *Fingers crossed*

    Honestly though, I'm not sure if Belgians/other European people feel the same way, but I expect my visit to Cantillon will exceed all expectations with or without Fou Foune. You can never go wrong with visiting a world-class brewery and even just sampling their staples. The same is often said for a visit to HF (not trying to compare the quality of these two breweries at all) and whether it's worth going based on the bottles available. Stoked for my upcoming visit!
     
    #15 PrimeBeer, Aug 29, 2014
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  16. tacosandbeer

    tacosandbeer Pooh-Bah (1,678) Sep 24, 2010 Nebraska
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    Funny comparison to make being that you can only sit and have a beer at one of the two breweries.
     
    #16 tacosandbeer, Aug 29, 2014
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  17. PrimeBeer

    PrimeBeer Initiate (0) May 3, 2013 Connecticut
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    "The same is often said for a visit to HF (not trying to compare the quality of these two breweries at all) and whether it's worth going based on the bottles available. Stoked for my upcoming visit!"

    Not the comparison I was making. I was referring to the myriad threads in the Northeast forum concerning whether or not it's worth making the trip to nowhere VT to go to HF. I'm going out of my way to stay in Brussels and visit Cantillon and I'm confident that I'll be very pleased with my visit with or without Fou Foune (ie bottles available). But yeah I'm definitely stoked that I can have a beer at the brewery!
     
    #17 PrimeBeer, Aug 29, 2014
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  18. digita7693

    digita7693 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2010 Germany

    They usually have some nice bottles for on site consumption, such as zwanze, 50n, older classic. Great place, have fun!
     
    #18 digita7693, Aug 29, 2014
  19. Stevedore

    Stevedore Grand Pooh-Bah (5,084) Nov 16, 2012 Oregon
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    Well then. I'll have to work a bit harder to get my hands on a few bottles from this year...
     
    #19 Stevedore, Aug 31, 2014
  20. markextrae

    markextrae Initiate (0) Apr 22, 2013 Netherlands

    I heard They are selling fou foune allready??
     
    #20 markextrae, Sep 6, 2014
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