Lou Pepe frambroise price

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  1. cmmcdonn

    cmmcdonn Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2009 Virginia

    Just picked one of these up at a small PA bottle shop. This was the first time I've seen Cantillon in bottle form so I picked it up without question of the $30 price tag. Without sparking a flame war about worth or supply/demand, is $30 a reasonable price for this?

    Also, are these aged for extended amounts of time before being distributed? The sticker says 2006, but I know this beer was not at the store a few months ago.

    Thanks
     
    #1 cmmcdonn, Nov 24, 2012
  2. goodstrongbeer

    goodstrongbeer Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    $25-$30 is pretty standard for the Lou Pepe's. They are aged before being distributed, but i think they are on the 2009 sticker now.
     
    #2 goodstrongbeer, Nov 24, 2012
  3. franklinn

    franklinn Initiate (0) May 29, 2012 Vermont

    Yes, $30 is totally reasonable.
     
    #3 franklinn, Nov 24, 2012
  4. OakedCanuck

    OakedCanuck Initiate (0) Jun 23, 2009 Washington

    Yup. I picked up a LP Framboise in Canada a few weeks ago for $25. It was an 09 sticker.
     
    #4 OakedCanuck, Nov 24, 2012
  5. cmmcdonn

    cmmcdonn Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2009 Virginia

    Thanks. This will be the perfect 800th beer. Since the 09 is what's out now, I wonder where this beer has been sitting for the last 3 years with demand as high as it is.
     
    #5 cmmcdonn, Nov 24, 2012
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  6. abecall98

    abecall98 Savant (1,234) Aug 11, 2007 California
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    Looks like a phat score for you, congrats.
     
    #6 abecall98, Nov 24, 2012
  7. csano

    csano Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2010 Washington
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    Since Lou Pepe is a blend of same-age lambic, the vintage on the bottle is indicative of the year that the lambic was brewed. An '09 sticker isn't the bottling year. Check the year on the cork. Pretty sure it says 2011.
     
    #7 csano, Nov 24, 2012
  8. JacksDad12109

    JacksDad12109 Devotee (313) May 15, 2011 Pennsylvania

    What bottle shop in what city????? That's a great find
     
    #8 JacksDad12109, Nov 24, 2012
  9. Steasy66

    Steasy66 Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 Minnesota

    My '09 has a '12 cork, I think the LP's are 3 years back-dated.
     
    #9 Steasy66, Nov 24, 2012
  10. csano

    csano Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2010 Washington
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    I kind of figured someone would come in and say something like that. :wink: I checked an '08 I have in my cellar and it had a 2010 cork, so I assumed it was back-dated 2 years. I have an '09 somewhere in there that I can check as well. I don't have any earlier vintages so I don't know if this is consistent.

    EDIT: Checked bottle. Cork is a 2012, but bottling date on label says 4 November 2011.
     
    #10 csano, Nov 24, 2012
  11. jarrgal

    jarrgal Pundit (869) Mar 12, 2012 North Dakota

    Traded some New Glarus for a '04 LP - Framboise a few months ago. The guy I traded with said he purchased it for $40. Not sure what I plan on doing with it.
     
    #11 jarrgal, Nov 24, 2012
  12. Steasy66

    Steasy66 Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 Minnesota

    Yeah, I guess its not an exact science. My '08 gueze is a 2011, so I was making an assumption based on 2 data points.
     
    #12 Steasy66, Nov 24, 2012
  13. csano

    csano Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2010 Washington
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    Yeah-I think it also depends on when they get around to bottling it.
     
    #13 csano, Nov 24, 2012
  14. csano

    csano Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2010 Washington
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    That's a nice trade!
     
    #14 csano, Nov 24, 2012
  15. cmmcdonn

    cmmcdonn Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2009 Virginia

    Jessup Beverage Jessup, PA

    Just opened this bad boy after Thanksgiving dinner #2. Cork is 2008. Delicious.
     
    #15 cmmcdonn, Nov 24, 2012
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  16. OneBeertoRTA

    OneBeertoRTA Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2010 California

    Well done!

    I would be pretty excited to find one at the bottleshop.
     
    #16 OneBeertoRTA, Nov 24, 2012
  17. JacksDad12109

    JacksDad12109 Devotee (313) May 15, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Thanks for the info! I'm sure they will be cleaned out
     
    #17 JacksDad12109, Nov 24, 2012
  18. CerealKillerKP

    CerealKillerKP Zealot (514) May 24, 2009 Kentucky

    Drink it bro
     
    #18 CerealKillerKP, Nov 25, 2012
  19. henryspam

    henryspam Crusader (424) Jan 14, 2009 California
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    I believe I've paid $34.99 + tax for Lou Pepe Kriek 2009 in San Francisco Bay Area.

    Hey...anybody know the difference between LP gueuze and the regular classic gueuze?
     
    #19 henryspam, Nov 25, 2012
  20. JonnyBeers

    JonnyBeers Savant (1,211) Oct 24, 2012 Canada (BC)

    Lou Pepe Framboise is currently $25 in Vancouver, just bought a bottle, they have a bunch more as well. The 2009 blend has the 2011 cork. Anyone wanting to trade let me know.
     
    #20 JonnyBeers, Nov 25, 2012
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