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=Iris=
Iris is a completely unique beer from anything else Cantillon does. Although it is a spontaneous fermentation beer, the Iris is very different from the [[Lambic]].
[[Image:CANTILLON-Iris.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Cantillon Iris]]
==Ingredients==
After two years in the barrel, the Iris undergoes a second fresh hopping two weeks before the bottling. A linen bag, filled with hops, is soaked in the beer for two weeks. This technique, called "cold hopping", gives the beer a more intense flavor and makes the smell and the taste more bitter.
Iris is brewed only once every season and all the beers come from the same brewing. This is why the beer is dated. The second fermentation at bottling is obtained by adding liquor. Although it is a spontaneous fermentation beer, the Iris is very different from the [[Lambic]]. The amber color and the bitter and slightly caramelized taste make it a complex beerfresh wort.