Belgian Beer & Beer – Meticulous Experimentation
Editor’s Note: On my recent trip to Belgium in the fall of 2017, this was my first stop and interview of two intense weeks of travel, […]
Category: Fruit Lambic
Tilquin 2014/2015 Oude Quetsche Prunes de Namur
Gueuzerie Tilquin is blending some of the best lambic beers in Belgium. Besides making an excellent Gueuze, Pierre Tilquin is also making wonderful fruit lambics […]
Oud Beersel Bzart Kriekenlambiek
Champagne is the celebratory beverage of the wine world, although one can certainly drink it anytime. I’m quite fond of good Champagne, but I’m a […]
Tilquin 2014/2015 Oude Mûre À L’Ancienne
Tilquin is the newest of the Gueuze blenders to join the select group of this dwindling tradition. While Pierre Tilquin maybe the newest member, his […]
Van Honsebrouck St Louis Kriek Fond Tradition
Van Honsebrouck’s “lambic” program grew out of the struggle to keep business growing after WWII in the 40’s and 50’s. Belle-Vue’s gueuze caught the eye […]
Hanssens Oude Kriek “Handgeplukte Schaerbeekse Krieken”
Spring is a time for cherries and cherry beers! Hanssens, the small lambic blending house, has several variations of their cherry beers. Their Oude Kriek “Handgeplukte […]
De Troch Oude Kriek 2014
In the US, it’s pretty evident in sales and the increase of locally brewed options that sour beers are gaining popularity. This has also been […]
Lindemans Oude Kriek Cuvée René
Lindemans has finally released their Oude Kriek Cuvée René in the United States. Lindemans, the largest Gueuze and Lambic producer in Belgium, has made their name […]
De Leite Cuvée Souer’ise
Brouwerij De Leite is another of the great new breweries popping up in Belgium’s current Craft Beer Revolution. Opened in 2008 after Luc Vermeersch and friend […]
Boon Kriek Mariage Parfait 2008
Brouwerij Boon is famous for their Oude Geuze and Geuze Mariage Parfait. They’re also rightly known for their fruit Lambics. Their Oude Kriek recently won […]
Cantillon Fou’Foune 2013
Cantillon Fou’Foune is one of the more sought after beers from the Brussels brewery, which is quite the feet if you consider that they’re one of […]
Drie Fonteinen (3 Fonteinen) Oude Kriek
3 Fonteinen is one of the classic Geuze blenders of Belgium. Their Geuzes and Lambics are highly sought after by sour beer fans the world over, […]
Boon Oude Kriek 2011
2014 was a good year for Brouwerij Boon at the World Beer Cup held in Denver, CO; they took home a bronze medal for their […]
De Cam Lambiek Special
Geuzestekerij De Cam is part of the new vanguard of blenders reviving the ancient tradition of Lambic blending. Founded in 1997 by a Palm Brewery executive […]
Oud Beersel Oude Kriek
Oud Beersel is a Lambic blender with a long heritage but only a short time around in its current incarnation. Oud Beersel had ceased to exist […]