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        • Hof ten Dormaal Zure van Tildonk
        • Hof Ten Dormaal Winter
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Category: spontaneous fermentation

Cantillon Cuvée Saint-Gilloise

Posted March 17, 2017 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgium, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze, Lambic, Sour, spontaneous fermentation

The Van Roy family has been attending Saint Gilloise football games for 5 generations. The Brussels team used to be a perennial top club until […]

Tilquin 2014/2015 Oude Mûre À L’Ancienne

Posted July 5, 2016July 31, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Fruit Lambic, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze, Lambic, Sour, spontaneous fermentation

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 […]

De Troch Oude Kriek 2014

Posted April 28, 2016July 31, 2017 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Fruit Lambic, Kriek, Lambic, spontaneous fermentation

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 […]

Hanssens Artisanaal Oude Gueuze

Posted October 19, 2015July 31, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer History, Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze, spontaneous fermentation, Wild Yeast, Wood Aged

Hanssens is one of the small number of Lambic blenders in Belgium.  Blenders don’t actually brew their own beer.  They buy freshly, spontaneously inoculated wort […]

Hof ten Dormaal Zure van Tildonk 2013

Posted October 9, 2015July 31, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Barrel-Aged, Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Mixed Fermentation, Sour, spontaneous fermentation

It’s been a while since I posted a review from my friends at Hof ten Dormaal.  This January they suffered a major brewery fire.  Instead […]

Girardin Gueuze 1882 (Black Label – 2014)

Posted March 14, 2015July 31, 2017 Christopher Barnes2 CommentsPosted in Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze, Lambic, Sour, spontaneous fermentation

Girardin Gueuze 1882, sometimes known as “Black Label,” is one of the most elusive Gueuzes on the market. Less than 300 cases of it made […]

2011/2013 Tilquin Oude Gueuze²

Posted February 5, 2015August 18, 2017 Christopher Barnes2 CommentsPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze, Lambic, Sour, spontaneous fermentation, Wild Yeast, Wood Aged

Sometimes at breweries, something goes wrong.  Everyone who drinks craft beer has experienced this, even unwittingly.  That special one-off on tap that was never repeated? […]

Tilquin Oude Gueuze 2011/2012

Posted October 8, 2014July 31, 2017 Christopher Barnes1 CommentPosted in Beer Reviews, Beer Tourism, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Brettanomyces, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze, spontaneous fermentation, Wild Yeast

I’m less than 3 weeks away from getting on a plane for my 2 weeks in Belgium where I’ll be visiting a host of fantastic […]

Boon Kriek Mariage Parfait 2008

Posted October 3, 2014July 31, 2017 Christopher Barnes3 CommentsPosted in Beer Reviews, Beer Tourism, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Fruit Lambic, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze, Kriek, Lambic, Sour, spontaneous fermentation

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 […]

Boon Faro

Posted August 25, 2014July 31, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer History, Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Faro, Lambic, Sour, Spice, spontaneous fermentation, Wild Yeast

Faro is a rare treat in Belgium and even rarer outside its borders.  It was once the standard everyday drinking beer of Brussels.  It was […]

Omer Vander Ghinste Cuvée des Jacobins

Posted August 24, 2014 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgium, Flemish Reds/Browns, spontaneous fermentation, Wild Yeast

Recently, the folks at Bockor changed the name of the brewery to Omer Vander Ghinste, a name harkening back to the founding of the brewery. […]

De Ranke Cuvée De Ranke

Posted July 21, 2014 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgium, Flemish Reds/Browns, Lambic, Mixed Fermentation, Sour, spontaneous fermentation

Brouwerij De Ranke continues to put out creative and interesting beers that represent the best mix of Belgian tradition and craft beer innovation.  Cuvée De Ranke […]

Drie Fonteinen (3 Fonteinen) Oude Kriek

Posted May 21, 2014July 31, 2017 Christopher BarnesLeave a commentPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Fruit, Fruit Lambic, Kriek, Sour, spontaneous fermentation

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, […]

Cantillon Classic Gueuze

Posted March 12, 2014July 31, 2017 Christopher Barnes7 CommentsPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze, Lambic, Sour, spontaneous fermentation

Brasserie Cantillon brews and blends what are arguably the world’s most sought after Lambics and Gueuzes.  Cantillon beers are consistently on the top of people’s trade […]

Boon Kriek Mariage Parfait 2007

Posted January 22, 2014July 31, 2017 Christopher Barnes4 CommentsPosted in Beer Reviews, Belgian Reviews Slider, Belgium, Fruit Lambic, Gueze/Geuze/Gueuze, Lambic, Sour, spontaneous fermentation

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 […]

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