The Gueuze Tilquin à l’ancienne (7.0% alc / vol) is a spontaneous fermentation beer obtained from the blending of 1, 2 and 3 years old lambics. Unfiltered and unpasteurized, it is re-fermented in the bottle for a minimum period of 6 months. The lambics used were fermented and matured in our own oak barrels at the blendery. They are made from worts brewed by Boon, Lindemans, Girardin and Cantillon.

Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne avec Prunes de Namur is a lambic aged on Namur plums. One year old lambic made from are blended and aged with fresh, destoned, skin-on Namur plums for a period of 4 months. This concentrated, fruited lambic blend is then re-blended with 2 and 3 year old lambics to achieve a 250g/l concentration of fruit, before being bottle conditioned at the blendery for a minimum of 3 months.

TECHNICAL FEATURES

Beer made from 60% malted barley and 40% wheat

When boiling, only aged hops are used

Natural contamination by the air during cooling

The day after brewing, contaminated wort is brought to blendery and pumpt into oak barrels

Spontaneous fermentation in oak barrels for a period of 1 to 3 years

Blending and then refermentation in the bottle for 6 months minimum

Average production time : 2 ½ years