The Oude Gueuze Tilquin à l’ancienne is a blend of 1, 2 and 3 years old lambic refermented in bottle for at least 6 months. „Oude“ in flemish or „à l’ancienne“ in french is an appellation protected by the EU and is restricted for traditional belgian gueuze in bottle.
Limited Edition Oude Geuze
Today marks the release of our 5th collaboration with @brouwerij_boon, Cuvée Oude Henri.⠀
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And my oh my, you are in for a special treat!!!⠀
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This Oude Geuze consists of a blend of 1 and 3 year old lambic, that was aged on two special oak foeders which were originally used before by a French producer of a famous white bubbly wine. ⠀
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We aren’t allowed to mention its name, but you’ll definitely taste what we’re talking about ?⠀
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We really treasure our yearly collaboration with Boon, because it allows us to push boundaries and play around with a very traditional beer style together with some of the most skilled lambic producers in the world.
Oude Geuze Boon is a monument of taste with an alcohol content of 7%. It’s a magnificent blend of 90% mild 18 month-old lambic, 5% strong 3 year-old beer and 5% very young lambic, which provides fermentable sugars and wild yeasts. All our beers are aged in oak casks, mixed in a vessel of 25,000 litres and chilled. Before bottling, we bring the mix to fermentation temperature. The bottles are then placed in an air-conditioned room, which leads to a secondary fermentation in the bottle. This is when the lambic becomes gueuze. After several months of aging in the bottle, the gueuze develops its delicate flavour. Want to know the bottling date? Simply subtract 20 years from the “best before” date!
Taste carefully and you will uncover a fruity grapefruit and ginger flavour with a hint of Muscat grapes. You’ll be pleasantly surprised by the wholehearted body and the sublime finish – an explosion of Germanic and Romance cultures.
2020 gueuze was blended using 30% more 3year old lambic due to production increase.
