Geuze breweries

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Gueuze or Geuze (Dutch: geuze, French: gueuze) is a type of lambic, a Belgian beer. It is made by blending young (1-year-old) and old (2- to 3-year-old) lambics, which is bottled for a second fermentation. Because the young lambics are not fully fermented, the blended beer contains fermentable sugars, which allow a second fermentation to occur.

Due to its lambic blend, gueuze has a different flavor than traditional ales and lagers. Because of their use of aged hops, lambics lack the characteristic hop aroma or flavor found in most other beers. Furthermore, the wild yeasts that are specific to lambic-style beers give gueuze a dry, cider-like, musty, sour, acetic acid, lactic acid taste. Many describe the taste as sour and "barnyard-like". Because of its carbonation, gueuze is sometimes called "Brussels Champagne".

In modern times, some brewers have added sweeteners such as aspartame to their gueuzes to sweeten them, trying to make the beer more appealing to a wider audience. The original, unsweetened version is often referred to as "Oude Gueuze" ("Old Gueuze") and referring to a drink made by blending two or more 100% lambic beer."

Gueuze, and the lambics from which it is made, has been produced in the area known as Pajottenland and in Brussels.

Trionfobar offers some Old Gueuze and Old Kriek as well as some sweetened fruit blends. Taste them to discover Pajottenland flavor!

Following breweries can be found around Trionfo:

Brewery Lindemans

A world known brewery nearby Trionfo; a pioneer in the production of Kriek and Gueuze.

www.lindemans.be

Brewery Timmermans

Here, the ‘best Old Gueuze in the world’ is brewed.

www.brtimmermans.be

Brewery Boon

A family brewery, where Lambic is brewed with respect of the oldest traditional

brewing method.