Oud Beersel is a

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lambic Lambic () is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels and in Brussels itself since the 13th century. Types of lambic beers include gueuze, kriek lambic and framboise. Lambic differs from most other beers ...

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. It is a member of

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, whose main event is ''Toer De Geuze'' every two years.

History

Oud Beersel is an artisanal lambic brewery, based in

Beersel Beersel () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Alsemberg, Beersel proper, Dworp, Huizingen and Lot. On 1 January 2018 Beersel had a total population of 25,069. The total a ...

and founded in 1882 by Henri Vandervelden. His son Louis, and then his grandson Henri, subsequently took over. In 1991, it was taken over by Henri's nephew Danny Draps. In 2002, the brewing activities were stopped, due to financial problems. In 2005, driven by an interest in reviving the artisanal Oud Beersel kriek and

geuze Gueuze (Dutch ''geuze'', ; French ''gueuze'', ) is a type of lambic, a Beer in Belgium, Belgian beer. It is made by Blending (alcohol production), blending young (1-year-old) and old (2- to 3-year-old) lambics, which is bottled for a second ...

, two young men, Gert Christiaens and Roland De Bus, restarted the brewery. In order to finance the relaunch, the brewery is selling two beers called Bersalis Tripel and Bersalis Kadet, which are not lambic-based beers and are actually made by another brewery (the

Huyghe Brewery Huyghe Brewery ( nl, Brouwerij Huyghe) is a brewery founded in 1906 by Leon Huyghe in city of Melle in East Flanders, Belgium. Its flagship beer is Delirium Tremens, a golden ale. History In 1906, Leon Huyghe purchased an existing brewery in Mel ...

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). Bersalis is the old middle age name of the town of

. Roland left the brewery after a few years. In January 2022 the old pub of the brewery called "Het Bierhuis" was reopened after substantial renovation and restoration.

Beers

* ''Bersalis'' or ''Bersalis Tripel'' (9.5%

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) gold yellow coloured (made at

) * ''Bersalis Kadet'' (4.5%) * ''Old Geuze'' (6.0%) * ''Old Kriek'' (6.0%) * ''Framboise'' (5.0%) * ''lambic'' (around 5%, 1,2 or 3 year aged in wooden barrels, sold in 3,1 liters bag-in-box)

Liqueur

* ''Oud Kriekske'' (19%, ingredients: Old Kriek 'Oud Beersel', sour cherries, alcohol, sugar) - out of production

External links

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