6 Reasons to come to the Lambikstoemper Beer weekend 2018

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On Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 August 2018 our Lambikstoemper Beer weekend takes place – meantime for the 19th time! –, in the Visitor’s Center ‘De Lambiek’ at Alsemberg.

And yes, that same weekend there are certainly still other interesting and tempting (beer)events to go to, so it will be  a matter of combining or choosing. So we just want to lend you a hand with the latter.  😉

Why? That’s why!

1. +100 beers

At our Beer weekend you will find more than 100 different beers, among which a wide assortment of spontaneous fermented ones: Lambic, (Oude) Geuze and (Oude) Kriek. But also a wide range of top/bottom/mixed fermented beers, From all over the land, but this year especially: Brussels’ beers in the picture! >> Check our full Beer list 2018

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2. Exclusive!

A number of beers you can taste exclusively or for the first time at our festival. In the assortment of spontaneous fermentation there are …

  • Belle-Vue Selection Lambic Kriek 2018
  • Boon / Mikkeller Oude Geuze Vermouth
  • Cuvée Lambikstoemper 2014
  • De Cam Abrikoos-Rubarber
  • De Cam Framboos-Bloesem
  • 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Honing 2015
  • Oud Beersel Rabarber lambik
  • Oud Beersel Rozenblaadjes lambik
  • Tilquin Oude Groseille Rouge
  • Vandenbroek Watergeus (NL)

… and the following for the top or mixed fermented beers:

  • Ape (Monkey Monk)
  • Crystalstick Experimental2 (Beer & Fashion)
  • Five A Day 2018 Limited Edition (De Feniks) … mixed with 60 years old Goossens Lambic
  • La Trois Tilleuls (Bières de Quartiers)
  • Simian Season (Monkey Monk)
  • Victorius (4 Pajot)

And also the brand new beers Goyck (Varenbroek/Lindemans) and Bogaerden (Sako Brewery) are available at our counter! And ehr … gone = gone!

>> Check our full Beer list 2018

3. FREE!

With us the entrance is totally free. Also the ambiance, with us you receive – inside or on the large terrace outside – is totally for free. And the visitor’s center ‘De Lambiek’ is fully free to visit at this occasion. Further on we have very democratic prices, for the drinks … and the food.

4. Hunger?

What is there to eat this year? A tasty sandwich with white cheese & radishes/spring-onions (ideal with our tasty Oude Geuze/Kriek!), a portion of cheese/salami/mixed – provided by the Parent council of the primary school Huizingen – or a sandwich with (beer!) marinated warm ham from Benny’s Pigdelicious. In short: all of it really nice.  😛

5. Child friendly

With us everyone is welcome, even the smallest ones. While you are tasting, your children can bring out the artist in them at our big coloring contest or enjoy themselves on the BumpFun jumping castle. For the youngest (and the designated drivers) we also have artisanal fruit juice and water.

6. Win!

Finally you don’t have to go home empty handed. Meanwhile our Beer raffle is legendary. For a small contribution you may win very nice beer prices. (Almost) everyone wins! 😉

In short … more than enough reasons to come to our Beer weekend 2018!

Appointment on Saturday 25 August (from 14.00h to 00.00h) and/or Sunday 26 August (from 14.00h to 20.00h)

in the Visitor’s Center De Lambiek, Gemeenveldstraat 1 at 1652 Alsemberg.

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We are expecting you!

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Our beer list 2018 takes shape!

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Our Lambikstoempers Beer weekend 2018 will be here soon…

As usual we have a huge offer of spontaneous fermented beers: Lambic, Oude Geuze, Oude Kriek and other fruit Lambics of ALL Lambic brewers and blenders of the Pajottenland, the new players included (… like Den Herberg, Belgoo and Lambiek Fabriek).

Hey, at our festival this year you can even taste a Dutch Watergeus, 100% natural fermentation, from brewery Vandenbroek (from Midwolde, Groningen). And also Cuvée Lambikstoemper (from 2014), we stil have enough bottles to let you taste the evolution of ‘our’ Oude Geuze.

And … from brewery Boon we also have an absolute (Belgian) exclusivity the Mikkeller Oude Geuze on our counter, riped in vermout barrels, which gave it a very unique flavour. Absolutely worthwhile tasting!

Follow our beer list on line!

Bierweekend Oude Geuze

Beer in the spotlight: Brussels on top!

Each year we also serve a selection of beers in the spotlight. This time we gathered some remarkable, less known and special beers of Brussels’ breweries: Brasserie de la Senne, En Stoemelings, L’Ermitage, L’Annexe, Brussels Beer Project, Beerstorming, No Science etc …

And not in the least is the rest of our beer offer: from low, high or mixed fermentation, from tiny to medium size Belgian breweries where the brewing of artisanal beer is in their blood, from the region or from a distant corner of our land. And yes, again this year there are some “special ones” ! What would you think of the brand new Goyck, a blond beer mixed with Lindemans Lambic? Or the exclusive Five A Day 2018 Limited Edition from brewery De Feniks, mixed with 60 year old Goossens Lambic? And for the daredevils we also have the new Crystalstick Experimental2 on ice. In short: for each his own!

Follow our beer list on line!

Systematically we will reveal more beers.

Rendezvous on Saturday 25 August (from 14:00 to 00:00) and Sunday 26 August (from 14:00 to 20:00) in the Visitor’s Center ‘De Lambiek’ at Alsemberg.

 

Beer weekend 2018: praktical details

14/04/2018: Brewery- & distillery visit at Craywinckelhof

The Lambikstoempers vzw organise a …

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Brewery- & distillery visit at Craywinckelhof

Craywinckelhof, a beautiful restaured and authentic square farm, is a modern micro-brewery with a lot of possibilities. In the brewery they not only brew their own strong “Hagelander”, KraaiKe, but they also brew on behalf of third parties.

But … when they reinstated the old brewery they went a but further. At the brewery is a ‘state-of-the-art’ distillery integrated. With this they distil their own ” jenever”, eau-de-vie’s, gin and whisky.

Because they like to show their craft and let us taste their products, they organise an exeptional visit at the brewery-distillery for De Lambikstoempers vzw.

Rendez-vous on Saturday 14 April 2018 at 13h45 at the brewery, Staatsbaan 263 at 3210 Lubbeek

Our guide is brew master Luc Pauwels. Luc teaches beer brewing and distilling at the CVO COOVI at Anderlecht, where he teaches the craft of brewing, practical as well as theoretical, to (future) microbrewers. Almost 30 years he occupies himself with the making and tasting of beer.

At brewery Craywinckelhof Luc helps manager Louis Schrevens, a former student of him, with the creation and pan out new recepes for third parties and they fine tune their own recepe.

Luc Pauwels

Of course we also taste some creations! Probably another nice and interesting event …

Subscription

Participation to the visit costs 12 euro (for Lambikstoemper members), 15 euro (for Zythos members) and 20 euro (for all others).

Send an e-mail to proeverij@lambikstoempers.be before Monday 9 April mentioning:

  • your name
  • the number of participants (+ membership De Lambikstoempers, Zythos or non-member)
  • the tekst ‘KRAAIKE’

You will then receive an e-mail with further instractions concerning your subscription.

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Hoping to meet you at this event,
Kind Regards,
Johan “Wanne” Madalijns,
President De Lambikstoempers VZW