Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Traditionally, kriek is made by breweries in and around Brussels using lambic beer to which sour cherries (with the pits) are added. [3] A lambic is a sour and dry Belgian beer, fermented spontaneously with airborne yeast said to be native to Brussels; the presence of cherries (or raspberries) predates the almost universal use of hops as a flavoring in beer. [4]
Four varieties of spontaneous fermentation beers containing 5.5% abv are produced: Belle-Vue Gueuze, Kriek, Kriek Extra and Raspberry. [1] It is the best-known brand of Belgian fruit beer though its sweet taste is far from representing that of traditional sour lambics. Belle-Vue's sole traditional product, Selection Lambic, is produced in very ...
In Belgium, beer was already produced in the Roman era, as evidenced by the excavation of a brewery and malthouse from the 3rd and 4th centuries AD at Ronchinne. [9] During the Early and High Middle Ages, beer was produced with gruit, a mix of herbs and spices that was first mentioned in 974 when the bishop of Liège was granted the right to sell it at Fosses-la-Ville.
Belgium’s beer culture is renowned worldwide. There are household brands from the world’s largest brewing company, Anheuser-Busch InBev, such as Stella Artois, Hoegaarden, and Leffe. There are ...
Lambic (English: / ˈ l æ m b ɪ k / LAM-bik, French: ⓘ; Dutch: lambiek ⓘ) is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels since the 13th century. [1] Types of lambic beer include gueuze, kriek lambic, and framboise. [2]
Boon Brewery (Brouwerij Boon) is a Belgian brewery in Lembeek, near Brussels, that mainly produces geuze and kriek beer of a fairly traditional lambic variety, but using modern brewing techniques and equipment. Other products of the brewery including Faro beer and Duivelsbier, the traditional beer of Halle. The brewery was founded in 1978.
2001, World Champion: Kriek; 1985: Michael Jackson named Kriek Lindemans as one of the 5 best beers in the world. Californian Beer Festival 1995, Gold Medal: Framboise; 1995, Gold Medal: Gueuze; World Beer Cup 1996 & 1997, Lindemans named one of the 10 best breweries in the world. 2000, Gold Medal: Oude Gueuze Cuvée René; 2001, Beer-World ...
Pages in category "Belgian beer brands" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 3 Schténg; A.