Girardin Gueuze Black label 1882 75cl

Style and Colour: Lambic Gueuze. 

Taste: Aromas of apple and vanilla combine deliciously with controlled acidity and a bitter finish.

Alcohol: 5 % ABV

Drinking Temperature: 8° C  

Fermentation: A blend of lambics from 3 different barrels. It contains young lambic of 12 months, semi-old lambic of 18 months and oldest lambic of 24 months. A true Geuze, unfiltered and unpasteurized, and aged in the bottle for at least a year after blending. Refermentation in the bottle gives this Geuze its famous champagne-like spritziness.

The Brewery: The Girardin brewery was originally a farm, as was the tradition in the 19th century. In 1882, Franciscus Girardin bought the farm that he had been renting for years in Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle. The brewing of lambic started in the same year, hence the mention of the year 1882 on the current labels. 

Origin: Lambic is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels. It is fermented through exposure to wild yeasts and bacteria. 

Food: Pairs wonderfully with blue or goat cheese and desserts like waffles.