Style and Colour: Gueuze with fresh Pinot Gris grapes
Taste: Moderate acidity, accompanied by light white wine flavours. Dry finish.
Alcohol: 8.4 % ABV
Drinking Temperature: 10 - 12° C
Fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation beer made from the fermentation of Pinot Gris grapes in a blend of 1, 2 and 3 year old lambics for a duration of 4 months. Unfiltered and unpasteurized, it is refermented in the bottle for a minimum of 3 months. The lambics used are fermented and matured in oak barrels. They come from musts brewed by the breweries Boon, Lindemans, Girardin and Cantillon.
The Brewery: Located in Bierghes (Rebecq), in the Senne valley, the Gueuzerie Tilquin is the only gueuzerie in Wallonia. Founded in 2009 by Pierre Tilquin.
Origin: Lambic is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels. Brewed in Lembeek, the village that gave Lambic its name. It is fermented through exposure to wild yeasts and bacteria. The Pinot Gris grape comes from the Domaine Valentin Zusslin on the Bollenberg hill in Alsace and is certified organic.
Food: Excellent as an aperitif.
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A Hit out of the Park
Excellent, super enjoyable. The aroma was perfect, followed by great flavors, complexity, lots of fruit, and vinous, balanced with oak and funk. Looks like I’ll need more for my cellar.
