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The immediate postwar lambic scene in and around Brussels saw both boom and bust. Large breweries like [[Brasserie_Belle_Vue|Belle Vue]] had remained prosperous during wartime by purchasing other smaller breweries, with other breweries struggling to remain relevant while continuing to deal with a poor economy and rationed food and supplies. The solution to some of the problems came in the form of a less harsh, commercialized [[Sweetened_Lambic|sweetened lambic]], whose popularity was soaring among drinkers of the time. Brewers in the Pajottenland were beginning to filter, sweeten, and pasteurize their lambic for mass consumption. Brewers outside of the Pajottenland also took notice of this trend.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref>
West Flanders thus became an area that saw an interest in producing "lambic", based on the widespread popularity of Belle Vue. [[Brouwerij_Van_Honsebrouck|Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck]], whose Saint Louis line of beers are still in production today, started buying lambic wort in 1958 from [[Brasserie_Van_Haelen-Coche|Van Haelen-Coche]], and Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste (Bockor) followed suit in 1970 with their Jacobins line while purchasing wort from Brouwerij Heyvaert.<ref name=GeuzeFaroEtKriek>Raymond Buren, [[Books#Gueuze.2C_Faro_et_Kriek|Gueuze, Faro, et Kriek]], 1992</ref> Additionally, Rodenbach had already been producing Saint Georges Gueuze for several decades, but ceased production in 1970 due to the popularity of their flagship beer Rodenbach, a Flanders Red Ale. These breweries were purchasing wort, transporting it to West Flanders, and aging it accordingly until their suppliers ceased production. At that time, they began producing their own version of lambic.<ref name=GeuzeFaroEtKriek>Raymond Buren, [[Books#Gueuze.2C_Faro_et_Kriek|Gueuze, Faro, et Kriek]], 1992</ref> <ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref>
== Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste (Bockor)==