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'''Website (Dutch, French, English):''' http://brtimmermans.be/fr/[[File:TimmermansLogoNew.jpg|300px|right]] | '''Website (Dutch, French, English):''' http://brtimmermans.be/fr/[[File:TimmermansLogoNew.jpg|300px|right]] | ||
'''Instagram:''' @timmermans_beers | |||
'''Phone:''' +32 (0)25 69 03 57 | '''Phone:''' +32 (0)25 69 03 57 | ||
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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Timmermans is a lambic brewery and | Timmermans is a lambic brewery and blendery located in Itterbeek. The brewery dates back to the late 17th century and currently produces a wide range of lambic, including both sweetened and unsweetened varieties. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The brewing history of Timmermans dates back to 1692, when a couple acquired a farm next to the Church of Sint-Pieter in the town of Itterbeek west of Brussels. It was originally owned by Jan Vandermeulen and known was known as "Brouwerij De Mol" (The Mole Brewery). The Timmermans logo bears the mark of a mole today. Though it is unclear what kind of beers were being brewed there at the time (some records state that it was ‘brown beer’), the site of the brewery has remained in the same location ever since. | The brewing history of Timmermans dates back to 1692, when a couple acquired a farm next to the Church of Sint-Pieter in the town of Itterbeek, located west of Brussels. It was originally owned by Jan Vandermeulen and known was known as "Brouwerij De Mol" (The Mole Brewery). The Timmermans logo still bears the mark of a mole today. Though it is unclear what kind of beers were being brewed there at the time (some records state that it was ‘brown beer’), the site of the brewery has remained in the same location ever since. Early iterations of the Timmermans brewery had their own coolship as early as the 18th century, as well has its own hop garden and area for hop drying.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen,[[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref><ref name=“HoralTimmermans”>http://www.horal.be/vereniging/timmermans-itterbeek - Timmermans, Dutch</ref> | ||
The Timmermans name became associated with the brewery in 1911 when Gerard Frans Timmermans married the youngest daughter of Paul Josef Walravens, the owner of the brewery (then called Het Molleken). At the same time, Paul Walravens sold the brewery to his daughter and son-in-law for 23,672 Belgian francs. As was seemingly common in the era, Frans Timmermans also became the mayor of Itterbeek, from 1929-1955.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen,[[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> | The Timmermans name became associated with the brewery in 1911, when Gerard Frans Timmermans married the youngest daughter of Paul Josef Walravens, the owner of the brewery (then called Het Molleken). At the same time, Paul Walravens sold the brewery to his daughter and son-in-law for 23,672 Belgian francs. As was seemingly common in the era, Frans Timmermans also became the mayor of Itterbeek, from 1929-1955.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen,[[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> | ||
Frans had only one daughter, Germaine, who married Paul van Cutsem. After the death of Frans Timmermans in 1959, Paul passed the brewery on to his son Raoul after renaming it Brouwerij Timmermans. Several years later, Raoul’s younger brouther Jacques was brought into the business after studying brewing. Together, they created a popular draught kriek sometime between 1960 and 1963 that was sold in cafés in the area. At the time, Timmermans was also experimenting with grapes and lambic, though the project was eventually abandoned due to the fact that grapes did not provide much flavor to the lambic.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen,[[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> | Frans had only one daughter, Germaine, who married Paul van Cutsem. After the death of Frans Timmermans in 1959, Paul passed the brewery on to his son Raoul after renaming it Brouwerij Timmermans. Several years later, Raoul’s younger brouther Jacques was brought into the business after studying brewing. Together, they created a popular draught kriek sometime between 1960 and 1963 that was sold in cafés in the area. At the time, Timmermans was also experimenting with grapes and lambic, though the project was eventually abandoned due to the fact that grapes did not provide much flavor to the lambic.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen,[[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> | ||