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Gueuzerie Tilquin was founded by Pierre Tilquin (PhD in statistics and genetics) and started as a blendery, the first to open its doors in nearly 15 years. After beginning to reserve lambic throughout 2009 with 222 former wine barrels at the time (400 L or about 3.4 U.S. barrels each; a size he chose as he was convinced from his time working at Cantillon and 3 Fonteinen that using smaller format would add complexity from the wood<ref name=TilquinInterviewDBB> Interview with drinkbelgianbeer.com, https://drinkbelgianbeer.com/breweries/interview-pierre-tilquin-owner-master-blender-gueuzerie-tilquin</ref>), he opened his blendery to the public for the first time on the weekend of May 28, 2011, introducing two new lambic blends, [[Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne]] and [[Gueuze Tilquin (Draught Version)]]. | Gueuzerie Tilquin was founded by Pierre Tilquin (PhD in statistics and genetics) and started as a blendery, the first to open its doors in nearly 15 years. After beginning to reserve lambic throughout 2009 with 222 former wine barrels at the time (400 L or about 3.4 U.S. barrels each; a size he chose as he was convinced from his time working at Cantillon and 3 Fonteinen that using smaller format would add complexity from the wood<ref name=TilquinInterviewDBB> Interview with drinkbelgianbeer.com, https://drinkbelgianbeer.com/breweries/interview-pierre-tilquin-owner-master-blender-gueuzerie-tilquin</ref>), he opened his blendery to the public for the first time on the weekend of May 28, 2011, introducing two new lambic blends, [[Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne]] and [[Gueuze Tilquin (Draught Version)]]. | ||
Tilquin produces blends of 1, 2, and 3-year-old lambics with wort acquired from [[Brouwerij_Boon|Boon]], [[Brouwerij_Lindemans|Lindemans]], [[Brouwerij_Girardin|Girardin]], and [[Brasserie_Cantillon|Cantillon]] for the Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne.<ref name=BB&T-Tilquin> [http://belgianbeerspecialist.blogspot.com/2011/05/gueuzerie-tilquin.html Belgian Beer and Travel Blog - Gueuzerie Tilquin]</ref> He is the only blender that is allowed to purchase wort from Cantillon for his blends on a regular basis. While the first 2010-2011 labeled release of Oude Gueuze was reportedly a blend of just 1 and 2-year-old lambics, all subsequent batches have been blends of 1, 2, and 3-year-old lambics. The first known bottling of the gueuze occurred in December 2010 and was labelled as "1ier soutirage" ( | Tilquin produces blends of 1, 2, and 3-year-old lambics with wort acquired from [[Brouwerij_Boon|Boon]], [[Brouwerij_Lindemans|Lindemans]], [[Brouwerij_Girardin|Girardin]], and [[Brasserie_Cantillon|Cantillon]] for the Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne.<ref name=BB&T-Tilquin> [http://belgianbeerspecialist.blogspot.com/2011/05/gueuzerie-tilquin.html Belgian Beer and Travel Blog - Gueuzerie Tilquin]</ref> He is the only blender that is allowed to purchase wort from Cantillon for his blends on a regular basis. While the first 2010-2011 labeled release of Oude Gueuze was reportedly a blend of just 1 and 2-year-old lambics, all subsequent batches have been blends of 1, 2, and 3-year-old lambics. The first known bottling of the gueuze occurred in December 2010 and was labelled as "1ier soutirage" (English: first racking). Tilquin has consistently produced lambic blends in 375 mL and 750 mL bottles for export every year since its opening. | ||
In February 2012, the first fruited lambic was introduced with the release of a very limited batch of [[Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne]], sold in 750 mL bottles. The initial batch was limited to purchases at the brewery, but a second batch produced in January 2013 saw widespread release in Europe and North America later the same year. It was debuted to coincide with the 2013 [[Toer de Geuze]]. | In February 2012, the first fruited lambic was introduced with the release of a very limited batch of [[Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne]], sold in 750 mL bottles. The initial batch was limited to purchases at the brewery, but a second batch produced in January 2013 saw widespread release in Europe and North America later the same year. It was debuted to coincide with the 2013 [[Toer de Geuze]]. | ||