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[[File:BrouwerijOudBeersel-5.jpg|thumb|right|Oud Beersel Geuze, Kriek, and Lambiek]] | [[File:BrouwerijOudBeersel-5.jpg|thumb|right|Oud Beersel Geuze, Kriek, and Lambiek]] | ||
Henri Vandervelden, who at the time was working for [[Brasserie de la Couronne | Brouwerij De Kroon]] in Uccle during the cold months, and as a fruit buyer and picker during the warmer months, started construction of his own brewery with the help of local brick fabricators. His experience at Brouwerij De Kroon, that at the time specialized in producing various lambics, gave him the necessary skills to continue on with his own brewery. When Henri’s son Egidius married Catharina Hofmans, the groundwork was laid to expand the Hofmans’ family farm and turn it into an actual brewery. In 1922 Egidius set out to update and upgrade equipment in order to begin producing beers. In the meantime, Egidius’ younger brother Pierre Vandervelden continued his father’s blending and brewing business until shortly after World War II ended.<ref name=GeuzeKriek /> | Henri Vandervelden, who at the time was working for [[Brasserie de la Couronne | Brouwerij De Kroon]] in Uccle during the cold months, and as a fruit buyer and picker during the warmer months, started construction of his own brewery with the help of local brick fabricators. His experience at Brouwerij De Kroon, that at the time specialized in producing various lambics, gave him the necessary skills to continue on with his own brewery. When Henri’s son Egidius married Catharina Hofmans, the groundwork was laid to expand the Hofmans’ family farm and turn it into an actual brewery. In 1922, Egidius set out to update and upgrade equipment in order to begin producing beers. In the meantime, Egidius’ younger brother Pierre Vandervelden continued his father’s blending and brewing business until shortly after World War II ended.<ref name=GeuzeKriek /> | ||
The brewery that Egidius set up was not initially a lambic brewery, though it produced lambic-esque beers. In many ways, Egidius was the first to establish a non-traditional lambic. By 1930, he was the first to produce a sweetened, pasteurized kriek in bottles with a crown and a cap.<ref name=GeuzeKriek /><ref name=OudBeerselHistory> Oud Beersel History (Dutch), http://www.oudbeersel.com/brouwerij/historie/</ref> Lambic was not produced at Oud Beersel until shortly before World War II started using old second-hand equipment. The production was halted when, at the order of the occupying forces, brewers were not permitted to use wheat in their beers. As a replacement, Egidius began to brew a low-alcohol beer using ground-up and dried sugar beet and some hops.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> Egidius passed away at a young age in 1953, leaving the brewery to his son Henri Vandervelden II. | The brewery that Egidius set up was not initially a lambic brewery, though it produced lambic-esque beers. In many ways, Egidius was the first to establish a non-traditional lambic. By 1930, he was the first to produce a sweetened, pasteurized kriek in bottles with a crown and a cap.<ref name=GeuzeKriek /><ref name=OudBeerselHistory> Oud Beersel History (Dutch), http://www.oudbeersel.com/brouwerij/historie/</ref> Lambic was not produced at Oud Beersel until shortly before World War II started using old second-hand equipment. The production was halted when, at the order of the occupying forces, brewers were not permitted to use wheat in their beers. As a replacement, Egidius began to brew a low-alcohol beer using ground-up and dried sugar beet and some hops.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> Egidius passed away at a young age in 1953, leaving the brewery to his son Henri Vandervelden II. | ||
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[[File:BrouwerijOudBeersel-1.jpg|thumb|right|Beer tank on display at Oud Beersel]] | [[File:BrouwerijOudBeersel-1.jpg|thumb|right|Beer tank on display at Oud Beersel]] | ||
=== Geuze === | === Geuze === | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Bzart Oude Geuze|Bzart Oude Geuze]] | |||
* [[Oude Geuze Barrel Selection Barolo Edition]] | * [[Oude Geuze Barrel Selection Barolo Edition]] | ||
* [[Oude Geuze Barrel Selection Demi-Muids]] | * [[Oude Geuze Barrel Selection Demi-Muids]] | ||
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* [[Oude Geuze Barrel Selection Port Wood Whisky Edition]] | * [[Oude Geuze Barrel Selection Port Wood Whisky Edition]] | ||
* [[Oude Geuze Barrel Selection Porto Edition]] | * [[Oude Geuze Barrel Selection Porto Edition]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Oude Geuze Cuvée Christiaens|Oude Geuze Cuvée Christiaens]] | ||
* [[Oude Geuze Cuvée Marvellous|Oude Geuze Cuvée Marvellous]] | |||
* [[Oude Geuze Reserve 2020|Oude Geuze Reserve 2020]] | |||
* [[Oud Beersel Oude Geuze Vieille|Oude Geuze Vieille]] | * [[Oud Beersel Oude Geuze Vieille|Oude Geuze Vieille]] | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Oude Geuze Vieille Barrel Selection Oude Pijpen|Oude Geuze Vieille - Barrel Selection Oude Pijpen]] | * [[Oud Beersel Oude Geuze Vieille Barrel Selection Oude Pijpen|Oude Geuze Vieille - Barrel Selection Oude Pijpen]] | ||
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=== Fruit === | === Fruit === | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Barbera Grape Lambic|Barbera Grape Lambic]] | |||
* [[Oud Beersel Bzart Kriekenlambiek|Bzart Kriekenlambiek]] | * [[Oud Beersel Bzart Kriekenlambiek|Bzart Kriekenlambiek]] | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Bzart Oude Kriek|Bzart Oude Kriek]] | * [[Oud Beersel Bzart Oude Kriek|Bzart Oude Kriek]] | ||
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* [[Oud Beersel Oude Kriek Vieille|Oude Kriek Vieille]] | * [[Oud Beersel Oude Kriek Vieille|Oude Kriek Vieille]] | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Kriek|Kriek]] | * [[Oud Beersel Kriek|Kriek]] | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Rhubarb Lambiek|Rhubarb Lambiek]] | |||
* [[Oud Beersel Schaarbeekse Oude Kriek|Schaarbeekse Oude Kriek]] | * [[Oud Beersel Schaarbeekse Oude Kriek|Schaarbeekse Oude Kriek]] | ||