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As lambic is often known for being blended, some commercial breweries have also blended young and old lambic with a variety of other beer styles. Often times, the lambic brewers or blenders will lend their lambics to other commercial breweries for blending, but some breweries like Gueuzerie Tilquin, have brought in outside beers to blend in-house with their own lambic. The characteristics present in lambic have been used to enhance beer styles from saisons to stouts, and these blends have been produced in a number of different countries.

The following table attempts to document all commercially produced beers that have lambic blended into them.

Brewery Name	Beer Name	Country of Origin	Lambic Source	Age of Lambic	Base Style	Years Produced	Size	Notes	Picture
Bierbrouwerij de Eem	De Connectie Lambiek vs. IPA	Netherlands	Lindemans and Girardin	12 and 14 month	IPA	2012	Draft Only(?)	Brewed for De Nederlandse Brettanomyces Dagen. May have only been served on cask.
Bierbrouwerij de Eem	Eem Xtreem English IPA & Lambic	Netherlands	De Troch		IPA	2014	330ml
Bierbrouwerij de Eem	Eem Xtreem English IPA & Lambic	Netherlands	Boon		IPA	2013	650ml
Bierbrouwerij de Eem	Eem Xtreem Lambic & Warrior Dryhopped	Netherlands			IPA	2012	Draft Only(?)	Brewed with "[y]oung lambic, imported from Pajottenland".
Birrificio del Ducato	Beersel Mattina	Italy	3 Fonteinen	18 month	Saison	2009	37.5cl, 75cl, 1.5L	Only produced once
Birrificio del Ducato	Beersel Morning	Italy	Oud Beersel		Saison	Regularly	37.5cl	Produced regularly
Birra del Borgo	Duchessic Ale	Italy	Cantillon	12 month	Saison	Regularly(?)	375ml, 750ml
Brasserie de la Senne	Crianza	Belgium	Cantillon		Belgian Pale Ale	2007	750ml	Zinnebir blended with lambic, aged in oak 9 months.
Brasserie de la Senne	Saison de la Senne	Belgium	Cantillon		Saison	2009	750ml
Brasserie de la Senne	Wadesda #1	Belgium	Cantillon		Belgian Tripel	2010	750ml	Jambe-de-Bois blended with lambic, aged in oak.
Brasserie Thiriez	Jean Chris Nomad 59470 (barrel aged)	France	Cantillon		Belgian Pale	2014	750mL	A blend of young Cantillon lambic and the non-barrel aged version of Jean Chris Nomad 59470 - a 4.5% pale beer hopped with Brewer's Gold and Citra and spiced with Myrtle. Aged 8 months in a Côtes du Rhône barrel.
Brouwerij De Ranke	Cuvée De Ranke	Belgium	Girardin		Belgian Pale Ale	Regularly	750ml	Pale ale brewed with Rodenbach yeast.
Brouwerij De Ranke	Cuvée De Ranke Kriek	Belgium	Girardin		Belgian Pale Ale	Regularly	750ml	Pale ale brewed with Rodenbach yeast and cherries added.
Brouwerij Dilewyns	Vicardin	Belgium	Girardin		Tripel	Regularly	330ml
Brouwerij Kerkom	Reuss	Belgium	3 Fonteinen (first batch), Girardin, Boon (varies)		Belgian Blonde Ale		750 ml	80% blonde ale, 20% lambic.
Brouwerij Timmermans	Bourgogne des Flandres	Belgium	Timmermans		Flanders Red Ale	Regularly	180ml, 330ml, 750ml
Burning Sky Brewers and Blenders	Cuvée	England	Girardin		Barrel aged Saision	2015	750ml	Blend of Chardonnay barrel aged saison and Girardin lambic aged at the brewery prior to blending.
Burning Sky Brewers and Blenders	Cuvée Resevere	England	Girardin		Barrel aged Saision	2016	750ml	Blend of Chardonnay barrel aged saison and Girardin lambic aged at the brewery prior to blending. Aged one year longer than the regular Burning Sky Cuvée blend.
Burning Sky Brewers and Blenders / Fork Brewing	Les Amis Du Brassage Saison	England and New Zealand	Girardin		Mixed fermentation saison	2017	750mL
Café-Brouwerij Loterbol	Tuverbol	Belgium	3 Fonteinen		Belgian Strong Pale Ale	2005, 2007, 2012	375ml
Funk Factory Gueuzeria	Forest Festival	U.S.A.	Oud Beersel		American Sour	2014	375ml
Gueuzerie Tilquin	Stout Rullquin	Belgium	Tilquin	12 Month	Belgian Dark Ale	2014, 2015	750ml	Produced at Tilquin. A blend of 1/8 lambic and 7/8 Brasserie Artisanale de Rulles Brune. After the 2013-14 batch the recipe for the Rulles Brune was changed slightly to increase the roast. This is the case only for the Rulles Brune brewed for Tilquin.
Hill Farmstead Brewing Company	Civil Disobedience #7	U.S.A.	Cantillon	24 month	Barrel Aged Saison	2013	375ml	Blend of 2 year old Art and 2 year old unblended Cantillon lambic.
Masia Agullons	Setembre	Spain	Cantillon		Strong Pale Ale	Annually	75cl
Masia Agullons	Setembre Especial Nadal	Spain	Cantillon		Strong Pale Ale	Annually	75cl	Previous vintage Setembre with Muscat grapes.
New Belgium Brewing Company	Transatlantique Kriek	U.S.A.	Boon (2009-2014), Oud Beersel (2015-)	7 months	Golden Lager	2009-current	22oz	Oud Beersel ages tart cherries on 6 month old lambic for one month, and ships from Belgium to Colorado for blending. Through 2015, this was a blend of Kriek with a Golden Lager. In 2016 the blend changed to Kriek, Golden Lager and Felix (New Belgium's Golden Sour). In 2017 the blend was all Kriek and Felix.
Nørrebro Bryghus	Saison Lambic Pinot Noir	Denmark	3 Fonteinen	24 month	Barrel Aged Saison	2009	375ml
Seizoensbrouwerij Vandewalle	Reninge Lambiek	Belgium	Oud Beersel		Belgian Blonde Ale	2014	750mL	A blend of lambic and Reninge Blond, in the style of Cuvée De Ranke. Blended with Oud Beersel lambic.

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