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'''Website :''' http://www.oudbeersel.com/ [[File:Oud | '''Website :''' http://www.oudbeersel.com/ [[File:Oud Beersel LOGO on white-01.jpg|right|450px]] | ||
'''Phone:''' +32 (0)23 80 33 96 | '''Phone:''' +32 (0)23 80 33 96 | ||
'''Address:''' 230 | '''Address:''' Laarheidestraat 230, 1650 Beersel | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
[[File:BrouwerijOudBeersel-17.jpg|thumb|left|Part of the barrel cellar at Oud Beersel]]Oud Beersel is a traditional lambic brewery whose wort is produced at [[Brouwerij Boon|Boon]]. Oud Beersel produces a traditional oude geuze, oude kriek, and framboise, in addition to releasing their lambiek in 10 | [[File:BrouwerijOudBeersel-17.jpg|thumb|left|Part of the barrel cellar at Oud Beersel]]Oud Beersel is a traditional lambic brewery whose wort is produced at [[Brouwerij Boon|Boon]]. Oud Beersel produces a traditional oude geuze, oude kriek, and framboise, in addition to releasing their lambiek in 10 L boxes. Oud Beersel also releases a tripel called Bersalis and a Belgian-style pale ale called Kadet. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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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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The following timeline is presented on [http://www.oudbeersel.com/en/brewery/history/ Oud Beersel's] official website in Dutch, French, and English. It is reproduced here to exhibit the long history of the brewery and the Vandervelden family. The website is an excellent resource not only for the brewery's written history, but also for its photographic history. | The following timeline is presented on [http://www.oudbeersel.com/en/brewery/history/ Oud Beersel's] official website in Dutch, French, and English. It is reproduced here to exhibit the long history of the brewery and the Vandervelden family. The website is an excellent resource not only for the brewery's written history, but also for its photographic history. | ||
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| 1953||Henri Vandervelden II||Takes over his father’s brewery operations | | 1953||Henri Vandervelden II||Takes over his father’s brewery operations | ||
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| 1954||Henri Vandervelden II||Increases the brewing capacity to | | 1954||Henri Vandervelden II||Increases the brewing capacity to 50 hl per brew | ||
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| 1954||Henri Vandervelden II||The brewery uses the name Oud Beersel as a reaction against the new city of Brussels. | | 1954||Henri Vandervelden II||The brewery uses the name Oud Beersel as a reaction against the new city of Brussels. | ||
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| 07/09/2009||Gert and Jos Christiaens||Launch of the Bersalis Kadet beer | | 07/09/2009||Gert and Jos Christiaens||Launch of the Bersalis Kadet beer | ||
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| 03/31/2010||Gert and Jos Christiaens||Oud Beersel increases its capacity by purchasing five wooden barrels of approximately 45 | | 03/31/2010||Gert and Jos Christiaens||Oud Beersel increases its capacity by purchasing five wooden barrels of approximately 45 hl per barrel | ||
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| 06/01/2010||Gert and Jos Christiaens||First employee joins Oud Beersel as sales representative | | 06/01/2010||Gert and Jos Christiaens||First employee joins Oud Beersel as sales representative | ||
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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]] | * [[Oud Beersel Bzart Oude Geuze|Bzart Oude Geuze]] | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Oude Geuze Vieille]] | * [[Oude Geuze Barrel Selection Barolo Edition]] | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Oude Geuze Vieille - Vandervelden 135]] | * [[Oude Geuze Barrel Selection Demi-Muids]] | ||
* [[Oude Geuze Barrel Selection Madeira Edition]] | |||
* [[Oude Geuze Barrel Selection Oude Pijpen]] | |||
* [[Oude Geuze Barrel Selection Port Wood Whisky 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 Barrel Selection Oude Pijpen|Oude Geuze Vieille - Barrel Selection Oude Pijpen]] | |||
* [[Oud Beersel Oude Geuze Vieille - Foeder 21|Oude Geuze Vieille - Foeder 21]] | |||
=== Oude Geuze Vandervelden === | |||
* [[Oud Beersel Oude Geuze Vieille - Vandervelden 135|Oude Geuze Vieille - Vandervelden 135]] | |||
* [[Oud Beersel Oude Geuze Vieille - Vandervelden 137|Oude Geuze Vieille - Vandervelden 137]] | |||
* [[Oud Beersel Oude Geuze Vieille - Vandervelden 140|Oude Geuze Vieille - Vandervelden 140]] | |||
* [[Oud Beersel Oude Geuze Vieille - Vandervelden 142|Oude Geuze Vieille - Vandervelden 142]] | |||
=== Fruit === | === Fruit === | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Bzart Kriekenlambiek]] | * [[Oud Beersel Barbera Grape Lambic|Barbera Grape Lambic]] | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Bzart Oude Kriek]] | * [[Oud Beersel Bzart Kriekenlambiek|Bzart Kriekenlambiek]] | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Framboise]] | * [[Oud Beersel Bzart Oude Kriek|Bzart Oude Kriek]] | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Green Walnut]] | * [[Oud Beersel Framboise|Framboise]] | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Oude Kriek Vieille]] | * [[Oud Beersel Green Walnut|Green Walnut]] | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Kriek|Oud Beersel | * [[Oud Beersel Oude Kriek Vieille|Oude Kriek Vieille]] | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Schaarbeekse Oude Kriek| | * [[Oud Beersel Kriek|Kriek]] | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Rhubarb Lambiek|Rhubarb Lambiek]] | |||
* [[Oud Beersel Schaarbeekse Oude Kriek|Schaarbeekse Oude Kriek]] | |||
=== Jonge Lambiek=== | === Jonge Lambiek=== | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Jonge Lambiek| | * [[Oud Beersel Jonge Lambiek|Jong Lambiek (Draught/Cask)]] | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Walnotenlambiek|Walnotenlambiek]] | |||
=== Oude Lambiek === | === Oude Lambiek === | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Bzart Lambiek]] | * [[Oud Beersel Bzart Lambiek|Bzart Lambiek]] | ||
* [[Oud Beersel Lambiek|Oude | * [[Oud Beersel Lambiek|Oude Lambiek (Draught/Cask)]] | ||
=== Lambiek Infusions === | |||
* [[Oud_Beersel_Lambiek_Infusions|Lambiek Infusions (Draught/Cask)]] | |||
== Breweriana == | == Breweriana == | ||
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== Videos == | == Videos == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||