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| − | Brasserie Fr. Wets & Fils was a lambic blender founded in 1926 by Frans Wets in Sint-Genesius Rode. It was located | + | Brasserie Fr. Wets & Fils was a lambic blender founded in 1926 by Frans Wets in Sint-Genesius Rode. It was located on Alsembergsesteenweg in Tenbroek (Alsemberg), and produced Gueuze and Kriek. Wets had taken over the beer business from his brother-in-law Vandergucht in 1924. His son Guillame took over shortly after in 1928, expanding the business. In 1977, son-in-law Michel De Neve continued the business, and stopped brewing in 1980. De Neve continued Kriek production until 1987, and Girardin continued production until 1993. |
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| − | File:Wets-Gueuze.jpg|Gueuze Wets, 1980 | + | File:Wets-Gueuze.jpg|Gueuze Wets, pre-1980. Photo: Ben Nevels |
File:Wets-cork.jpg|Gueuze Wets cork. Photo: Ben Nevels | File:Wets-cork.jpg|Gueuze Wets cork. Photo: Ben Nevels | ||
File:Wets-seal.jpg|Gueuze Wets seal. Photo: Ben Nevels | File:Wets-seal.jpg|Gueuze Wets seal. Photo: Ben Nevels | ||
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* [[Books#Geuze_.26_Kriek:_The_Secret_of_Lambic_Beer|''Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer'']] | * [[Books#Geuze_.26_Kriek:_The_Secret_of_Lambic_Beer|''Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer'']] | ||
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| + | • [https://www.lambic.info/images/1/19/TWEE-EEUWEN-BIERCULTUUR.pdf "Twee Eeuwen Biercultuur In De Zennevallei" (Two Centuries of Beer Culture in the Senne Valley) exhibition guide], Provincie Vlaams-Brabant Dienst Erfgoed, 2016. | ||
* http://forum.touteslesbieres.fr/post12385.html | * http://forum.touteslesbieres.fr/post12385.html | ||
[[List_of_Closed_Lambic_Breweries_and_Blenders|←List of Closed Lambic Breweries and Blenders]] | [[List_of_Closed_Lambic_Breweries_and_Blenders|←List of Closed Lambic Breweries and Blenders]] | ||
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History
Brasserie Fr. Wets & Fils was a lambic blender founded in 1926 by Frans Wets in Sint-Genesius Rode. It was located on Alsembergsesteenweg in Tenbroek (Alsemberg), and produced Gueuze and Kriek. Wets had taken over the beer business from his brother-in-law Vandergucht in 1924. His son Guillame took over shortly after in 1928, expanding the business. In 1977, son-in-law Michel De Neve continued the business, and stopped brewing in 1980. De Neve continued Kriek production until 1987, and Girardin continued production until 1993.
Beers
- Gueuze Extra
- Gueuze Wets
- Kriek Extra
- Kriek Wets
- Wets Faro
Breweriana
Advertising
Wets Gueuze-Kriek glass. Photo: Ebay.
Wets Kriek Extra paper sign.
Gueuze-Kriek Wets wooden sign, Timmermans Brewery Museum.
Kriek Wets wooden crate. Collection: Ben Nevels
Bottles
Gueuze Wets, pre-1980. Photo: Ben Nevels
Gueuze Wets cork. Photo: Ben Nevels
Gueuze Wets seal. Photo: Ben Nevels
Kriek Wets cork photo.
References
• "Twee Eeuwen Biercultuur In De Zennevallei" (Two Centuries of Beer Culture in the Senne Valley) exhibition guide, Provincie Vlaams-Brabant Dienst Erfgoed, 2016.