Geuzestekerij Parrain: Difference between revisions

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The idea for the blendery slowly made it's way over the years, especially as Armand Debelder was retiring. For the first time in years there wasn't an active lambic activity happening in the Debelder family. Around 2017, Thomas Debelder made calculations for the project, but it was then left aside. Forward to 2023, his sister Julie just finished working sales for the international wholesaler Metro and came back with the idea for the blendery to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the restaurant, and despite the rise in costs since the original business plan, motivation was high and they decided to put their plan to execution, keeping things as simple as possible, which also meant borrowing material.

The blendery is operating under the company "Cuvée Armand BV" which they inherited in 2022 at Armand's passing, but the name wasn't an option as a brand, as it was already used by 3 Fonteinen. They opted for Parrain ("godfather" in french) as a tribute to their uncle Armand and their grandfather Gaston, who started the 3 Fonteinen blendery originally in the cellars of the restaurant in Beersel, where the new project would take place once again.

The blendery is operating under the company "Cuvée Armand BV" which they inherited in 2022 at Armand's passing, but the name wasn't an option as a brand, as it was already used by [[Brouwerij_3_Fonteinen|3 Fonteinen]]. They opted for Parrain ("godfather" in french) as a tribute to their uncle Armand and their grandfather Gaston, who started the 3 Fonteinen blendery originally in the cellars of the restaurant in Beersel, where the new project would take place once again.

After that, things took off fairly quickly as lambic was purchased in 2023 with sufficient age to create a first blend, using lambic from Boon (1 and 2-year-old) and Den Herberg (3 year-old). The idea was to create an easy-drinking gueuze, mainly to serve at the restaurant, like in the old days.

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 The idea for the blendery slowly made it's way over the years, especially as Armand Debelder was retiring. For the first time in years there wasn't an active lambic activity happening in the Debelder family. Around 2017, Thomas Debelder made calculations for the project, but it was then left aside. Forward to 2023, his sister Julie just finished working sales for the international wholesaler Metro and came back with the idea for the blendery to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the restaurant, and despite the rise in costs since the original business plan, motivation was high and they decided to put their plan to execution, keeping things as simple as possible, which also meant borrowing material.
-The blendery is operating under the company "Cuvée Armand BV" which they inherited in 2022 at Armand's passing, but the name wasn't an option as a brand, as it was already used by 3 Fonteinen. They opted for Parrain ("godfather" in french) as a tribute to their uncle Armand and their grandfather Gaston, who started the 3 Fonteinen blendery originally in the cellars of the restaurant in Beersel, where the new project would take place once again.
+The blendery is operating under the company "Cuvée Armand BV" which they inherited in 2022 at Armand's passing, but the name wasn't an option as a brand, as it was already used by [[Brouwerij_3_Fonteinen|3 Fonteinen]]. They opted for Parrain ("godfather" in french) as a tribute to their uncle Armand and their grandfather Gaston, who started the 3 Fonteinen blendery originally in the cellars of the restaurant in Beersel, where the new project would take place once again.
 After that, things took off fairly quickly as lambic was purchased in 2023 with sufficient age to create a first blend, using lambic from Boon (1 and 2-year-old) and Den Herberg (3 year-old). The idea was to create an easy-drinking gueuze, mainly to serve at the restaurant, like in the old days.