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== History / Other Notes == | == History / Other Notes == | ||
This entry refers to the batches made available to-go at the gueuzerie as well as for distribution, with the first | This entry refers to the batches made available to-go at the gueuzerie as well as for distribution, with the first release made available in November 2019. | ||
A first trial version (listed here as "Gueuzérable V1") was | A first trial version (listed here as "Gueuzérable V1") was bottled in 2016, for which Pierre bought a small quantity of organic maple syrup directly at local supermarket Colruyt. | ||
For the first commercialized version (2017-2018) he ordered the syrup later than expected in the season and got late harvest syrup, darker but also "less pure" than other grades (meaning other non-sugar natural compounds can be present). | |||
For the second release to-go (2020-2021) he switched to more delicate syrup, harvested earlier and graded A; but the taste being less pronounced, he decided to switch back to darker syrup for next releases (except for the beer listed as "Gueuzérable V3", another trial version only available to drink on-site, which used crystallized syrup). | |||
Fermentation to get all the sugar from the maple syrup to be fermented is rather slow and takes about 6 months, sometimes longer. | Fermentation to get all the sugar from the maple syrup to be fermented is rather slow and takes about 6 months, sometimes longer. | ||