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===St. / Archangel Michael and Brussels===
[[File:Saint Michael.jpg|right|thumb|Saint Michael, Grand Place, Brussels]]
Ever since the 8th century St. Michael is being worshipped in the Brussels area: a place of worship could be found on a hill next to the Zenne river, alongside the Cologne-Bavaria road. When the town of Brussels emerged in the 10th century, St. Michael almost evidently became the patron saint of Brussels. The cathedral of St. Michael and St Gudula traces back to the 11th century and ever since the cult of St. Michael has been cultivated and to date a lot of references to St. Michael (mostly with dragon) can still be found. During the second half of the 19th century the city even financed the
depiction of St. Michael on buildings. Nowadays, for example the official flag and logo of the city of Brussels carry his image and the archangel still looks upon its inhabitants in the Central Station and a 5m-tall golden statue of St. Michael overpowering the dragon crowns the town hall on the Grand Place.<ref name = Bruzz> Merchiers, Karen – [https://www.bruzz.be/uit/news/nieuw-boekje-en-rondleiding-over-patroonheilige-brussel-2008-06-08 Nieuw boekje en rondleiding over patroonheilige Brussel]</ref>
===St. / Archangel Michael and the Lambic.Info Logo===
[[File:Societeyt uyt den Engel.jpg|thumb|left|Song text published by Societeyt uyt den Engel featuruing St. Michael]]
The Lambic.Info logo has been explained as being St. Georges having slayed the dragon. The only clues to the direct meaning of this scene are the mentioning of 1) an unfortunate dragon and 2) an angel. As already pointed out, both St. Georges and St. Michael defeated a dragon but only one of them was an (arch)angel (above being a Saint), St. Michael. As we all know, Georges was “just” a Saint.
===Les mémoires de Jef Lambic: The Author===
[[File:Article Desart.jpg|left|thumb|Article on Robert Desart listing ''Les Memoires'' as being written by him]]
In my opinion the author thus must have been thoroughly acquainted with all aspects of Brussels. If you take a look at the writings concerning these topics (folkloric, Brussels, beer, zwanze,…) of that time, three distinguished men could have done the job, if you ask me: Jean d’Osta, Louis Quiévreux and Robert Desart. Besides these three men I also have to mention Albert Vossen of course, who was acquainted with them. We do know the lecture he gave on geuze<ref name = LambicInfo> Vossen, Albert – [http://www.lambic.info/images/a/a1/Vossen1954Champagne-Gueuze.pdf Champagne - Gueuze]</ref> but I don’t believe the geuze-pope wrote Jef Lambic. He just wasn’t an author like the other three. But being a “Brusseleir cent pour cent” with a lot of knowledge on geuze, folklore and humour he surely must have been an invaluable source.
===Did the Lambic.Info Logo Exist In Real Life?===
[[File:Desart - Vignette.png|right|thumb|Vignette found in Desart's work featuring St. Michael]]
Perhaps it did. The style does differ from most of the other drawings in the book (pen and ink drawings according to the author list at the back of Les impasses et vieilles rues de Bruxelles; Anne Quiévreux told me Robert Desart also used the linocut-technique). It is plausible to say that is has been a bar sign and that the name of the bar was St. Michael-related.