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[[File:LogoTdG.png|400px|right]]==Page CreatedOverview==Toer de Geuze is a biannual event happening in odd-numbered years in which many of [[HORAL#Members|HORAL member breweries]] open their doors to the public for tours and tastings. It is generally organized in the Spring. ==History==The first Toer de Geuze took place in 1997 when [[Brouwerij_Boon|Boon]], [[De_Cam_Geuzestekerij|De Cam]], [[Brouwerij_Lindemans|Lindemans]], [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|De Troch]], [[Brouwerij_3_Fonteinen|3 Fonteinen]], and [[Brouwerij_Timmermans|Timmermans]] openened their doors to the public. Toer de Geuze is now one of the largest lambic-centered events in the Pajottenland. Charter buses now run specific routes to take attendees to the different breweries, and a riding tour of the Pajottenland takes place in concurrence with the Toer de Geuze. In 2013, nearly 10,000 people participated in the event.<ref name=TdG> HORAL, Toer de Geuze History - http://www.horal.be/en/toer-de-geuze (English) </ref> ==Dates==Toer de Geuze has taken place in every odd-numbered year since 1997. The dates are as follows: *October 19, 1997*October 3, 1999 *April 22, 2001*April 27, 2003*April 3, 2005*April 22, 2007*April 26, 2009*May 1, 2011*April 21, 2013*May 3, 2015 ==Participants==Every HORAL member does not participate and the participating breweries can vary year to year. In 2013 the eight participating breweries were Boon, De Cam, De Troch, 3 Fonteinen, Timmermans [[Hanssens_Artisanaal_bvba|Hanssens]],[[Brouwerij_Oud_Beersel|Oud Beersel]], and [[Gueuzerie_Tilquin|Tilquin]].<ref name=TdG> HORAL, Toer de Geuze History - http://www.horal.be/en/toer-de-geuze (English) </ref> ==HORAL Megablend==For the seventh occurance of Toer de Geuze, HORAL commissioned a special geuze bottling from eight of the participating members. The result came to known as HORAL Mega Blend, and it has been bottled for each Toer de Geuze since then. *[[HORAL Mega Blend 2009|HORAL Mega Blend 2009]]*[[HORAL Mega Blend 2011|HORAL Mega Blend 2011]]*[[HORAL Mega Blend 2013|HORAL Mega Blend 2013]]*[[HORAL Mega Blend 2015|HORAL Mega Blend 2015]] ==References==<references /> ==Photos== ==Videos==<youtube width="250" height="200">RmlRe0b9knk</youtube><youtube width="250" height="200">xCzI8u33AyI</youtube>