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Van Honsebrouck Definition of Lambic
==Van Honsebrouck Definition of Lambic==
When Van Honesbrouck began making what they view as lambic around 1958 they were indeed bringing in wort from a bona fide lambic producer in the Pajottenland. Capitalizing on the popularity of [[Sweetened_Lambic|sweetened lambic]], Luc Van Honsebrouck saw a business opportunity. What he did not see, according to Raymond Buren, was the uniqueness of the product to the Senne Valley. Buren quotes Van Honsebrouck: "The Senne, he says, is the sewer of Brussels." Van Honsebrouck goes on to wonder who created the geographic border typically recongized recognized by lambic producers anyhow. "Kobbegem isn’t in the Pajottenland”, he notes (refering to [[Brasserie_Mort_Subite|Mort Subite]].
“My gueuze conforms to the taste of the times, it’s refreshing and sells well in France, it’s from that perspective that I’ve named it St. Louis.”<ref name=GeuzeFaroEtKriek>Raymond Buren, [[Books#Gueuze.2C_Faro_et_Kriek|Gueuze, Faro, et Kriek]], 1992</ref>
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