Oude Mûre Tilquin à l'Ancienne

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Description

Oude Mûre Tilquin à l'Ancienne is a lambic with blackberries added. It is available in 375 mL and 750 mL bottles and listed at 6.4% ABV. The first blend produced 1,800 750 mL bottles and 3,600 375 mL bottles, which were released during the 2015 Toer de Geuze weekend.

History / Other Notes

On August 29, 2014, Tilquin posted to Facebook that the gueuzerie had received 957 kg of partially frozen blackberries from Germany. On January 7, 2015, it was announced via Facebook that the first blend of Mûre Tilquin à l'Ancienne was in the final stages of being assembled.

Oude Mûre Tilquin à l’Ancienne has a chosen concentration of 35% (kg/L) fruit per liter of lambic. A total of 2,700 L were produced for the first blend. Initially, 957 kg of Loch Ness variety blackberries (Rubus fruticosus) were placed in a 2,000 L tank and topped with lambic until the volume of the tank reached 1,800 liters. Approximately 1,600 L of lambic were obtained after fermentation and blended with 2 and 3-year-old lambic for a total of 2,700 liters. Thus, the final fruit ratio is 35% (kg/L) fruit per liter or 957 kg of blackberries per 2,700 liters of lambic.

In May 2015, Oude Mûre Tilquin received label approval for distribution in the United States.

On July 16, 2015 the gueuzerie received 3,000 kg of fresh blackberries from Germany to begin a second series of blends. Three 2,000 L tanks were filled with 1,000 kg of blackberries in each and filled with lambic up to the 1,800 L mark.

Mûre Tilquin à l'Ancienne Bottle Log

Best-by Date (dd/mm/yyyy)	Neck Label	Bottle Size	Label / Notes	Image Link
08/01/2025	2014-2015	750 mL	N/A
09/01/2025	2014-2015	375 mL	N/A	-
04/11/2025	2015-2016	750 mL	European label
04/11/2025	2015-2016	750 mL	12% Imports, U.S. label
23/11/2025	2015-2016	375 mL	12% Imports, U.S. label
05/01/2026	2015-2016	375 mL	European label, DIAM B 1516 cork	-
12/14/2026	2015-2016	375 mL	12% Imports, U.S. label
19/01/2027	2016-2017	750 mL	European label
19/01/2027	2016-2017	375 mL	12% Imports, U.S. label
05/01/2027	2016-2017	750 mL	12% Imports, U.S. label	-
06/02/2028	2017-2018	750 mL	12% Imports, U.S. label
14/02/2028	2017-2018	375 mL	European label	-
10/04/2028	2017-2018	750 mL	European label	-
26/02/2029	2018-2019	375 mL	12% Imports, U.S. label
28/01/2030	2019-2020	375 mL	12% Imports, U.S. label

Label Log

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  Non-US label, updated 2020
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  US label, updated 2020
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  Non-US label until 2020
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  U.S. label until 2020
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  U.S. label, back

References

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