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== Description ==
Oude Mûre Tilquin à l'Ancienne is a lambic with blackberries added.  It is available in 75cl and 37,5cl bottles and is listed at 6.4% ABV.  The first blend produced 1,800 75cl bottles and 3,600 37,5cl bottles and were released during the 2015 [[Toer_de_Geuze|Toer de Geuze]] weekend.

== History / Other Notes ==
On August 29, 2014, Tilquin posted to Facebook that the gueuzerie had received 957kg of partially frozen blackberries from Germany.<ref name=TilquinBlackberry> Facebook, Mûre Tilquin, first trial, August 2014 - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.757577427633574.1073741850.124028207655169&type=3</ref>  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 liters were produced for the first blend. Initially, 957kg of Loch Ness variety blackberries ([https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/75680/i-Rubus-fruticosus-i-Loch-Ness-sup-%28PBR%29-sup-%28F%29/Details Rubus fruticosus]) were placed in a 2,000-liter tank and topped with lambic until the volume of the tank reached 1,800 liters. Approximately 1,600 liters 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 957kg of blackberries per 2,700 liters of lambic.<ref name=TilquinBlackberryBlend> Facebook,Mûre Tilquin status update, January 2015, https://www.facebook.com/124028207655169/photos/a.639338152790836.1073741846.124028207655169/827636203961029/?type=1&theater </ref>

In May 2015, Oude Mûre Tilquin received label approval for distribution in the United States.<ref name= TTMure> TTB Label Approval, [https://www.ttbonline.gov/colasonline/viewColaDetails.do?action=publicFormDisplay&ttbid=15106001000149 Mûre Tilquin à l'Ancienne], 2015</ref>

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

== Mûre Tilquin à l'Ancienne Bottle Log ==
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! Best-by Date 
(dd/mm/yyyy)
! Neck Label
! Bottle Size
! Label / Notes
! Image Link
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|08/01/2025||2014-2015||750ml||N/A|| -
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|09/01/2025||2014-2015||375ml||N/A|| -
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|04/11/2025||2015-2016||750ml||European label||[[File:Tilquin Mure 2015 Back Label.JPG|frameless|35px]]
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|04/11/2025||2015-2016||750ml||12% Imports, U.S. label||[[File:Tilquin Mûre 750 4 November.jpg|frameless|25px]]
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|23/11/2025||2015-2016||375ml||12% Imports, U.S. label||[[File:Tilquin Mûre 375 24 November.jpg|frameless|25px]]
|}
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==Label Log==
<gallery>
File:Label Tilquin Mûre.jpg|Belgian label
File:Label Tilquin Mûre US Front.jpg|U.S. label, front
File:Label Tilquin Mûre Rear US.jpg|U.S. label, back
</gallery>

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