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'''Website (Dutch):''' http://www.lambicland.be/De_Cam/Welkom.html [[File:De-cam-logo.png|right|175px|De Cam Geuzestekerij]]

'''Phone:''' +32 (0)25 32 21 32

'''Address:''' Volkscafé De Cam DBD BVBA, Dorpsstraat 67a, 1755 Gooik, 

== Overview ==
De Cam Geuzestekerij is a lambic blendery located in Gooik.  Their lineup consists of traditional Oude Geuze and Oude Kriek, as well other fruited lambics.  All of De Cam's offerings are strictly traditional using traditional ingredients, methods, and techniques.

== History ==

De Cam Geuzestekerij is a relative newcomer to the lambic blending scene.  In June of 1997 De Cam, located in Gooik, became the first new traditional lambic blender to open in Belgium in nearly forty years. <ref name=WildBrews>Jeff Sparrow, [[Books#Wild Brews: Culture and Craftsmanship in the Belgian Tradition|Wild Brews: Culture and Craftsmanship in the Belgian Tradition]], 2005</ref> The brewery was founded by Willem van Herreweghen, who at the time was a production manager at Palm Breweries, along with support from Armand Debelder, Frank Boon, and the mayor of Gooik.  De Cam is currently housed in what was a former brewery dating back to at least 1705, though likely earlier.  The location eventually came into the possession of the town of Gooik in 1992 and was converted into a community center.  By 1997, the building was reclaimed as part of the Belgian lambic tradition.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref>

In 2000, after a successful three years of blending lambic, Willem van Herreweghen left De Cam to return to Palm Breweries as a technical advisor. At the time, Karel Goddeau had been helping around De Cam and Willem had already suggested that Goddeau take over the operations. While finishing his final project as a student at Hogeschool CTL, researching starting a microbrewery and the brewing process of spontaneously fermented beers at [[Brouwerij_3_Fonteinen|3 Fonteinen]], both Armand and Gaston Debelder agreed to show him the art of blending lambic. In May of 2000 Goddeau agreed to become the blender at De Cam while still maintining his day job as a brewer at a non-lambic brewery nearby <ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref>.

Today De Cam is still one of the smallest lambic blenders in Belgium, receiving their lambic from [[Brouwerij Boon|Boon]], [[Brouwerij Girardin|Girardin]], and [[Brouwerij Lindemans|Lindemans]]. The blendery is also a member of [[HORAL|HORAL]]. For his part, Karel still works as a brewer at [http://www.witkap.be Brouwerij Slaghmuylder] about 11 kilometers from Gooik while maintaining the blending and bottling at De Cam.

==Blending Process==
De Cam follows traditional [[Brewing Lambic#Barrels|barrel]] and [[Brewing Lambic#Blending|blending]] processes with the following notable facts:

* Karel studied as a cooper so that he could personally maintain the barrels used at De Cam

* The barrels at De Cam are former 1000 liter Pilsner Urquell casks

* De Cam uses Schaerbeekse Cherries from orchards that belong to his aunts and uncles when possible. However as more quantity is needed, polish cherries provided by Frank [[Brouwerij Boon|Boon]] are used to supplement the fruit supply.<ref name=GeuzeKriek />

== Beers ==
=== Geuze ===
* [[De Cam Geuzestekerij Oude Geuze De Cam|Oude Geuze De Cam]]

=== Faro ===
* [[De Cam Geuzestekerij Oude Faro De Cam|Oude Faro De Cam]]

=== Fruit ===
* [[De Cam Geuzestekerij Framboise Lambiek|Framboise Lambiek]]
* [[De Cam Geuzestekerij Lambiek Special|Lambiek Special]]
* [[De Cam Geuzestekerij Oude Kriek De Cam|Oude Kriek De Cam]]
* [[De Cam Geuzestekerij Kriek Lambiek De Cam|Kriek Lambiek De Cam]]

=== Jonge Lambiek===
* [[De Cam Geuzestekerij Jonge Lambiek De Cam|Jonge Lambiek De Cam (Draught/Cask)]]

=== Oude Lambiek ===
* [[De Cam Geuzestekerij Oude Lambiek De Cam| Oude Lambiek De Cam]]

== Breweriana ==
* [[De Cam Breweriana|Coasters]]
* [[De Cam Breweriana|Glassware]]
* [[De Cam Breweriana|Signs]]
* [[De Cam Breweriana|Everything Else]]

== References ==
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== Videos ==
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