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De Coster-Heymans label.

History

Founded 1876 ^[1] in Saint-Gilles by Ferdinand De Coster-Heymans. De Coster-Heymans took over Drie Roskammen (formerly Wielemans-Ceuppens) in 1885 at Niewland 65-67, and ran it until 1899, when the brewery was moved to rue de France 7-8 (formerly Brasserie Les Trois Coupes - Systermans freres). Lambic was presented at the 1900 Exposition Universelle Internationale in Paris. ^[2] The brewery was run by F. De Coster-Heymans widow from 1920-1925, then moved to Boulevard Barthelemy 39. The brewery became a subdivision of Vandenkerckhoven in 1932, and officially merged later in 1948. The brewery was finally acquired by Brasseries Unies in 1963. ^[3]

Timeline

• 1876: Founded in Saint-Gilles
• 1885: Brewery moves to former Drie Roskammen brewery site
• 1899: Brewery moves to former Les Trois Couppes/Drije Coppen brewery site
• 1920-1925: Brewery run by F. De Coster Heymans widow
• 1925: Brewery moves to Boulevard Barthelemy 39
• 1932: Became a subdivision of Vandenkerckhoven
• 1948: Official merger with Vandenkerckhoven
• 1963: Vandenkerckhoven-De Coster Heymans is acquired by Brasserie Unies

Beers

• Gueuze
• Gueuze-Lambic
• Kriek (Brasserie Unies era)
• Lambic

Photos

• Label photo (Collection: Freddy Leriche)
• Sign photo (Collection: Danny De Beule, photo: Filip Geerts)

Links/References

1. ↑ Jef Van den Steen - Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer, 2012, p. 47
2. ↑ Exposition universelle internationale de 1900 à Paris: Section Belge.
3. ↑ Bier en Brouwerijen te Brussel, Patricia Quintens, AVMB, 1996.