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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 weekend.

History / Other Notes

On August 29, 2014, Tilquin posted to Facebook that the gueuzerie had received 957kg of partially frozen blackberries from Germany.^[1] 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 (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.^[2]

In May 2015, Oude Mûre Tilquin received label approval for distribution in the United States.^[3]

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

Best-by Date (dd/mm/yyyy)	Neck Label	Bottle Size	Label / Notes	Image Link
08/01/2025	2014-2015	750ml	N/A	-
09/01/2025	2014-2015	375ml	N/A	-
04/11/2025	2015-2016	750ml	European label
04/11/2025	2015-2016	750ml	12% Imports, U.S. label
23/11/2025	2015-2016	375ml	12% Imports, U.S. label
05/01/2026	2015-2016	375ml	European label, DIAM B 1516 cork	-
01/19/2027	2016-2017	750ml	European label	-
05/01/2027	2016-2017	750ml	12% Imports, U.S. label	-

Label Log

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  Belgian label

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  U.S. label, front

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  U.S. label, back

References

1. ↑ Facebook, Mûre Tilquin, first trial, August 2014 - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.757577427633574.1073741850.124028207655169&type=3
2. ↑ Facebook,Mûre Tilquin status update, January 2015, https://www.facebook.com/124028207655169/photos/a.639338152790836.1073741846.124028207655169/827636203961029/?type=1&theater
3. ↑ TTB Label Approval, Mûre Tilquin à l'Ancienne, 2015

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