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Brasserie Fr. Wets & Fils was a lambic blender founded in 1926 by Frans Wets in Sint-Genesius Rode. It was located | Brasserie Fr. Wets & Fils was a lambic blender founded in 1926 by Frans Wets in Sint-Genesius Rode. It was located on Alsembergsesteenweg in Tenbroek (Alsemberg), and produced Gueuze and Kriek. Wets had taken over the beer business from his brother-in-law Vandergucht in 1924. His son Guillame took over shortly after in 1928, expanding the business. In 1977, son-in-law Michel De Neve continued the business, and stopped brewing in 1980. De Neve continued Kriek production until 1987, and Girardin continued production until 1993. | ||
==Beers== | ==Beers== | ||
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History
Brasserie Fr. Wets & Fils was a lambic blender founded in 1926 by Frans Wets in Sint-Genesius Rode. It was located on Alsembergsesteenweg in Tenbroek (Alsemberg), and produced Gueuze and Kriek. Wets had taken over the beer business from his brother-in-law Vandergucht in 1924. His son Guillame took over shortly after in 1928, expanding the business. In 1977, son-in-law Michel De Neve continued the business, and stopped brewing in 1980. De Neve continued Kriek production until 1987, and Girardin continued production until 1993.
Beers
- Gueuze Extra
- Gueuze Wets
- Kriek Extra
- Kriek Wets
- Wets Faro
Breweriana
Advertising
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Wets Gueuze-Kriek glass. Photo: Ebay. -
Wets Kriek Extra paper sign. -
Gueuze-Kriek Wets wooden sign, Timmermans Brewery Museum. -
Kriek Wets wooden crate. Collection: Ben Nevels
Bottles
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Gueuze Wets, pre-1980. Photo: Ben Nevels -
Gueuze Wets cork. Photo: Ben Nevels -
Gueuze Wets seal. Photo: Ben Nevels -
Kriek Wets cork photo.
References
• "Twee Eeuwen Biercultuur In De Zennevallei" (Two Centuries of Beer Culture in the Senne Valley) exhibition guide, Provincie Vlaams-Brabant Dienst Erfgoed, 2016.