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Bartholomé’s second marriage resulted in four children (two daughters and two sons). One son, Jozef, died young leaving Theo Hanssens (1909 - ? ) as the male successor to the lambic blending business. Theo Hanssens began to learn the lambic blending craft at the age of 14 as his father started to become ill. Not only did he learn with his father, but he also learned with one of the most important lambic breweries in Dworp, [[Brouwerij Winderickx|Winderickx]]. Theo took over the business full time when his father passed away in 1928. In 1932, Theo married Rosa Vastiau, whose name makes up Hanssens barrel marking today: THV. With so many lambic breweries in the immediate area, Theo used wort from [[Brasserie Van Haelen|Van Haelen]] in Beersel (closed in 1957), [[Brasserie Van Haelen-Coche|Van Haelen-Coche]] in Uccle (closed in 1968), [[Brasserie La Fleur d'Or|La Fleur d’Or]] in Brussels (closed in 1969), [[Brouwerij Timmermans|Timmermans]] in Itterbeek, and [[Brouwerij Winderickx|Winderickx]] in Dworp/Tourneppe (closed in 1969). The numerous brewery closures after World War II lead to Hanssens using wort from [[Brouwerij Lindemans|Lindemans]] and [[Brouwerij Girardin|Girardin]] to create their lambics. By 1990, the blend also contained lambic from [[Brouwerij Boon|Boon]].<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, these three breweries make up all of Hanssens's gueuze blends. Theo Hanssens and Rosa Vastiau had one son, Jean, who would eventually learn the trade from his father and move into the business after completing his military service. [[File:HanssensBarrels.jpg|left|thumb|Barrels at Hanssens]]

After succeeding his father Theo in 1974,<ref name=HoralHanssens>HORAL - Hanssens, http://www.horal.be/leden/hanssens-dworp</ref> Jean Hanssens continued to produce only gueuze and kriek throughout the ~~1970’s~~ and ~~80's~~ as the lambic market continued to shrink. Van Den Steen quotes Jean Hanssens to Armand Debelder saying that “de guis is kapot” (''geuze is dead'').<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> However, in 1993, Hanssens along with [[Brouwerij_3_Fonteinen|3 Fonteinen]] and [[Brasserie Moriau | Moriau]] won the OBP trophy which can be seen on 3 Fonteinen labels from the time. Jean Hanssens continued to blend lambic until 1997, when it became apparent that it was time to retire. Jean and his wife Julienne De Wulf had two children, a son Theo and a daughter Sidy. Having not taught his children the art of blending, Jean saw no immediate successor for the name and began to work his way through the final stocks of lambic to be blended with the intention of discontinuing the Hanssens name.

After succeeding his father Theo in 1974,<ref name=HoralHanssens>HORAL - Hanssens, http://www.horal.be/leden/hanssens-dworp</ref> Jean Hanssens continued to produce only gueuze and kriek throughout the 1970s and 80s as the lambic market continued to shrink. Van Den Steen quotes Jean Hanssens to Armand Debelder saying that “de guis is kapot” (''geuze is dead'').<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> However, in 1993, Hanssens along with [[Brouwerij_3_Fonteinen|3 Fonteinen]] and [[Brasserie Moriau | Moriau]] won the OBP trophy which can be seen on 3 Fonteinen labels from the time. Jean Hanssens continued to blend lambic until 1997, when it became apparent that it was time to retire. Jean and his wife Julienne De Wulf had two children, a son Theo and a daughter Sidy. Having not taught his children the art of blending, Jean saw no immediate successor for the name and began to work his way through the final stocks of lambic to be blended with the intention of discontinuing the Hanssens name.

[[File:BottleLineHanssens.jpg|right|thumb|Bottling and corking machine at Hanssens]]

Fortunately for the lambic community, Jean’s daughter Sidy, and her husband John ~~Matthijs~~ took interest in continuing the family’s blending business. In 1998, Hanssens Artisanaal bvba, as we recognize it today, was set up--passing the Hanssens name onto the fourth generation. As a very small blendery, neither Sidy nor John make a living from blending lambic and they have regular day jobs. Today, Hanssens is a 100% traditional lambic blendery, producing only authentic, unsweetened, and unpasteurized lambics. As of now, there are no immediate successors to the Hanssens name. The blendery is still located in Dworp on the same family farm and in the same family farmhouse purchased many years earlier by Bartholomé.<ref name=LambicLand /> Hanssens is also a member of [[HORAL|HORAL]].

Fortunately for the lambic community, Jean’s daughter Sidy, and her husband John Matthys took interest in continuing the family’s blending business. In 1998, Hanssens Artisanaal bvba, as we recognize it today, was set up--passing the Hanssens name onto the fourth generation. As a very small blendery, neither Sidy nor John make a living from blending lambic and they have regular day jobs. Today, Hanssens is a 100% traditional lambic blendery, producing only authentic, unsweetened, and unpasteurized lambics. As of now, there are no immediate successors to the Hanssens name. The blendery is still located in Dworp on the same family farm and in the same family farmhouse purchased many years earlier by Bartholomé.<ref name=LambicLand /> Hanssens is also a member of [[HORAL|HORAL]].

Hanssens has been investing heavily in the renovation of the blendery as of the 2020 COVID pandemic. Although an exact amount was never mentioned, John has been quoted as saying "it pretty much brought us back to square one". Among other changes, an airconditioning unit was installed in the barrel room to hinder the development of the acetic character in the final product that was long associated with Hanssens bottlings. In November 2024, Hanssens officially introduced the Gueuze Extra. [https://www.hln.be/beersel/geuzestekerij-hanssens-lanceert-gueuze-extra-terug-naar-de-originele-smaak-van-hanssens~a22bffcf/]] This particular blend intends to mimic the softer and less acidic character of the gueuze that used to come out of Hanssens before external factors such as climate change.

== Beers ==

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=== Fruit ===

* [[Hanssens Experimental Cassis|Hanssens Cassis]]

* [[Hanssens Cassis|Hanssens Cassis Frambozen Lambic]]

* [[Hanssens Experimental Blackberry|Hanssens Experimental Blackberry]]

* [[Hanssens Experimental Cassis|Hanssens Experimental Cassis]]

* [[Hanssens Experimental Raspberry|Hanssens Experimental Raspberry]]

* [[Hanssens Framboos|Hanssens Framboos]]

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* [[Hanssens Oude Kriek Handeplukte Schaerbeekse Krieken|Hanssens Oude Kriek Handeplukte Schaerbeekse Krieken]]

* [[Hanssens Oudbeitje Lambic|Hanssens Oudbeitje Lambic]]

* [[Hanssens Perle|Hanssens Perle]]

* [[Hanssens Scarenbecca Kriek|Hanssens Scarenbecca Kriek]]

* [[Hanssens V.S.O.R.|Hanssens V.S.O.R.]]

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==Pictures==

File:HanssensBarrels2.jpg

File:HanssensBarrels2.jpg|Barrels at Hanssens Artisanaal.

File:HanssensCrates.jpg

File:HanssensCrates.jpg|Crates at Hanssens Artisanaal.

File:HanssensBottles.jpg

File:HanssensBottles.jpg|Bottles at Hanssens Artisanaal.

File:HanssensPhotos.jpg|Photos at Hanssens Artisanaal.

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~~== Videos ==~~

~~<youtube width="250" height="200">TWW6kHpKdCE</youtube>~~

== References ==

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 Bartholomé’s second marriage resulted in four children (two daughters and two sons).  One son, Jozef, died young leaving Theo Hanssens (1909 - ? ) as the male successor to the lambic blending business. Theo Hanssens began to learn the lambic blending craft at the age of 14 as his father started to become ill.  Not only did he learn with his father, but he also learned with one of the most important lambic breweries in Dworp, [[Brouwerij Winderickx|Winderickx]]. Theo took over the business full time when his father passed away in 1928.  In 1932, Theo married Rosa Vastiau, whose name makes up Hanssens barrel marking today: THV. With so many lambic breweries in the immediate area, Theo used wort from [[Brasserie Van Haelen|Van Haelen]] in Beersel (closed in 1957), [[Brasserie Van Haelen-Coche|Van Haelen-Coche]] in Uccle (closed in 1968), [[Brasserie La Fleur d'Or|La Fleur d’Or]] in Brussels (closed in 1969), [[Brouwerij Timmermans|Timmermans]] in Itterbeek, and [[Brouwerij Winderickx|Winderickx]] in Dworp/Tourneppe (closed in 1969). The numerous brewery closures after World War II lead to Hanssens using wort from [[Brouwerij Lindemans|Lindemans]] and [[Brouwerij Girardin|Girardin]] to create their lambics.  By 1990, the blend also contained lambic from [[Brouwerij Boon|Boon]].<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, these three breweries make up all of Hanssens's gueuze blends. Theo Hanssens and Rosa Vastiau had one son, Jean, who would eventually learn the trade from his father and move into the business after completing his military service. [[File:HanssensBarrels.jpg|left|thumb|Barrels at Hanssens]]
-After succeeding his father Theo in 1974,<ref name=HoralHanssens>HORAL - Hanssens, http://www.horal.be/leden/hanssens-dworp</ref> Jean Hanssens continued to produce only gueuze and kriek throughout the 1970’s and 80's as the lambic market continued to shrink. Van Den Steen quotes Jean Hanssens to Armand Debelder saying that “de guis is kapot” (''geuze is dead'').<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> However, in 1993, Hanssens along with [[Brouwerij_3_Fonteinen|3 Fonteinen]] and [[Brasserie Moriau | Moriau]] won the OBP trophy which can be seen on 3 Fonteinen labels from the time. Jean Hanssens continued to blend lambic until 1997, when it became apparent that it was time to retire.  Jean and his wife Julienne De Wulf had two children, a son Theo and a daughter Sidy. Having not taught his children the art of blending, Jean saw no immediate successor for the name and began to work his way through the final stocks of lambic to be blended with the intention of discontinuing the Hanssens name.
+After succeeding his father Theo in 1974,<ref name=HoralHanssens>HORAL - Hanssens, http://www.horal.be/leden/hanssens-dworp</ref> Jean Hanssens continued to produce only gueuze and kriek throughout the 1970s and 80s as the lambic market continued to shrink. Van Den Steen quotes Jean Hanssens to Armand Debelder saying that “de guis is kapot” (''geuze is dead'').<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> However, in 1993, Hanssens along with [[Brouwerij_3_Fonteinen|3 Fonteinen]] and [[Brasserie Moriau | Moriau]] won the OBP trophy which can be seen on 3 Fonteinen labels from the time. Jean Hanssens continued to blend lambic until 1997, when it became apparent that it was time to retire.  Jean and his wife Julienne De Wulf had two children, a son Theo and a daughter Sidy. Having not taught his children the art of blending, Jean saw no immediate successor for the name and began to work his way through the final stocks of lambic to be blended with the intention of discontinuing the Hanssens name.
 [[File:BottleLineHanssens.jpg|right|thumb|Bottling and corking machine at Hanssens]]
-Fortunately for the lambic community, Jean’s daughter Sidy, and her husband John Matthijs took interest in continuing the family’s blending business. In 1998, Hanssens Artisanaal bvba, as we recognize it today, was set up--passing the Hanssens name onto the fourth generation. As a very small blendery, neither Sidy nor John make a living from blending lambic and they have regular day jobs. Today, Hanssens is a 100% traditional lambic blendery, producing only authentic, unsweetened, and unpasteurized lambics. As of now, there are no immediate successors to the Hanssens name. The blendery is still located in Dworp on the same family farm and in the same family farmhouse purchased many years earlier by Bartholomé.<ref name=LambicLand />  Hanssens is also a member of [[HORAL|HORAL]].
+Fortunately for the lambic community, Jean’s daughter Sidy, and her husband John Matthys took interest in continuing the family’s blending business. In 1998, Hanssens Artisanaal bvba, as we recognize it today, was set up--passing the Hanssens name onto the fourth generation. As a very small blendery, neither Sidy nor John make a living from blending lambic and they have regular day jobs. Today, Hanssens is a 100% traditional lambic blendery, producing only authentic, unsweetened, and unpasteurized lambics. As of now, there are no immediate successors to the Hanssens name. The blendery is still located in Dworp on the same family farm and in the same family farmhouse purchased many years earlier by Bartholomé.<ref name=LambicLand />  Hanssens is also a member of [[HORAL|HORAL]].
+Hanssens has been investing heavily in the renovation of the blendery as of the 2020 COVID pandemic. Although an exact amount was never mentioned, John has been quoted as saying "it pretty much brought us back to square one". Among other changes, an airconditioning unit was installed in the barrel room to hinder the development of the acetic character in the final product that was long associated with Hanssens bottlings. In November 2024, Hanssens officially introduced the Gueuze Extra. [https://www.hln.be/beersel/geuzestekerij-hanssens-lanceert-gueuze-extra-terug-naar-de-originele-smaak-van-hanssens~a22bffcf/]] This particular blend intends to mimic the softer and less acidic character of the gueuze that used to come out of Hanssens before external factors such as climate change.
 == Beers ==
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 === Fruit ===
+* [[Hanssens Experimental Cassis|Hanssens Cassis]]
 * [[Hanssens Cassis|Hanssens Cassis Frambozen Lambic]]
 * [[Hanssens Experimental Blackberry|Hanssens Experimental Blackberry]]
-* [[Hanssens Experimental Cassis|Hanssens Experimental Cassis]]
 * [[Hanssens Experimental Raspberry|Hanssens Experimental Raspberry]]
 * [[Hanssens Framboos|Hanssens Framboos]]
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 * [[Hanssens Oude Kriek Handeplukte Schaerbeekse Krieken|Hanssens Oude Kriek Handeplukte Schaerbeekse Krieken]]
 * [[Hanssens Oudbeitje Lambic|Hanssens Oudbeitje Lambic]]
+* [[Hanssens Perle|Hanssens Perle]]
 * [[Hanssens Scarenbecca Kriek|Hanssens Scarenbecca Kriek]]
 * [[Hanssens V.S.O.R.|Hanssens V.S.O.R.]]
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 ==Pictures==
 <gallery>
-File:HanssensBarrels2.jpg
+File:HanssensBarrels2.jpg|Barrels at Hanssens Artisanaal.
-File:HanssensCrates.jpg
+File:HanssensCrates.jpg|Crates at Hanssens Artisanaal.
-File:HanssensBottles.jpg
+File:HanssensBottles.jpg|Bottles at Hanssens Artisanaal.
+File:HanssensPhotos.jpg|Photos at Hanssens Artisanaal.
 </gallery>
-== Videos ==
-<youtube width="250" height="200">TWW6kHpKdCE</youtube>
 == References ==