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Although gueuze and lambic were popular in the early 20th century (pushing the family to separate the farm and brewery in 1922), the industry began to decline in the 1950s due to the rise of sugary drinks and the industrialization of lambic after World War II. The last lambic beer was brewed in 1965, and the brewery continued as a liquor store for a few more years. Between 2006 and 2008, the remaining brewery ~~buildings~~ were converted into lofts.

Although gueuze and lambic were popular in the early 20th century (pushing the family to separate the farm and brewery in 1922), the industry began to decline in the 1950s due to the rise of sugary drinks and the industrialization of lambic after World War II. The last lambic beer was brewed in 1965, and the brewery continued as a liquor store for a few more years. Between 2006 and 2008, the remaining production buildings of the brewery were converted into lofts by architect Steven Winderickx, son of Lambic brewer Edgar Winderickx.

Despite the brewery's decline, the Eylenbosch family continued to run the farm, focusing on livestock, grain, and fruit cultivation, as well as dairy production. Senne Eylenbosch, who had worked at [[Brouwerij_3_Fonteinen|Brewery 3 Fonteinen]], began converting part of the farm into a gueuze blending facility in 2019, reviving the Eylenbosch beers. The first activities of Boerenerf started at the end of 2019. In 2020, ~~the collaboration between~~ Senne and Vincent began, ~~and~~ the enterprise, formerly known as Boerenerf Eylenbosch, became Boerenerf.

Despite the brewery's decline, the Eylenbosch family continued to run the farm, focusing on livestock, grain, and fruit cultivation, as well as dairy production. Senne Eylenbosch, who had worked at [[Brouwerij_3_Fonteinen|Brewery 3 Fonteinen]] from July 2016, began converting part of the farm into a gueuze blending facility in 2019, reviving the Eylenbosch beers. The first activities of Boerenerf started at the end of 2019. In 2020, Senne left 3 Fonteinen officially and his collaboration with Vincent began, when the enterprise, formerly known as Boerenerf Eylenbosch, became Boerenerf.

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In 2021, the first release of fruited lambic was unique in that all ingredients were sourced from the Zenne Valley and Pajottenland. Boerenerf's ambition remains to work as organically as possible, though they prioritize the use of local products before anything else. The blending facility’s commercial season traditionally operates in three releases : in May (though it was originally on Easter weekend), September and December, with the release of new beer batches. The variety in the beer lineup can vary annually depending on the fruit harvest.

In 2022, ~~Boerenerf~~ released ~~its~~ first traditional 'old gueuze,' named 'Cuvée Heritage', as a tribute to the Eylenbosch family ancestors.

In 2022, they released their first traditional 'old gueuze,' named 'Cuvée Heritage', as a tribute to the Eylenbosch family ancestors. While some producers count a season of several months as being a whole year for their lambics, Boerenerf considers a lambic to be a year old after spending an actual year in the barrel.

Lambic, cider, and mead created under spontaneous fermentation are at the core of Boerenerf, reflecting the identity of the blending facility. An example of this is ‘Symbiose,’ a unique blend of lambic, cider, and mead, which has never before been commercially released by a lambic producer. They also experiment with grapes (sometimes by blending them with other fruits for taste or even color purposes), usually blending actual wine with 2-year-old lambic rather than macerating the fruits directly, avoiding extra lactic and volatile acids and leading to a specific expression. Once the blend is deemed stable, it is blended down with more lambic, usually at around 35% of wine per liter of finish product. Boon and Sako lambics are not used in grape blends as they don't fit the profile Boerenerf is looking for, mainly in term of body, more adapted to other fruits and straight blends in Senne's opinion.

~~Lambic, cider, and mead under spontaneous fermentation are at~~ the ~~core~~ of ~~Boerenerf, reflecting the identity of the blending facility. An example of this is ‘Symbiose,’ a unique blend of lambic, cider~~, and ~~mead, which has never~~ before ~~been commercially released by a~~ lambic ~~producer. They also experiment with grapes (sometimes by blending them~~ with ~~other fruits~~ for ~~taste or even color purposes), usually blending actual wine with 2-year-old lambic rather than macerating~~ the ~~fruits directly, avoiding extra lactic~~ and ~~volatile acids~~ and ~~leading~~ to ~~a specific expression~~. ~~Once~~ the ~~blend is deemed stable, it is blended down with more lambic, usually~~ at ~~around 35% of wine per liter of finish product. Boon and Sako lambics are not used in grape blends as they don't fit~~ the ~~profile Boerenerf is looking for~~, ~~mainly in term of body, more adapted~~ to ~~other fruits and straight blends in Senne's opinion~~.

With the exception of cherries, fruits are always pre-macerated and fermented before being added to lambic, with regular stirring allowing for the juice and flesh to separate and to avoid unwanted infections from contact with air at the top. Using clear containers allows to later pump the juice into barrels while keeping an eye on the separated flesh staying at the bottom, which would be impossible to do otherwise.

==Side Notes==

The stag beetle is a recurring symbol at Boerenerf, used on their gueuze labels. Not only did Senne take a liking to that insect while growing up, it also has a strong symbolic meaning that draws a parallel to the lambic world, and gueuze in particular: it ~~lives most of its life as a larva and~~ needs years on hard wood (usually oak), to grow within a specific microclimate and level of humidity, before transforming into its final form.

The stag beetle is a recurring symbol at Boerenerf, used on their gueuze labels. Not only did Senne take a liking to that insect while growing up and wrote a paper about it during his Nature and Environment studies, it also has a strong symbolic meaning that draws a parallel to the lambic world, and gueuze in particular: it needs years on hard wood (usually oak) to grow within a specific microclimate and level of humidity, before transforming into its final form. It also endangered.

Some beers are sold with the mention "''Reserva''". It usually means a variant of an existing beer, which spent more time on oak and was bottled still as a wine, without further blending with extra lambic.

Senne's brother works at a teaching and recreational farm "''kinderboerderij Neerhof''" in Dilbeek, and supplies a small portion of raw organic wheat, which is then brought to De Troch brewery (who sells lambic to Boerenerf). He also provides rhubarb used in Boerenerf blends.

== Beers ==

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===Gueuze===

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Charent'euse|Charent'euse]]

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Gueuze_Erfgoed|Cuvée Héritage - Gueuze Erfgoed]]

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* [[Het_Boerenerf_Oude_Gueuze 1871|Oude Gueuze 1871]]

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Pineau des Charentes|Pineau des Charentes]]

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===Lambic===

===Oude Lambic===

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Oloroso|Oloroso]]

===Fruit===

* [[Het_Boerenerf_ Alsacien|Alsacien]]

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Biet|Biet]]

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Cassis|Cassis]]

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Edelrood|Edelrood]]

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Edelrood_Reserva|Edelrood Reserva]]

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Framboos|Framboos]]

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Fluweel|Fluweel]]

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* [[Het_Boerenerf_Muscabella|Muscabella]]

* [[Het Boerenerf_Mus'iek|Mus'iek]]

* [[Het Boerenerf Pomerano|Pomerano]]

* [[Boerenerf_Eylenbosch_Oude Kers|Oude Kers]]

* [[Boerenerf_Eylenbosch_Oude_Kriek|Oude Kriek]]

* [[Boerenerf Eylenbosch Oude Kriek Amarone|Oude Kriek Amarone]]

* [[Boerenerf_Eylenbosch_Oude_Kriek_met_Cider|Oude Kriek met Cider]]

* [[Boerenerf_Eylenbosch_Oude_Schaarbeekse_Kriek|Terroir - Oude Schaerbeekse Kriek]]

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* [[Het_Boerenerf_Symbiose|Symbiose]]

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Zomerkriek|Zomerkriek]]

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=== Grape ~~lambic~~ ===

=== Grape Lambic ===

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Beau_et_Joli|Beau et Joli]]

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Belle_et_Jolie|Belle et Jolie]]

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Gewürztraminer|Gewürztraminer]]

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Gris_sur_Senne_Reserva|Gris Sur Senne Reserva]]

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Pinot Gris|Pinot Gris]]

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Riesling|Riesling]]

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=== Lambic ~~hybrids~~===

=== Herbed / Spiced ===

* [[Het Boerenerf Salie|Salie]]

=== Lambic Hybrids===

* [[Het_Boerenerf_Ambrosia|Ambrosia]]

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-Although gueuze and lambic were popular in the early 20th century (pushing the family to separate the farm and brewery in 1922), the industry began to decline in the 1950s due to the rise of sugary drinks and the industrialization of lambic after World War II. The last lambic beer was brewed in 1965, and the brewery continued as a liquor store for a few more years. Between 2006 and 2008, the remaining brewery buildings were converted into lofts.
+Although gueuze and lambic were popular in the early 20th century (pushing the family to separate the farm and brewery in 1922), the industry began to decline in the 1950s due to the rise of sugary drinks and the industrialization of lambic after World War II. The last lambic beer was brewed in 1965, and the brewery continued as a liquor store for a few more years. Between 2006 and 2008, the remaining production buildings of the brewery were converted into lofts by architect Steven Winderickx, son of Lambic brewer Edgar Winderickx.
-Despite the brewery's decline, the Eylenbosch family continued to run the farm, focusing on livestock, grain, and fruit cultivation, as well as dairy production. Senne Eylenbosch, who had worked at [[Brouwerij_3_Fonteinen|Brewery 3 Fonteinen]], began converting part of the farm into a gueuze blending facility in 2019, reviving the Eylenbosch beers. The first activities of Boerenerf started at the end of 2019. In 2020, the collaboration between Senne and Vincent began, and the enterprise, formerly known as Boerenerf Eylenbosch, became Boerenerf.
+Despite the brewery's decline, the Eylenbosch family continued to run the farm, focusing on livestock, grain, and fruit cultivation, as well as dairy production. Senne Eylenbosch, who had worked at [[Brouwerij_3_Fonteinen|Brewery 3 Fonteinen]] from July 2016, began converting part of the farm into a gueuze blending facility in 2019, reviving the Eylenbosch beers. The first activities of Boerenerf started at the end of 2019. In 2020, Senne left 3 Fonteinen officially and his collaboration with Vincent began, when the enterprise, formerly known as Boerenerf Eylenbosch, became Boerenerf.
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 In 2021, the first release of fruited lambic was unique in that all ingredients were sourced from the Zenne Valley and Pajottenland. Boerenerf's ambition remains to work as organically as possible, though they prioritize the use of local products before anything else. The blending facility’s commercial season traditionally operates in three releases : in May (though it was originally on Easter weekend), September and December, with the release of new beer batches. The variety in the beer lineup can vary annually depending on the fruit harvest.
-In 2022, Boerenerf released its first traditional 'old gueuze,' named 'Cuvée Heritage', as a tribute to the Eylenbosch family ancestors.
+In 2022, they released their first traditional 'old gueuze,' named 'Cuvée Heritage', as a tribute to the Eylenbosch family ancestors. While some producers count a season of several months as being a whole year for their lambics, Boerenerf considers a lambic to be a year old after spending an actual year in the barrel.
+Lambic, cider, and mead created under spontaneous fermentation are at the core of Boerenerf, reflecting the identity of the blending facility. An example of this is ‘Symbiose,’ a unique blend of lambic, cider, and mead, which has never before been commercially released by a lambic producer. They also experiment with grapes (sometimes by blending them with other fruits for taste or even color purposes), usually blending actual wine with 2-year-old lambic rather than macerating the fruits directly, avoiding extra lactic and volatile acids and leading to a specific expression. Once the blend is deemed stable, it is blended down with more lambic, usually at around 35% of wine per liter of finish product. Boon and Sako lambics are not used in grape blends as they don't fit the profile Boerenerf is looking for, mainly in term of body, more adapted to other fruits and straight blends in Senne's opinion.
-Lambic, cider, and mead under spontaneous fermentation are at the core of Boerenerf, reflecting the identity of the blending facility. An example of this is ‘Symbiose,’ a unique blend of lambic, cider, and mead, which has never before been commercially released by a lambic producer. They also experiment with grapes (sometimes by blending them with other fruits for taste or even color purposes), usually blending actual wine with 2-year-old lambic rather than macerating the fruits directly, avoiding extra lactic and volatile acids and leading to a specific expression. Once the blend is deemed stable, it is blended down with more lambic, usually at around 35% of wine per liter of finish product. Boon and Sako lambics are not used in grape blends as they don't fit the profile Boerenerf is looking for, mainly in term of body, more adapted to other fruits and straight blends in Senne's opinion.
+With the exception of cherries, fruits are always pre-macerated and fermented before being added to lambic, with regular stirring allowing for the juice and flesh to separate and to avoid unwanted infections from contact with air at the top. Using clear containers allows to later pump the juice into barrels while keeping an eye on the separated flesh staying at the bottom, which would be impossible to do otherwise.
 ==Side Notes==
-The stag beetle is a recurring symbol at Boerenerf, used on their gueuze labels. Not only did Senne take a liking to that insect while growing up, it also has a strong symbolic meaning that draws a parallel to the lambic world, and gueuze in particular: it lives most of its life as a larva and needs years on hard wood (usually oak), to grow within a specific microclimate and level of humidity, before transforming into its final form.
+The stag beetle is a recurring symbol at Boerenerf, used on their gueuze labels. Not only did Senne take a liking to that insect while growing up and wrote a paper about it during his Nature and Environment studies, it also has a strong symbolic meaning that draws a parallel to the lambic world, and gueuze in particular: it needs years on hard wood (usually oak) to grow within a specific microclimate and level of humidity, before transforming into its final form. It also endangered.
+Some beers are sold with the mention "''Reserva''". It usually means a variant of an existing beer, which spent more time on oak and was bottled still as a wine, without further blending with extra lambic.
+Senne's brother works at a teaching and recreational farm "''kinderboerderij Neerhof''" in Dilbeek, and supplies a small portion of raw organic wheat, which is then brought to De Troch brewery (who sells lambic to Boerenerf). He also provides rhubarb used in Boerenerf blends.
 == Beers ==
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 ===Gueuze===
+<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Charent'euse|Charent'euse]]
 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Gueuze_Erfgoed|Cuvée Héritage - Gueuze Erfgoed]]
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 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Oude_Gueuze 1871|Oude Gueuze 1871]]
 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Pineau des Charentes|Pineau des Charentes]]
+</div>
-===Lambic===
+===Oude Lambic===
 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Oloroso|Oloroso]]
 ===Fruit===
+<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
 * [[Het_Boerenerf_ Alsacien|Alsacien]]
 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Biet|Biet]]
 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Cassis|Cassis]]
 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Edelrood|Edelrood]]
+* [[Het_Boerenerf_Edelrood_Reserva|Edelrood Reserva]]
 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Framboos|Framboos]]
 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Fluweel|Fluweel]]
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 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Muscabella|Muscabella]]
 * [[Het Boerenerf_Mus'iek|Mus'iek]]
+* [[Het Boerenerf Pomerano|Pomerano]]
 * [[Boerenerf_Eylenbosch_Oude Kers|Oude Kers]]
 * [[Boerenerf_Eylenbosch_Oude_Kriek|Oude Kriek]]
+* [[Boerenerf Eylenbosch Oude Kriek Amarone|Oude Kriek Amarone]]
 * [[Boerenerf_Eylenbosch_Oude_Kriek_met_Cider|Oude Kriek met Cider]]
 * [[Boerenerf_Eylenbosch_Oude_Schaarbeekse_Kriek|Terroir - Oude Schaerbeekse Kriek]]
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 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Symbiose|Symbiose]]
 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Zomerkriek|Zomerkriek]]
+</div>
-=== Grape lambic ===
+=== Grape Lambic ===
+<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
+* [[Het_Boerenerf_Beau_et_Joli|Beau et Joli]]
+* [[Het_Boerenerf_Belle_et_Jolie|Belle et Jolie]]
 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Gewürztraminer|Gewürztraminer]]
+* [[Het_Boerenerf_Gris_sur_Senne_Reserva|Gris Sur Senne Reserva]]
 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Pinot Gris|Pinot Gris]]
 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Riesling|Riesling]]
+</div>
-=== Lambic hybrids===
+=== Herbed / Spiced ===
+* [[Het Boerenerf Salie|Salie]]
+=== Lambic Hybrids===
 * [[Het_Boerenerf_Ambrosia|Ambrosia]]