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== History ==

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Gueuzerie Tilquin is the first new lambic blendery to open its doors in nearly 15 years. After beginning to reserve lambic throughout 2009, owner Pierre Tilquin - who holds a PhD in statistics and genetics - opened his blendery to the public for the first time on the weekend of May 28, 2011, introducing two new lambic blends, [[Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne]] and [[Gueuze Tilquin (Draught Version)]].

Gueuzerie Tilquin is the first new lambic blendery to open its doors in nearly 15 years. After beginning to reserve lambic throughout 2009 with 222 former wine barrels at the time (400 liters or about 3.4 U.S. barrels each; a size he chose as he was convinced from his time working at Cantillon and 3 Fonteinen that using smaller format would add complexity from the wood<ref name=TilquinInterviewDBB> Interview with drinkbelgianbeer.com, https://drinkbelgianbeer.com/breweries/interview-pierre-tilquin-owner-master-blender-gueuzerie-tilquin</ref>), owner Pierre Tilquin - who holds a PhD in statistics and genetics - opened his blendery to the public for the first time on the weekend of May 28, 2011, introducing two new lambic blends, [[Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne]] and [[Gueuze Tilquin (Draught Version)]].

Tilquin produces blends of 1, 2, and 3-year-old lambics with wort acquired from [[Brouwerij_Boon|Boon]], [[Brouwerij_Lindemans|Lindemans]], [[Brouwerij_Girardin|Girardin]], and [[Brasserie_Cantillon|Cantillon]] for the Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne.<ref name=BB&T-~~TIlquin~~> [http://belgianbeerspecialist.blogspot.com/2011/05/gueuzerie-tilquin.html Belgian Beer and Travel Blog - Gueuzerie Tilquin]</ref> While the first 2010-2011 labeled release of Oude Gueuze was reportedly a blend of just 1 and 2-year-old lambics, all subsequent batches have been blends of 1, 2, and 3-year-old lambics. The first known bottling of the gueuze occurred in December 2010 and was labelled as "1ier soutirage" (english: first racking). Tilquin has consistently produced lambic blends in 750 mL and 375 mL bottles for export every year since its opening.

Tilquin produces blends of 1, 2, and 3-year-old lambics with wort acquired from [[Brouwerij_Boon|Boon]], [[Brouwerij_Lindemans|Lindemans]], [[Brouwerij_Girardin|Girardin]], and [[Brasserie_Cantillon|Cantillon]] for the Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne.<ref name=BB&T-Tilquin> [http://belgianbeerspecialist.blogspot.com/2011/05/gueuzerie-tilquin.html Belgian Beer and Travel Blog - Gueuzerie Tilquin]</ref> He is the only blender that is allowed to purchase wort from Cantillon for his blends on a regular basis. While the first 2010-2011 labeled release of Oude Gueuze was reportedly a blend of just 1 and 2-year-old lambics, all subsequent batches have been blends of 1, 2, and 3-year-old lambics. The first known bottling of the gueuze occurred in December 2010 and was labelled as "1ier soutirage" (english: first racking). Tilquin has consistently produced lambic blends in 750 mL and 375 mL bottles for export every year since its opening.

In February 2012, Tilquin also introduced its first fruited lambic with the release of a very limited batch of [[Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne]], sold in 750 mL bottles. The initial batch was limited to purchases at the brewery, but a second batch produced in January 2013 saw widespread release in Europe and North America later the same year. It was debuted to coincide with the 2013 [[Toer de Geuze]].

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In 2017, Tilquin began to expand their capacity with several more stainless steel tanks. These tanks will be used to continue larger scale production of fruited lambics following the first [[Tilquin_Experimental_Fruit_Series#1|experimental fruit series]].

In 2019, Pierre Tilquin confirmed the capacity of the blendery went up to reach 575 barrels of 400 liters each, allowing him to stock about 2,300 hectoliters (1,960 U.S. barrels) of lambic, resulting in the release of about 1,350 hl of beer per year. He also mentionned that in mid-January 2019, he took delivery of some new 600-liter barrels, with the aim to replace some of the oldest 400-liter barrels at the blendery, and he acquired some 220-liter barrels as well to fill when there is not enough wort to complete a 400 liters barrel. He also bought some 500-liter barrels, with stainless steel openings on the top of the barrels, to extend his fruit experiments. <ref name=TilquinInterviewDBB> Interview with drinkbelgianbeer.com, https://drinkbelgianbeer.com/breweries/interview-pierre-tilquin-owner-master-blender-gueuzerie-tilquin</ref>.

On June 23rd, 2021, Tilquin announced on social medias that they aquired their own coolship to use for the following season.

== Beers ==

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 == History ==
 [[File:TilquinBarrels-1.jpg|right|200px]]
-Gueuzerie Tilquin is the first new lambic blendery to open its doors in nearly 15 years. After beginning to reserve lambic throughout 2009, owner Pierre Tilquin - who holds a PhD in statistics and genetics - opened his blendery to the public for the first time on the weekend of May 28, 2011, introducing two new lambic blends, [[Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne]] and [[Gueuze Tilquin (Draught Version)]].
+Gueuzerie Tilquin is the first new lambic blendery to open its doors in nearly 15 years. After beginning to reserve lambic throughout 2009 with 222 former wine barrels at the time (400 liters or about 3.4 U.S. barrels each; a size he chose as he was convinced from his time working at Cantillon and 3 Fonteinen that using smaller format would add complexity from the wood<ref name=TilquinInterviewDBB> Interview with drinkbelgianbeer.com, https://drinkbelgianbeer.com/breweries/interview-pierre-tilquin-owner-master-blender-gueuzerie-tilquin</ref>), owner Pierre Tilquin - who holds a PhD in statistics and genetics - opened his blendery to the public for the first time on the weekend of May 28, 2011, introducing two new lambic blends, [[Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne]] and [[Gueuze Tilquin (Draught Version)]].
-Tilquin produces blends of 1, 2, and 3-year-old lambics with wort acquired from [[Brouwerij_Boon|Boon]], [[Brouwerij_Lindemans|Lindemans]], [[Brouwerij_Girardin|Girardin]], and [[Brasserie_Cantillon|Cantillon]] for the Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne.<ref name=BB&T-TIlquin> [http://belgianbeerspecialist.blogspot.com/2011/05/gueuzerie-tilquin.html Belgian Beer and Travel Blog - Gueuzerie Tilquin]</ref>  While the first 2010-2011 labeled release of Oude Gueuze was reportedly a blend of just 1 and 2-year-old lambics, all subsequent batches have been blends of 1, 2, and 3-year-old lambics.  The first known bottling of the gueuze occurred in December 2010 and was labelled as "1ier soutirage" (english: first racking).  Tilquin has consistently produced lambic blends in 750 mL and 375 mL bottles for export every year since its opening.
+Tilquin produces blends of 1, 2, and 3-year-old lambics with wort acquired from [[Brouwerij_Boon|Boon]], [[Brouwerij_Lindemans|Lindemans]], [[Brouwerij_Girardin|Girardin]], and [[Brasserie_Cantillon|Cantillon]] for the Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne.<ref name=BB&T-Tilquin> [http://belgianbeerspecialist.blogspot.com/2011/05/gueuzerie-tilquin.html Belgian Beer and Travel Blog - Gueuzerie Tilquin]</ref> He is the only blender that is allowed to purchase wort from Cantillon for his blends on a regular basis. While the first 2010-2011 labeled release of Oude Gueuze was reportedly a blend of just 1 and 2-year-old lambics, all subsequent batches have been blends of 1, 2, and 3-year-old lambics.  The first known bottling of the gueuze occurred in December 2010 and was labelled as "1ier soutirage" (english: first racking).  Tilquin has consistently produced lambic blends in 750 mL and 375 mL bottles for export every year since its opening.
 In February 2012, Tilquin also introduced its first fruited lambic with the release of a very limited batch of [[Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne]], sold in 750 mL bottles. The initial batch was limited to purchases at the brewery, but a second batch produced in January 2013 saw widespread release in Europe and North America later the same year. It was debuted to coincide with the 2013 [[Toer de Geuze]].
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 In 2017, Tilquin began to expand their capacity with several more stainless steel tanks.  These tanks will be used to continue larger scale production of fruited lambics following the first [[Tilquin_Experimental_Fruit_Series#1|experimental fruit series]].
+In 2019, Pierre Tilquin confirmed the capacity of the blendery went up to reach 575 barrels of 400 liters each, allowing him to stock about 2,300 hectoliters (1,960 U.S. barrels) of lambic, resulting in the release of about 1,350 hl of beer per year. He also mentionned that in mid-January 2019, he took delivery of some new 600-liter barrels, with the aim to replace some of the oldest 400-liter barrels at the blendery, and he acquired some 220-liter barrels as well to fill when there is not enough wort to complete a 400 liters barrel. He also bought some 500-liter barrels, with stainless steel openings on the top of the barrels, to extend his fruit experiments. <ref name=TilquinInterviewDBB> Interview with drinkbelgianbeer.com, https://drinkbelgianbeer.com/breweries/interview-pierre-tilquin-owner-master-blender-gueuzerie-tilquin</ref>.
+On June 23rd, 2021, Tilquin announced on social medias that they aquired their own coolship to use for the following season.
 == Beers ==