Oude Quetsche Tilquin à l'Ancienne (véritable d'Alsace): Difference between revisions

← Older edit Newer edit →

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 __NOTOC__
 == Description ==
-Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne is a lambic with a variety of plums that are added to one and two year old lambic for a period of four months. The resulting lambic is blended with lambic from [[Brouwerij Boon|Boon]], [[Brouwerij Lindemans|Lindemans]], [[Brouwerij Girardin|Girardin]], and [[Brasserie Cantillon|Cantillon]] is 6.4% alcohol by volume. With the exception of the first batch where the lambic spent 6 months on the fruit, all future batches spent 4 months on fruit. The final product is blended with lambic to a final concentration of 250g/l of plums.
+Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne is a lambic made with a variety of plums. The plums are added in high concentration to one year old lambic for a period of four months (with the exception of the first test batch). The resulting lambic is blended with 2 to 3 year lambic to create a final fruit concentration of at least 250g/l. The lambic used is from [[Brouwerij Boon|Boon]], [[Brouwerij Lindemans|Lindemans]], [[Brouwerij Girardin|Girardin]], and [[Brasserie Cantillon|Cantillon]]. Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne is 6.4% alcohol by volume.
 ==Plum Varieties==
-* 2011-2012 - Made with fresh prunes de Namur (Belgium), limited to 548 bottles and sold with a one 75cl bottle per person limit at the brewery only. The lambic spent 6 months on the fruit.
+* 2011-2012 - Small test batch made with fresh prunes de Namur (Belgium), limited to 548 bottles and sold with a one 75cl bottle per person limit at the brewery only. The lambic spent 6 months on the fruit (fruit added 8/30/2011 and removed 2/23/2012).
 * 2012-2013 - Made with fresh Quetsches véritable d'Alsace (France) because there were no prunes de Namur available due to cold weather. Released at Toer de Geuze 2013 after 3 months in the bottle.