Vat 79 Monoblend
Description
Boon Vat 79 Monoblend is a geuze blended from three-year old lambic (at the time of bottling) from foeder #79 and young lambic. It was released in 375ml bottles and is labeled as 9% ABV.
History / Other Notes
Foeder 79 is the oldest foeder at the Boon Brewery. It was made by the Persenaire Firm in Antwerp in 1883. Since 1986, it has been used to hold 3-year old lambic from Boon. According the brewery, lambic from Foeder 79 is mostly used as a component for the Oude Geuze Mariage Parfait bottlings.
Vat 79 was released in April 2016. It consists of 90% Lambic from foeder 79 that was brewed on 10/26-27/2011 and bottled on 10/24/2014. It is the first of the Monoblend series to be approved for sale in the U.S.
Label Log
Front label
U.S. label, rear. Bottling date incorrect, should read 10/24/2014
