Oude Mûre Tilquin à l'Ancienne

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Description

Oude Mûre Tilquin à l'Ancienne is a lambic with blackberries added. It is available in 75cl and 37,5cl bottles and is listed at 6.4% ABV. The first blends produced 1,800 75cl bottles and 3,600 37,5cl bottles and was released during the 2015 Toer de Geuze weekend.

History / Other Notes

On August 29, 2014, Tilquin posted to Facebook that the gueuzerie had received 957kg of partially frozen blackberries from Germany.[1] On January 7, 2015, it was announced via Facebook that the first blends of Mûre Tilquin à l'Ancienne was in the final stages of being assembled.

Oude Mûre Tilquin à l’Ancienne has a chosen concentration of 35% (kg/l) fruit per liter of lambic. A total of 2,700 liters were produced for the first season. Initially, 957kg of Loch Ness variety blackberries (Rubus fruticosus) were placed in a 2,000-liter tank and topped with lambic until the volume of the tank reached 1,800 liters. Approximately 1,600 liters of lambic were obtained after fermentation and blended with 2 and 3 year old lambic for a total of 2,700 liters. Thus, the final fruit ratio is 35% (kg/l) fruit per liter or 957kg of blackberries per 2,700 liters of lambic.[2]

In May 2015, Oude Mûre Tilquin received label approval for distribution in the United States.[3]

On July 16th, 2015 the gueuzerie received 3,000kg of fresh blackberries from Germany to begin a second series of blends. Three 2,000 liter tanks were filled with 1,000kg of blackberries in each and filled with lambic up to the 1,800 liter mark.

Mûre Tilquin à l'Ancienne Bottle Log

Best-by Date

(dd/mm/yyyy)

Neck Label Bottle Size Label / Notes Image Link
08/01/2025 2014-2015 750ml N/A -
09/01/2025 2014-2015 375ml N/A -
04/11/2025 2015-2016 750ml European label Tilquin Mure 2015 Back Label.JPG
04/11/2025 2015-2016 750ml 12% Imports, U.S. label Tilquin Mûre 750 4 November.jpg
23/11/2025 2015-2016 375ml 12% Imports, U.S. label Tilquin Mûre 375 24 November.jpg

Label Log

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