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→Omer Vander Ghinste Definition of Lambic
Buren quotes Omer Jean Vander Ghinste, the fourth generation owner of the brewery in 1992 as saying that the Bellegem region, the “Leiestreek” also has its lambic, and that he got the confirmation of a professor from Ghent, Monsieur Baetsle, who said: “the idea that lambic originated in the Senne valley is, above all, historic. In the current commercial sense, we must examine if these microorganisms that trigger spontaneous fermentation come from the Senne or from elsewehre… Besides, a 100% artisinal gueuze isn’t part of our times anymore, that beer is too sour." Additionally, the professor seems to advocate a “judicious cutting of the spontaneously fermented acidic beer with a young beer" to make it more palatable.<ref name=GeuzeFaroEtKriek>Raymond Buren, [[Books#Gueuze.2C_Faro_et_Kriek|Gueuze, Faro, et Kriek]], 1992</ref>
The name Jacobins refers to a a famous monastery, the hospice Saint Jacques, built in 1218 to house traveling pilgrims. The connection to Vander Ghinste is that the owner during World War I briefly stayed at Rue des Jacobins in Paris, and therefore got the name for his beers. During the French Revolution, revolutionaries met on this street in October 1789 when the government was moved to Paris.
==Beers==