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==History==
Founded by Louis (Lode) Willems (b. 1895) on in 1930 at [https://goo.gl/maps/jxbcgn5ZLXs Weverstraat 11] in Wambeek. Produced Gueuze and Krieken-Lambic. Willems was a direct competitor of [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|De Troch]], both in brewing and political life. He won Louis De Troch had been the mayor of Wambeek since 1899, and waged an economic war on his business rivals in the 1930's, using political pressure. In 1932, Lode Willems was elected to the office of provincial councilor. In 1933, he ran in the mayoral election in 1933 against incumbent mayor Louis De Troch . and won by 15 votes. Shortly before his planned inauguration, but he suddenly passed away the same year. It is believed that he was poisoned, shortly before and his inaugurationgrave was also defaced by political opponents. The brewery operations were continued by his widow Maria Severanckx until 1936, when the brewery was eventually sold to [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|Louis De Troch]].
==Beers==
==Sources==
*Conversation with José Willems, a direct descendant granddaughter of Lode Willems.
*Jef Van den Steen, [https://www.lambic.info/Books#Geuze_.26_Kriek:_The_Secret_of_Lambic_Beer Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer, 2012. pp. 80]
* Guido Van Cauwelaert, "In search of a grandfather who changed the history of Wambeek" , Editie Pajot, 01 Dec 2017. [https://goo.gl/xCQ6ng article translation]