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==History==
Founded by Louis (Lode) Willems (b. 1895) 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. 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 his influence to apply political pressureon his competitors.
In 1932, Lode Willems was elected to the office of provincial councilor. In 1933, he ran in the mayoral election against incumbent mayor Louis De Troch. and won by 15 votes. Shortly before his planned inauguration, he suddenly passed away. It is believed that he was poisoned, and his grave 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]].