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== Description ==
Gueuze 1882 (Black label) is a gueuze brewed and blended on-site by Girardin. Unlike [[Gueuze_1882_(White_label)|Girardin Gueuze 1882 (White label)]], it is unfiltered and unpasteurized. It is labeled as 5% ABV and is bottled in both 37,5cl 375ml and 75cl 750ml bottles.
==Notes / Other History==
Though there is no complete bottle log for this gueuze, Girardin Black, as it is colloquially referred to, dates back to at least the 1990's. The bottles are not specifically dated; however, beginning in the mid 2000's the corks began to be stamped with bottling months and batch numbers. For example, Girardin Black bottled in January 2012 has a cork stamped with two numbers: (1) ''A x 2013'' -- indicating the batch letter and a "best-by" date set for one year from bottling; and (2) ''01'' -- indicating the bottling month. It is worth noting that the batch letter will not always correspond with the same month each year. For example, ''G x 2015'' bottles were bottled in December 2014, ''G x 2014'' bottles were bottled in July 2013, and ''G x 2013'' bottles were bottled in September 2012.
Girardin Black is available around the world, but it is only available in 37,5cl 375ml bottles in the United States. Both 75cl 750ml and 37,5cl 375ml bottles can be ordered from various Belgian webshops.
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