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==History==
Founded in 1930 by Louis (Lode) Willems (b. 1895) at [https://goobit.glly/maps/jxbcgn5ZLXs 2ssltWQ Weverstraat 11] in Wambeek. The brewery produced Gueuze and Krieken-Lambic. Willems was a direct competitor of [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|Louis De Troch]], both in brewing and political life. De Troch had been the mayor of Wambeek since 1899, and used his influence to apply political pressure on his competitors, waging an economic war on his business rivals in the 1930's. In 1932, Lode Willems was elected as a provincial councilor. In 1933, he ran against incumbent mayor Louis De Troch, and won by 15 votes. Shortly before his planned inauguration as mayor of Wambeek, he suddenly passed away. It is believed that he was poisoned, and sadly his grave was also defaced by political opponents.
The brewery operations were continued solely by his widow Maria Severanckx until 1935. In 1936, a partnership was formed with a Baron von Lynden Ollenhaller via a business contact of Severanckx's uncle. Unfortunately, Ollenhaller severely mismanaged the brewery and it soon fell into disrepair. Even the diligent and skillful widow Severanckx couldn't save it from ruin. The brewery equipment and inventory were eventually sold off to [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|Louis De Troch]].
*Correspondence with José Willems, granddaughter of Lode Willems, 2017.
*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, [https://goobit.glly/xCQ6ng 2Fq6Zzt "In Search of a Grandfather Who Changed the History of Wambeek"], Editie Pajot, 01 Dec 2017.
* Wambeek: Bijdragen Tot de Geschiedenis / Luc Van Eeckhoudt, Luc Sergooris, Armand Timmermans – 1993 – bibliotheek Ternat siso 938.1. pp. 306-307.