Oude Mûre Tilquin à l'Ancienne

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Description

Oude Mûre Tilquin à l'Ancienne is a lambic with blackberries added. It is available in 75cl and 37,5cl bottles and is listed at 6.4% ABV. The first batch produced 1,800 75cl bottles and 3,600 37,5cl bottles and was released during the 2015 Toer de Geuze weekend.

History / Other Notes

On August 29, 2014, Tilquin posted to Facebook that the gueuzerie had received 957kg of partially frozen blackberries from Germany. On January 7, 2015, it was announced via Facebook that the first batch of Mûre Tilquin à l'Ancienne was in the final stages of being blended.

Oude Mûre Tilquin à l’Ancienne has a chosen concentration of 35% (kg/l) fruit per liter of lambic. A total of 2,700 liters were produced for the first batch. Initially, 957kg of Loch Ness variety blackberries (Rubus fruticosus) were placed in a 2,000-liter tank and topped with lambic until the volume of the tank reached 1,800 liters. Approximately 1,600 liters of lambic were obtained after fermentation and blended with 2 and 3 year old lambic for a total of 2,700 liters. Thus, the final fruit ratio is 35% (kg/l) fruit per liter or 957kg of blackberries per 2,700 liters of lambic.

In May 2015, Oude Mûre Tilquin received label approval for distribution in the United States.

On July 16th, 2015 the gueuzerie received 3,000kg of fresh blackberries from Germany to begin batch two. Three 2,000 liter tanks were filled with 1,000kg of blackberries in each and filled with lambic up to the 1,800 liter mark.

Mûre Tilquin à l'Ancienne Bottle Log

Best-by Date (dd/mm/yyyy)	Neck Label	Bottle Size	Label / Notes	Image Link
08/01/2025	2014-2015	750ml	Batch 1	-
09/01/2025	2014-2015	375ml	Batch 1	-
04/11/2025	2015-2016	750ml	Batch 2, European label
04/11/2025	2015-2016	750ml	Batch 2, 12% Imports, U.S. label
23/11/2025	2015-2016	375ml	Batch 2, 12% Imports, U.S. label

Label Log

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  Belgian label

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  U.S. label, front

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  U.S. label, back

References

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