Stekerij Ambreus
Website (Dutch): https://www.ambreus.be
Phone: +32 475 44 31 64
Address: Frans Daystraat 10, 1501 Buizingen (afrit 20 - E19)
Email: info@ambreus.be
Open: every 2nd Saturday of the month, 10am - 4pm
Overview
History
An idea is born (2019)
As geuze enthusiasts, we began by purchasing lambic from various brewers to create our own geuze. After some positive experiences (and a few missteps), our hobby grew from a few bottles to several crates. An idea was born…
After some discussion, we, Pieter-Jan, Erik, Bastiaan & Jean-Pierre, decided to turn our plans into action. Together, we formed a powerful team with the perfect blend of knowledge and skills to create a new geuze. In short, a top team with a mission.
The idea was to create a geuze consisting of lambics from different breweries to achieve a unique taste. After discussion and some tastings, our idea took shape: combining lambic from Brouwerij Den Herberg, De Troch, and Lindemans.
It begins, the first location (2020)
At the end of 2019, our search for a storage location began, and after some wild ideas, we ended up in Jean-Pierre’s garage on Halleweg. Of course, that space wasn’t immediately suitable for our plan. We first had to build a wall to create a separate area for the FAVV.
Thus, the first step was taken amidst the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. After cleaning up, masonry work, insulation, and painting, we finally had an ideal place to store our barrels and get started.
First time beer in barrels (2020)
Then the moment arrived; the first barrels were delivered, and it suddenly became real. Unloading barrels, drilling holes, cleaning, drying, sulfuring, and cleaning again. Bastiaan had the experience, and we all worked hard together. The first brewing season kicked off with enthusiasm with our initial 24 barrels.
After cleaning came stacking; concrete blocks with beams on top and barrels with wooden wedges underneath. It sounds simple, but the barrels must lie straight and stable so you can build a whole tower.
Then came the big moment; filling the barrels. The first IBC containers filled with wort from DenHerberg arrived. One by one, the barrels were filled, and the necessary markings such as barrel number, filling date, and origin of the wort were meticulously applied.