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== History / Other Notes ==
Tilquin generally receives the Brune in the summer, around July, and blends are generally packaged in March of the following year. Bottles are then conditioned for around 6 months<ref name='Tilquin FB 21-02-2016'>[https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1014428471948467&id=124028207655169&comment_id=1030577913666856&reply_comment_id=1030586246999356&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D Gueuzerie Tilquin Facebook comment from 21-02-2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017]</ref> before the blends are released around September<ref name='Tilquin FB 25-07-2015'>[https://www.facebook.com/124028207655169/photos/a.639338152790836.1073741846.124028207655169/961361003921881 Gueuzerie Tilquin Facebook post from 25-09-2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017]</ref><ref name='Tilquin FB 28-07-2017'/><ref name='Tilquin FB 24-03-2017'>[https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1359625580762086&id=124028207655169 Gueuzerie Tilquin Facebook post from 24-03-2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017]</ref>. The first blend of Stout Rullquin was produced in the 2012-2013 season<ref name='Tilquin FB RQ2'>[https://www.facebook.com/124028207655169/photos/a.129134903811166.20377.124028207655169/1028167277241253 Gueuzerie Tilquin Facebook post from 16-02-2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017]</ref>. After the 2013-2014 season, the recipe for the Rulles Brune used to make the Stout Rullquin was changed to slightly increase the roast level from the normal Rulles Brune recipe to slightly increase the roast. This applies only to the Brune brewed for Gueuzerie Tilquin. Stout Rullquin was packaged in kegs in addition to bottles for the first time in the 2015-2016 season<ref name='Tilquin 31-03-2016'>[https://www.facebook.com/124028207655169/photos/a.129134903811166.20377.124028207655169/1058745190850128 Gueuzerie Tilquin Facebook post from 31-03-2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017]</ref>.
In 2016, bottles from the 2012-2013 batch of Stout Rullquin had become overcarbonated. Therefore, following the same process as used to produce [[Oude_(Gueuze_Tilquin)²_à_l’Ancienne]], 1000 75 cl bottles were therefore opened and emptied into 2 wine barrels. However, in the case of (Stout Rullquin)², fresh barrels from Crozes-Hermitage were used after rinsing (but not fully cleaning) the barrels, giving additional wine character to the blend<ref name='Tilquin FB RQ2'/>. (Stout Rullquin)² was released in late 2016<ref name='Tilquin 08-12-2016'>[https://www.facebook.com/124028207655169/photos/a.129134903811166.20377.124028207655169/1254736791250966 Gueuzerie Tilquin Facebook post from 08-12-2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017]</ref>.