Timmermans

Commercial Brewery in Itterbeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by John Martin
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1702

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Kerkstraat 11, Itterbeek, 1701, Belgium
Description
Timmermans has kept the tradition of the true lambic alive for over 300 years now. This unique beer, made with 30% wheat, is brewed in Itterbeek, in the oldest active lambic brewery. At its origin is a miracle: micro-organisms in the air of the Senne valley end up in the wort and cause spontaneous fermentation. This is why a true lambic is brewed only within a 15 km radius of Brussels, in the area known as Pajottenland. Since 1993, Martin’s Finest Beer Selection has been proud to preserve this authentic part of Belgium’s beer heritage.

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8/10
Bottle from 2013. Extreme sour and fruity beginning. Deep fresh sour cherries, intense sourness, horse blanket, smooth sour, deep intense sour in the end. Lots of great fresh cherries, sour and deep fruity. Long and intense aftertaste. Fascinating!!
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2024 at 15:57

7.2/10
Tried on 08 Dec 2024 at 13:31

7/10
Sehr süss, die würzig-sauren Lambic-Aromen werden etwas in den Hintergrund gedrängt. Aber fein.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2024 at 17:07

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle from Utobeer, Borough Market, London. Lightly hazed yellowy-amber with a white head and a soft fizz. Tastes of tinned peaches and potpourri. The artificial peach blossom is really overdone. It's quite sweet with just a light tartness and a wisp of bitterness in the aftertaste. Too artificially floral for my liking.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2024 at 13:58

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pours bit unclear, darker blonde. Scent is full, very malty and woody. Taste is full. very malty, wet wood, unfresh barrel. not great, but the scent is good...
Tried on 12 Nov 2024 at 05:21

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Pours bit unclear, witbier-like yellow. Small white head. Scent is mildly funky, some wood. Elderflower is very mild. Taste is full, tart and dry. Citric, fairly mild MF. Malty finish (sharp) loud on the wheat.
Tried on 12 Nov 2024 at 05:10

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
2024 version. Pours unclear pinkred. Scent is full, schaarbeekse. Not specific on the barrel. Taste is tart, dry and sharp. Acidic (lemon acid) Cherry clear but not as OP as in the aroma. Pretty silent on the barrels. Whiff of almond (cherry pits)
Tried on 12 Nov 2024 at 05:08

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pours unclear blonde. Scent is very funky, brett forward, but not the most intense. Bit wood. Taste is sharp, tart, dry, citrus and brett. Very high carbonation.
Tried on 11 Nov 2024 at 07:03

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Color: Slightly hazy golden, white head. Aroma: Fruity, subtle funky, hints of hay and wood. Taste: Moderate to over moderate tart, fruity gooseberry, green apple and some lemon, oak wood, minerals, some hay and old hop. Subtle barnyard Brett funk. Medium body, just below average carbonation. Well balanced, nice refreshing Oude Geuze with the right amount of complexity.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2024 at 19:48

6.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 6
Review based on the BJCP2021 guidelines (style 23F: raspberries with hibiscus). Bottle 25 cl - Batch 11:25 (BB: 12/06/2025). AROMA: medium raspberry and hibiscus aroma with a mild sweet background. gueuze character imperceptible. APPEARANCE: deep amber to ruby color with slight orange highlights and cristal clear. medium-low light pink creamy head with style-average retention. TASTE: similar to the aroma with medium hibiscus and medium-low raspberry. initial faint sourness wuickly followed by a sweet character. low bitterness. finishes dry. MOUTHFEEL: medium-low body with medium carbonation. OVERALL: a sweet fruit lambic without the characteristics imparted from a good lambic blend.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Nov 2024 at 16:28