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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5.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Pours darker , clear pink. Pinkwhite head. Scent is very intense, sweetened fruity candy, not at all recognizable on the lambic. Taste is sharp, very intensely sweetened, without getting over the top sticky. Certainly lost all the lambic goodness though. Sugary (up dront) with raspberry syrup behind it. Hibiscus gives a florality which is hidden by the dominating sugar. Med high carbonation, med thin body. Has a certain element of bacardi breezer going on, to give you an idea about the sweet VS sour balance. Drinkable, in a way a lemonade is drinkable, but very boring and exhausting. If there was any quality in the lambic to begin with, this beer does a great job hiding it.
Tried on 30 May 2024 at 12:24

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Backlog September 2011. Quite clear golden body under a small white head. Aroma is light acidic with fruit and mild funk. Taste is more acidic than expected from aroma, light malt, citric fruit, lemon, sweet peaches, white sugar and hint of candy sugar, mild funk/barnyard. Medium body with refreshing aftertaste. Not super complex, but refreshing and quaffable.
Tried from Can on 29 May 2024 at 15:35

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle from Beer Love: pours dark brown with beige head. Aroma is some chocolate, cherry and vinegar. Nice combination of flavors where the lambic brings out the chocolatey sweetness in the Guinness. Weird but it kind of works.
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2024 at 00:27

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2024 at 21:27

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2024 at 20:12

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
17.05.2024, 0,33l bottle @ home:
Nice bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head, clear reddish color. Aroma is slightly sweet fruity, dried cherries, almond pudding, fruit stones, grass, cherry candy, paper. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish grassy, fruit stones, paper, minerals, grass, berry skin, dusty cherries, almond essence, bark. Little bitterness, slightly harsh fruity mouthfeel. Boring.
Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2024 at 10:29

4.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
16.05.2024, 0,33l bottle @ home:
Nice bubbly mediumlasting head, hazy light reddish color. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish floral, soda powder, red berries candy, herbs, paper, dough, thyme, grass. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish floral, dusty herbs, soda powder, paper, dough, red berries candy, paper, grass, bark, thyme. Little bitterness, slightly harsh sour-ish floral mouthfeel. Meh!
Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2024 at 21:47

5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
16.05.2024, 0,44l bottle @ home:
Nice bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head, clear dark golden color. Aroma is sweet artificial fruity, peach candy, grass, hay, minerals, soda powder, hints of herbs. Taste is slightly dry artificial fruity, hay, grass, peach candy, paper, soda powder, minerals, cereal. Little bitterness, slightly watery and harsh fruity mouthfeel. So boring.
Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2024 at 20:36

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught Transparant head, fast gone over amber-golden beer. Lambicnose*, mild, with a sweetish, heavy, almost boozy aroma; *: old wet wood, apples, bit of sulphur, samphire. Sweet, in the mouth the Bourbon is identifyable. Faint flavour of fruitdrops, guimauves. In the background, mild lactic acid, sour wood. Light body, if more dense than usual for older lambic, and very slick to oily. Original, but it would be exaggerated to call it exceptional.
Tried from Draft at Café Pardaf on 12 May 2024 at 08:07

5/10
Sweet, sourish, raspberry, berries, hibiscus
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2024 at 14:52