Timmermans
Commercial Brewery
in
Itterbeek,
Flemish Brabant,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by
John Martin
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 1702
Contact
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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
White quite unregular head. Amber transparant body, does not sticks to the glass. Sour aroma, little bit fruity. The flavour starts sweet-soury and goes to a sour flavour. Very fruity aftertaste. (peach)
Tried
on 11 Dec 2003
at 16:18
3.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Pale golden colour, white head. I think I just opened a can of peaches instead of a bottle of beer. After tasting the beer, I must reconsider, they mixed the juice from that can with my beer . First time and last time.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2003
at 14:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
The aroma is very fruity with some sharp notes. The color is a slightly hazy orange. The flavor is sweet fruity with notes of fresh apples.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2003
at 06:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Aroma light wooden & soapy (in a pleasant way). Nice orange amber, no head though, pearling carbonation. Flavors hard to make out, sweetness, a bit oak. Pretty lightfooted. Light flowery lactic aftertaste.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2003
at 12:23
2.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 1
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 2
Clear golden color, medium head. Aroma of artificial peach. Taste is indeed a bit yoghurt like, sweet sour and sharp taste, and ofcourse peach. Pretty sharp metallic palate.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2003
at 07:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy yellow color, short head. Aroma is spicy and a bit sharp sour, lactic acid could be a good description. Taste is belgian white, but also a sweet and sour like some gueuzes. I like belgian whites, i appreciate gueuzes, but it doesn't work synergistic for me.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2003
at 01:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Beautiful ruby color, almost no head. Sour cherry aroma; light vinegar. Dry; a light maltiness and residual sweetness in the background; pleasant cherry and cherry kernels. Drinkable, but the cherries are a bit too much artificial (cherry syrup).
Tried
on 04 Jul 2003
at 01:32
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
The aroma is slightly sweet, but mostly sour. The color is an unclear dark yellow, and it has a fine head. The flavor is dry, woody, and slightly sour. The flavor is somewhat weird. Definatly not the best geueze I've had.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2003
at 12:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Sample quite aged). Orange-amber; head immediately gone. Yeast has fixed itself at the underside of the bottle (no V-pattern), but pieces have come loose and drift to the bottom of the glass. In the nose, cork, earth, 'horseblanket' and caramel malt vie for domination. In the glass, the cork-mouldiness is gone, and replaced by a lemon, squashed under a horsesaddle. Again some cork and earthy-notes in the taste. Acidity (lemon + buttermilk) surrounds everything without really settling and imposing itself. There is a weird presence of malt (anathema to gueuze, and an aged one at that - points towards top-fermenting addition), and some sulphur, even something chloridic. Mouthfeel is empty for a gueuze. A seriously aged ale can get in this direction, but not a gueuze. Tart all the same. Aftertaste is tartness AND sticky. Some oddball! An ale ought not to taste like gueuze. And a gueuze not like an ale. This is the result of mixing them. It doesn't convince.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2003
at 12:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pale straw colour, no head. Nose of chaff, grain, lactic. Taste: this is pure wort. Virtually no acidity. Not bad in se, but totally unacceptable for this type. There's just some lemon-flavour retronasal. the aftertaste is much better than the rest - thank God. Medium-bodied, yes. Substandard for lambic.
Tried
on 24 May 2003
at 23:19