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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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7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle, from The Grove, Huddersfield. Pours unclear dark brown with a beige cap. Aroma: roasted malt, sour cherry. Taste: sweet & sour with roasted malt, red berries, sour cherry, light tartness. Medium body with fine carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 21 May 2023 at 10:46

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Grote Dorst, pours an opaque deep dark red, no head. Aroma is pungent cherry-forward, a touch of leather. Flavour is sour, with intense, sour cherries, some balsamic, and medium acidity. Lots of sour cherry, with a pronounced acetic note. Fun to try the base of their Oude Kriek. Pleasant but undeveloped.
Tried from Draft on 21 May 2023 at 09:57

6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at A La Becasse, pours a clear golden with almost no head. Nose is sugary, with cardboard, gentle leather, and candi sugar. Flavour is flat and cardboardy, with sugars, cardboard and light leather. Sugary and cardboardy. Certainly nothing special, but it's not a disaster.
Tried from Draft on 16 May 2023 at 19:22

6.6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
A taster shared with Ryan. Appearance: purple with a barrel sediment. Aroma: cherry pie, some sweetness. Taste: same. Overall: very original.
Tried on 14 May 2023 at 10:40

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
A taster shared with Ryan. Appearance: copper like a tea. Aroma: like a black tea with some herbs. Taste: along the same lines, very herbally and funky. Overall: interesting, unique.
Tried on 14 May 2023 at 10:27

7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured from the tap. Murky dark red with very minimal white head and sediment. Sour cherry, has a nice richness, quite nice.
Tried from Draft on 14 May 2023 at 10:26

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Poured from the tap. Clear amber gold with very minimal white head. Mild funk and feet, no carbonation. Okay.
Tried from Draft on 14 May 2023 at 10:20

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Poured from 375mL bottle (2008 vintage). Clear-ish gold with minimal white head and a tiny bit of sediment. Nice funk, gentle sweet fruitiness, carbonation gone.
Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2023 at 12:56

7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draft pour at the The Belgian Brewers' Bash in Washington DC. Poured a dark, deep yellow color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was tart lemon, light dusty notes. Flavor was pleasant tartness. Flavor was dusty, pleasant tartness, light acidity.
Tried from Draft on 08 May 2023 at 01:32

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2023 at 22:11