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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7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
20 June 2025. “Iets voor den Erwin” @ Dracuna. Cheers to the whole GBV crew!

Barnyard, wet hay, old white grapes, sherry, damp cellar, rhubarb, cucumber, gooseberry. Sour rhubarb, gooseberry, green apple and vague cucumber mixing with funky hay, cellar and lemon acid against a bready malt backbone. Rather astringent, mouth-puckering finish of woody tannins with lingering lemon & lactic acid and some green apple. Moussy texture, average to fizzy carbonation. Quite 'untamed' but enjoyable at that.
Tried on 12 Sep 2025 at 09:15

4.6/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 5 Texture 3 Overall 5
sour beer/lambic aroma and strawberries. they don't blend very well together. bit like salad dressing with a sour milk note.
flavor is strawberries, mild lambic flavor.
texture is super weird, sort of chewwy, like blended strawberries, perhaps.
strange flavored lambic. didn't work out very well.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2025 at 14:09

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Sour and tart aroma with peaches like fruitiness
Flavor is tart and sour beer, malty, sweet spicy. Bit weird and Artificial. Basement supermarket, el corte ingles, Las Palmas
Tried from Bottle from El Corte Ingles Hipercor - Siete on 23 Aug 2025 at 17:57

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Klar rød farge med off-white skum. Lukter kirsebær, gjær. Syrlig. Smaker sure bær og kirsebær. Godt med kullsyre.
Tried from Bottle at Heim Gastropub Fredrikstad on 23 Aug 2025 at 06:50

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle @ Bourgogne des Flandres, Bruges. Pours a generally clear gold, small white ring atop. Light peachy fruit shades on the nose. Flavour profile presents slightly over-sweet, over-ripe peach with some gentle floral hints and very mild cardamom spice on the finish. Too sweet for my liking.
Tried from Bottle at Bourgogne des Flandres on 20 Aug 2025 at 15:06

6/10
Clear, golden color and a timy White head. Nice mixture of acidic sourness and sweet Candy. Sweet fruity Finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2025 at 22:44

6/10
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2025 at 20:39

7/10
Tried from Draft on 19 Jul 2025 at 15:47

7.1/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Aus der Flasche (brewed 2010/bottled 2013/bbe 2024) im 2025-07 getrunken. Dieses Lambik zeigt sich mit einer wunderschönen rubin Farbe im Glas. Die Schaumkrone fällt schnell in sich zusammen was aber bei dem Alter kein Wunder ist. Das Kriek hier ist von den Aromen voll durchgereift und zeigt ein besonderes Krisch-Aroma ähnlich wie Amarena Kirschen. Nach hinten zeigt sich auch deutlich die Eichenfasslagerung durch ein Tannin-Einfluss. Recht sauer aber auch sehr schön gereift - ein gutes Kriek.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2025 at 09:52

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2025 at 20:11