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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3/10
Lambiku seost on raske näha, see on siiski lääge kergelt metalline ja õrnalt tüümianine maasika limonaad.
Tried on 24 Apr 2025 at 14:14

5.9/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
250ml bottle. Clear, orange golden colour with small, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Minimally artificial, fruity and minimally spicy aroma, sweet-ish, malty background, hints of peach, minimally waxy overtones. Taste is sweet-ish and minimally tart-ish, fruity and minimally spicy, pale and caramel malty basis, hints of peach, a touch of cardamom.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, smooth and soft palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
Slightly artificial aroma, balanced taste, refreshing - not so bad.
Tried from Bottle from Die Bierothek on 11 Apr 2025 at 18:18

4/10
Tried on 04 Apr 2025 at 18:06

4.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 4 Flavor 4.5 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle. Red color, clear, pink foam. Aroma: sweet, cherry compote, tones of black pepper, slight sourness. Taste: sour with sweetness, cherry compote, a little pepper, so-so.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2025 at 08:23

3/10
Malm� May 2024 tasting - extremely sweet and cloying, very sweet fruity, boozy warming sweet finish. Oh dear.
Tried from Can on 27 Mar 2025 at 05:54

7/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 10 Overall 6
Bottle shared at home with the crew. Meglepoen edes (vagy inkabb nem eleg savanyu), sokkal tobb a stout benne, mint a lambic, igy viszont egy kisse gyumis beutesu, visszafogottan savas, laza es vizes(ebb) stout, mint lambic. Ez persze onmagaban nem problema, csak eppen en mast kerestem/masra szamitottam.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:52

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 6.5
Bottle at home. Pours deeper golden with a foamy, thick head. Nose is loads of citruses, zesty, zappy, funky, a bit leathery. Inviting and intense. Taste is similar, perhaps less intensely. It’s zesty, funky, dry amd leathery, with a moderate bitterness. The finish is dry, citric, somewhat bitter, the body is light with an intense carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2025 at 09:07

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
375ml bottle. Pours a very deep dark reddy brown, huge beige head. Aroma of cherries, mild chocolate and roast, light funk and woody notes. Taste is the same, the Kriek portion of this dominates at first, cherries, mild funk, oak. From the Guinness portion there is chocolate and mild roast, but it's a little muted compared to the Kriek. Light bodied.
This was actually a lot better than I was expecting after reading some reviews here, possibly because the blend skewed towards the Kriek, I think it worked surprisingly well.
Tried from Bottle from Left Field Beer on 09 Mar 2025 at 21:50

8.4/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at Brewver Belgian Winter Gathering. Darker red mahogany red color, no head. Aroma and flavor are fruity sourish, red fruit, very nicely balanced. Lingering fruity sourness. Very pleasant, but I don't get barrel aging in there tbh. 9-8-8,5-8-8,5
Tried on 03 Mar 2025 at 09:56

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
75cl bottle @ Belgian Beer Geeks Winter Gathering. Pours a misty pink, pinkish white head. Lovely scharbeekse cherry expressions with a complimentary bourbon touch. Not much lambic depth, just a light tang, gently sour, but nicely fruity. Good stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2025 at 20:12