During this event, you will explore the Oud Beersel Brewery on a guided tour – learning how we use spontaneously fermented beers to create our blends of Oude Geuze and
Event Details
During this event, you will explore the Oud Beersel Brewery on a guided tour – learning how we use spontaneously fermented beers to create our blends of Oude Geuze and Oude Kriek. You will, of course, enjoy a tasting of our Oude Geuze.
Next, you will meander through the cherry orchard, or ‘Kriekerij,’ just behind our brewery as you work your way towards the Beersel Castle. Although just 10km from Brussels, this part of the Senne Valley offers amazing views of the nature and wildlife that Flemish Brabant has to offer.
During the walk, you will learn about the bombardment of the Beersel Castle back in 1489. It was then that cannons, situated in what is now the Kriekerij, fired upon the castle in an effort to thwart the rule of the Holy Roman Emperor. Analyzing the ballistics and trajectory from cannonballs found inside the castle walls, it was determined that they were fired from right where our Schaarbeekse cherry trees are currently growing!
Once you reach the castle, you’ll receive a brief introduction to its history and, of course, another tasting of Lambic beer. In total, the event should last about 2.5 hours and will be an amazing way to learn about our beers and our history.
The first Toer de Geuze was organised on 19th October 1997. Boon, De Cam, De Troch, 3 Fonteinen, Lindemans and Timmermans opened their doors for the public. Since then the open brewery day of the Payottenland and the Valley of the Senne has become a biannual event.
The previous editions of the Toer de Geuze took place on 3rd October 1999, 22nd April 2001, 27th April 2003, 3rd April 2005, 22nd April 2007, 26th April 2009, 1st May 2011, 21st April 2013, 3rd May 2015, 6th and 7th May 2017 and 4th and 5th May 2019. Due to covid-19, the 2021 edition has been postponed till 2022.
Toer de Geuze 2022
HORAL is organising the next edition of the Toer de Geuze on Saturday 30 April and Sunday 1st May, 2022
The opening hours are:
on Saturday from 11 AM until 7 PM
on Sunday from 10 AM until 5 PM
The following breweries and blenderies will be open on Saturday: Boon, De Troch, Lindemans, Oud Beersel, Tilquin, Timmermans and the beer centre De Lambiek. De Cam, Hanssens and Mort Subite will NOT be open on Saturday.
The following breweries and blenderies will be open on Sunday: Boon, De Cam, De Troch, Hanssens, Lindemans, Mort Subite, Oud Beersel, Tilquin, Timmermans and the beer centre De Lambiek.
The entrance to all participating breweries, blenderies and the visitor center De Lambiek is FREE OF CHARGE. One does not need to make a reservation to visit a brewery or blendery.
One can do the tour with one’s own means of transport (car, bike…), or one can book a seat on one of the Toer de Geuze coaches.
The first Toer de Geuze was organised on 19th October 1997. Boon, De Cam, De Troch, 3 Fonteinen, Lindemans and Timmermans opened their doors for the public. Since then the open brewery day of the Payottenland and the Valley of the Senne has become a biannual event.
The previous editions of the Toer de Geuze took place on 3rd October 1999, 22nd April 2001, 27th April 2003, 3rd April 2005, 22nd April 2007, 26th April 2009, 1st May 2011, 21st April 2013, 3rd May 2015, 6th and 7th May 2017 and 4th and 5th May 2019. Due to covid-19, the 2021 edition has been postponed till 2022.
Toer de Geuze 2022
HORAL is organising the next edition of the Toer de Geuze on Saturday 30 April and Sunday 1st May, 2022
The opening hours are:
on Saturday from 11 AM until 7 PM
on Sunday from 10 AM until 5 PM
The following breweries and blenderies will be open on Saturday: Boon, De Troch, Lindemans, Oud Beersel, Tilquin, Timmermans and the beer centre De Lambiek. De Cam, Hanssens and Mort Subite will NOT be open on Saturday.
The following breweries and blenderies will be open on Sunday: Boon, De Cam, De Troch, Hanssens, Lindemans, Mort Subite, Oud Beersel, Tilquin, Timmermans and the beer centre De Lambiek.
The entrance to all participating breweries, blenderies and the visitor center De Lambiek is FREE OF CHARGE. One does not need to make a reservation to visit a brewery or blendery.
One can do the tour with one’s own means of transport (car, bike…), or one can book a seat on one of the Toer de Geuze coaches.
