OUDE GEUZE VANDERVELDEN
The Oude Geuze Vandervelden series are a tribute to the founder of Oud Beersel, Henri Vandervelden, who started the brewery in 1882. The brewery was named Vandervelden until 1954, when his grandson, also named Henri Vandervelden, who took over the brewery in 1953, changes the name to Oud Beersel as a response to what he called to be the changed and the ‘new Brussels’.
OUDE GEUZE VANDERVELDEN 135
This creation is a tribute to the founder of Oud Beersel who started the brewery 135 years ago in the year 1882.
It is a unique blend of one year old lambic matured on foeders from Tuscany, Italy that were used for thirty years to mature the famous Brunello di Montalcino wine and a three year old Lambic that matured on an old Oud Beersel foeder.
This particular Oude Geuze with an explicit touch of red wine is aging in 37,5 cl bottles and is available in limited quantities.
Serve at: 8°C – 12°C
Shelf life: 20 years
Bottle content: 37,5 cl
Ingredients: water, barley malt, wheat, hops
6.5% ABV
Colour: golden yellow
Aroma: deep bursts of vinous character with typical fragrance of wild ferments
Flavour: combines a pleasant bitterness of grapefruit with a fine red wine taste from the wooden foeders resulting in a sour, yet well-rounded character
OUDE GEUZE VANDERVELDEN 137
A unique blend that consists only of three year old Lambics from three foeders formely used for the maturation of Brunello di Montalcino, one of Italy’s best wines.
The complexity of the obtained Lambics results in a very refined Oude Geuze.
Serve at: 8°C – 12°C
Shelf life: 20 years with subtle taste evolution
Packaging: 37,5 cl
Ingredients: water, barley malt, wheat, hops
6.5% ABV
Colour: amber gold
OUDE GEUZE VANDERVELDEN 140
To celebrate the 140th anniversary of Oud Beersel, a unique blend was composed, with one- and two-year-old lambics from 40 HL foeders and three-year-old lambic from a 120 HL foeder. The average age of the blend was 30 months, which gives this refined Oude Geuze an extraordinary complexity.
Serve at: 8°C – 12°C
Shelf life: 20 years with subtle taste evolution
Packaging: 37,5 cl
Ingredients: water, barley malt, wheat, hops
6.5% ABV
Colour: amber gold
OUDE GEUZE VANDERVELDEN 142
Special blend to celebrate the 142th birthday of Oud Beersel. Only contains foederlambic, with an average age of almost 3 years. Characterful Oude Geuze with great depth and fantastic ageing potential.
Serve at: 8°C – 12°C
Shelf life: 20 years with subtle taste evolution
Packaging: 75 cl
Ingredients: water, barley malt, wheat, hops
6.5% ABV
Colour: amber gold