Timmermans Oude Gueuze 75 cl

ABV: 6.7%

🏆 World Beer Awards - 2026 - Ouro - Gueuze - Bélgica

Timmermans Oude Gueuze, also known as the “champagne of beers” due to its carbonation but especially because it is a limited edition, draws its character from an ancestral production method: a blend of lambic aged for three years in wooden barrels and a younger lambic beer, which ensures spontaneous fermentation in the bottle. The different lambics are carefully selected by the master brewer for a perfect sensory result (colour, aroma, palate, mouthfeel). This Timmermans was considered the best Sour beer at the 2015 World Beer Awards and has already won numerous awards. A curiosity: after being produced, Timmermans Oude Gueuze referments for four months in the bottle and continues to improve for the next 20 years (at least!). EAN: 5411516000944

Dominant flavor: Acid/Sour

Price: €14,99

Beer profile

Style

Gueuze

Colour

Deep Gold

Serving Temperature

Pairing

Braised red meats

Brand

Origin

Bélgica

Volume

75.0 cl

Foam

Aroma and Flavor

Notes of wood, herbs and hay. Dry finish and acidic palate with vinous notes.

Suggested glass

About the beer

Discovering the world of Brettanomyces, the name given to the wild yeast of spontaneous fermentation at the heart of the legendary lambics of the Zenne Valley, is a fascinating experience. In fact, a true lambic is produced only within a 15 km radius of Brussels, in the area known as Pajottenland. This little marvel of bitter flavour will win you over with its subtlety of taste, where lambic never means acidity. A wild and fresh aroma combines with a completely liberated flavour from the very first sip, leaving a taste of authenticity on the palate while maintaining all the mystery of Brussels gueuzes.

Oude Gueuze is a legally protected designation and is also known as the champagne of beers, due to its carbonation and especially because it is available only in limited editions. Oude Gueuze beers are the result of an unsweetened blend of two, or more, 100% lambic beers.

Timmermans beers are produced in Itterbeek, in the oldest lambic brewery still in operation, respecting a tradition that spans over 300 years.

Over the last century, 3 generations of “The Finest Drinks Company” have provided all connoisseurs with a wonderful journey through the world of beers. Today, every second of the day or night, two of their beers are being enjoyed somewhere in the world. The secret to this success lies in the “blend” between English tradition and Belgian know-how. John Martin, born in 1886 in Newmarket, UK, moved to Antwerp in 1909 and started by importing English beers, and by 1912 he was already the official importer of Guinness. But it was only in 1950 that John Martin developed a beer, the Bulldog Pale Ale, later known as Martin’s Pale Ale. In 1992, the “Finest Beer Selection” by Anthony was launched, and a year later the Timmermans brewery joined the group. Nowadays, this brewing group owns the formula for Guinness Special Export, a version produced in Ireland exclusively for Anthony Martin.