While on (working) vacation in Brussels, we had the privilege of
speaking with Jean Van Roy, the head brewer and progeny of the Cantillon
Brewery. Jean's family has been blending and brewing lambic beer for
many generations. His beer is considered by many to be THE authentic
lambic.
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| A boy and his gueuze. |
And what is this "lambic" beer? Most who have tried it --
at least the more well known version of it called gueuze -- know it as a
very sour, acidic, lively carbonated, somewhat sulfery concoction that
one either loves or hates. (We LOVE it!!!)
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| Try to steal the Cantillon recipe -- get scratched! |
Jean gave us a brilliantly simple explanation of the mysterious, ancient, spontaneously fermented
beverage called lambic. Even if you think that you know a thing or two
about this rare style of beer, I'm pretty sure that you will learn
something new from Jean's brief but informative interview.
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| A business meeting, with the (operational) potbelly stove in the foreground. |
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| Romantic Saturday morning at the Cantillon Brewery! |
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