Beer Gueuze Cuvée René

Beer Gueuze Cuvée René

A blend of 1/3 old lambic that is at least 3 years old and 2/3 young lambic that is at least one year old matured in huge 10,000-litre oak barrels (foudres).

Young lambic still contains enough yeast and sugars to continue to ferment in the bottle.

This process produces carbon dioxide, resulting in a slightly carbonated beer with a nice foam.

SINCE: Early 20th century. This old gueuze has been called 'Cuvée René' since 1994.
ALCOHOL (ALCOHOL CONTENT): 6 %
COLOUR: Golden blond

CONSERVATION TIP:
Due to the second fermentation process in the bottle, its shelf life is the same as that of a good bottle of wine.
Bottles can be stored in a cellar lying on their sides.
After transportation, a 3-day rest period will allow the yeast to settle to the bottom of the bottle.
This makes it possible to serve the beer without it becoming cloudy.

CALORIES: 49 kcal (100 ml)

TASTE: Complex tart and well-balanced taste with a nice crisp, dry and tart finish.

FOOD PAIRINGS

• Veal, chicken
• Fish, salmon on toast, mussels
• Mild blue cheese (eg. Stilton or Bleu des Causses)

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 5 °C

Gueuze Cuvée René is one of the jewels of our brewery. With its golden colour, its sparkle and its beautiful sherry aromas, this is the queen of gueuzes.

This old gueuze is a blend of old and young lambic matured in large oak barrels called foudres. It is then bottled in a beautiful champagne bottle where a second fermentation takes place. After 6 months, the gueuze obtains a golden colour and is slightly carbonated and tart. But kept in a cellar for a few years, it becomes truly exceptional!

The use of a champagne bottle dates back to an uncertain time period when lambic brewers specialised in recovering empty bottles from great restaurants and other establishments where a lot of champagne was consumed.

That is why we chose the most noble of bottles to hold our noblest beer.

Available: 0.75L and 0.375L