Lindemans Brewery
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Lindemans Brewery is a Belgian
family brewery
based in Vlezenbeek
, a small town in the Flemish Brabant
southwest of Brussels
. It produces lambic
s.
of Gaasbeek
. Commercial brewing began in 1811. In 1930, with the growing success of the brewery, the agricultural activity was stopped, and the Kriek and Gueuze were first brewed. They produced their first Faro in 1978. In 1979, Lindemans became the first brand of lambic to be imported to the United States
. In 2003, they expanded production to 8 million liters a year, and added a line for 25 cl bottles, and in 2007 expanded again, with an eye on the Asian market, specifically China
. Lindemans has begun exporting to Russia
, but the United States
is still their largest foreign market.
The company is still a family company, run for a long time by brothers Nestor and Rene, before their sons, Dirk and Geert, took over, each having a 50% interest in the company.
, it is considered a light beer. It is available in 375 ml and 750 ml bottles.
(raspberry), Kriek
(sour cherry), Pêcheresse
(peach), Cassis (blackcurrant
), and Pomme (apple
).
Because of the limited availability of sour cherries from Schaerbeek, the traditional ingredient for kriek
, Lindemans Kriek is made using unsweetened cherry juice which is added to a mixture of lambics of different ages. The resulting beer is described as less sour and more fruity. It contains 4.0% ABV.
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Belgium
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family brewery
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
based in Vlezenbeek
Vlezenbeek
Vlezenbeek is a small town of 3,324 in the Flemish Brabant southwest of Brussels, Belgium. It is part of the municipality Sint-Pieters-Leeuw. It is the home of Neuhaus, an international exporter of fine Belgian chocolate, as well as Lindemans Brewery, a brewery that produces lambics, a distinctly...
, a small town in the Flemish Brabant
Flemish Brabant
Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also completely surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven...
southwest of Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. It produces lambic
Lambic
Lambic is a very distinctive type of beer brewed only in the Pajottenland region of Belgium and in Brussels itself at the Cantillon Brewery and museum...
s.
History
The history of Lindemans begins in the eighteenth century, as a family farm with a small brewery; the brewery's patriarch was Frans Lindemans, the brother of the then-baillifBaillif
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of Gaasbeek
Gaasbeek
Gaasbeek is a village in the Belgian municipality of Lennik in Flemish Brabant. It is most known for Gaasbeek Castle, which is now a national museum.In 2007 it was chosen as one of the 15 most beautiful villages in Flanders....
. Commercial brewing began in 1811. In 1930, with the growing success of the brewery, the agricultural activity was stopped, and the Kriek and Gueuze were first brewed. They produced their first Faro in 1978. In 1979, Lindemans became the first brand of lambic to be imported to the United States
United States
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. In 2003, they expanded production to 8 million liters a year, and added a line for 25 cl bottles, and in 2007 expanded again, with an eye on the Asian market, specifically China
China
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. Lindemans has begun exporting to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, but the United States
United States
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is still their largest foreign market.
The company is still a family company, run for a long time by brothers Nestor and Rene, before their sons, Dirk and Geert, took over, each having a 50% interest in the company.
Faro
Lindemans Faro is a lambic beer. The first Lindemans Faro was brewed in 1978, when the beverage was becoming popular again. At 4% ABVAlcohol by volume
Alcohol by volume is a standard measure of how much alcohol is contained in an alcoholic beverage .The ABV standard is used worldwide....
, it is considered a light beer. It is available in 375 ml and 750 ml bottles.
Fruit beers
Lindemans varieties include Lambic FramboiseFramboise
Framboise or Frambozenbier is a Belgian lambic beer that is fermented using raspberries. It is one of many modern fruitbeer types that have been inspired by the more traditional kriek beer, made using sour cherries.Framboise is usually served in a small glass that resembles a champagne glass,...
(raspberry), Kriek
Kriek
Kriek is a style of Belgian beer, made by fermenting lambic with sour Morello cherries. The name is derived from the Dutch word for this type of cherry . Traditionally "Schaarbeekse krieken" from the area around Brussels are used...
(sour cherry), Pêcheresse
Pêcheresse
Pêcheresse is a lambic fruit Belgian beer produced by the Lindemans Brewery since 1987.The name is the combination of the French for peach and the feminine French word for sinner...
(peach), Cassis (blackcurrant
Blackcurrant
Blackcurrant, Ribes nigrum, is a species of Ribes berry native to central and northern Europe and northern Asia, and is a perennial....
), and Pomme (apple
Apple
The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring...
).
Because of the limited availability of sour cherries from Schaerbeek, the traditional ingredient for kriek
Kriek
Kriek is a style of Belgian beer, made by fermenting lambic with sour Morello cherries. The name is derived from the Dutch word for this type of cherry . Traditionally "Schaarbeekse krieken" from the area around Brussels are used...
, Lindemans Kriek is made using unsweetened cherry juice which is added to a mixture of lambics of different ages. The resulting beer is described as less sour and more fruity. It contains 4.0% ABV.
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