Oud Beersel BZART Kriekenlambiek 75cl

Style and Colour: Kriek Lambic style sparkling wine or champagne.

Taste: The delicate structure of the traditional sparkling wine enhances the cherry flavour and ensures a dry aftertaste and ripe cherry flavours with a touch of almond and wine.

Alcohol: 7 % ABV

Drinking Temperature: 8 - 10° C  

Fermentation: The ‘Kriekenlambiek Oud Beersel’ which serves as a basis for the BZART Kriekenlambiek contains 400 g of cherries per litre undergoing fermentation in Lambic beer for six months. This kriekenambiek is then bottled by adding the ‘liqueur de tirage’ (tirage liqueur) consisting of sparkling wine yeast and sugar for the second fermentation. The beer then ages in bottles for at least nine months before its final maturation according to the ‘Méthode Traditionnelle’. Through this process fine carbon dioxide develops, is maintained in the bottle and causes the Lambic beer to become effervescent. By applying ‘remuage’ (riddling) and ‘dégorgement’ (disgorging) the present yeast sediments are removed from the bottle.

The Brewery: The brewery was founded in 1882 by Henri Vandervelden in Beersel, southwest of Brussels.

Origin: Lambic is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels. Brewed in Lembeek, the village that gave Lambic its name. It is fermented through exposure to wild yeasts and bacteria. 

Food: It is an extraordinary aperitif and perfect to pair with dark chocolate preparations, blue-veined cheese, duck, game and all preparations with almonds. Bzart Kriekenlambiek is mentioned on the menu of renowned restaurants.