The Lambikstoempers asbl and Streekproducten Centrum Halle invite you to their…
20th DAY(S) OF THE OLD GUEUZE
This twentieth edition (!) will take place on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June 2026, at the parking lot of the Streekproducten Centrum, Poststraat 3A in 1500 Halle. Saturday from 10am to 6pm and Sunday from 2pm to 6pm.
Last year, more than 950 interested parties, including a large number of foreigners, found their way to the Streekproducten Centrum to (re)discover the diverse flavour flavours of lambic beers!
Once again, this year, we will provide an extensive sampling of beers of spontaneous fermentation! Beers from the following breweries / samplers will be available for tasting:
- Ambreus (Buizingen)
- Angerik (Dilbeek)
- Belgoo (Sint-Pieters-Leeuw)
- Boerenerf (Huizingen)
- Boon (Lembeek)
- Cantillon (Anderlecht)
- De Cam (Gooik)
- De Cort (Pepingen)
- Den Herberg (Buizingen)
- De Troch (Wambeek)
- Donder Brews (Vlezenbeek)
- Eylenbosch (Kobbegem)
- 3 Fonteinen (Beersel)
- Girardin (Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle)
- Hanssens (Dworp)
- Kestemont (Sint-Gertrudis-Pede)
- Lambiek Fabriek (Ruisbroek)
- Lindemans (Vlezenbeek)
- Mort Subite (Kobbegem)
- Odilon (Bever)
- Oud Beersel (Beersel)
- 4 Pajot (Vlezenbeek)
- Parrain (Beersel)
- Sako (Gooik)
- Taymans (Jette)
- Tilquin (Rebecq)
- Timmermans (Itterbeek)
This year, visitors will also again have the chance to taste a real lambic, the basic brew of gueuze. We will provide at least three different lambics, supplied directly from the wooden barrels of the local lambic brewers. So we will also serve gueuze, kriek and other fruit lambics.
A little hungry? The Streekproducten Centrum is the place to go for a plate of cheese, sausages, “mattentaarten” and crisps. Soft drinks are also available here.
All beers are sold in 15cl tasting glasses. This should make it possible to taste several of these beers.
Entry to the Day(s) of the Old Geuze is FREE.
SCOOPS & TASTERS
As on previous editions, you can taste a number of special beers and firsts on the Day(s) of Oude Geuze. Among others, you can taste ‘Botanic’, ‘Capsora’ and ‘Quercus’ from Ambreus, ‘Cuvée Kluysbosch Oude Geuze’ from Angerik, ‘Van Aert Grape Lambic Merlot’ from Belgoo, ‘Gember Lambiek’ from Boerenerf, ‘Remy Le Mercier Oude Geuze’ from Boon, ‘Suske (Geuze Van Haelen)’ from Den Herberg, ‘Ziggy Sitar Dust Raga Geuze’ from Donder Brews, ‘Cuvée de l’Amitié Oude Geuze’ from Lindemans, ‘Oude Geuze’ and ‘Cuvée Pensionnée’ from Odilon, ‘Reborn’ and three new ‘Barrel Oude Geuze’ from Oud Beersel, ‘Gueuze-Lambic’ from Taymans, three new ‘family tree-Cuvées’ and ‘Oude Gueuze du Tilleul Bio’ from Tilquin and so on.
For our now traditional ‘tasting board’, this year we chose to spotlight Lambiek Fabriek from Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, which has now been in business for 10 years. Annivers-elle (10 Years – Still Wild), Brett-elle (Oude Geuze), cassis lambic (straight from the barrel), Jart-elle (Oude Kriek) and Soleille (Juicy & Wild) can be found on our tasting board. This tasting board was specially designed to allow visitors to order 5 glasses at once and thus embark on a journey through a fascinating landscape of flavors!
GOLDEN LAMBIKSTOEMPER
The Lambikstoempers vzw want to put the lambic beers in the spotlight every year by awarding a Golden Lambikstoemper Award, a recognition to a catering establishment that pays attention to our wonderful lambic beers in the best possible way.
Last year, Raf Sainte and his team from “De Gebrande Winning” headed to Sint-Truiden with the Golden Lambikstoemper! In 2026, according to the board of De Lambikstoempers vzw, unfortunately, not a single nominated establishment met all the criteria, and a Golden Lambikstoemper must be 100% earned, just like the previous winners. Regrettably, therefore, no new Golden Lambikstoemper will be awarded this year.
But don’t worry, because anyone can permanently suggest horeca outlets via our website. So be sure to do so!
GIFT BOX CUVÉE LAMBIKSTOEMPER
Finally, on the Day(s) of the Oude Geuze, it is possible to purchase a limited number of an exclusive gift box containing the 3 variants of our Cuvée Lambikstoemper at the price of 45 euros.
The box contains three 75 cl bottles:
- Cuvée Lambikstoemper 2014, a collaboration with Boon Brewery
- Cuvée Lambikstoemper 2019, a collaboration with Lindemans Brewery
- Cuvée Lambikstoemper 2024, a collaboration with Timmermans Brewery
These three beers were released to mark the 15th, 20th, and 25th anniversaries of De Lambikstoempers vzw, respectively. This is the last chance to purchase all three beers together. A unique opportunity for beer lovers!
Gift boxes containing combinations of the Cuvée Lambikstoemper 2019 and Cuvée Lambikstoemper 2024 are also available.
