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Beer Weekend 2025 on 23-24 August at CC ‘t Vondel (Halle)

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On Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 August 2025, we show up again for the Lambikstoempers Beer Weekend, from 2pm to 10pm (on Saturday) and from 1pm to 6pm (on Sunday) respectively, again at CC ‘t Vondel (Halle).

How to get there?

As always, you get to choose from +100 different beers, of which at least 70 are of spontaneous fermentation (from flat lambic over Oude Geuze, to fruit lambic, Oude Kriek and so on), in addition to a nice selection of new and/or special Belgian beers that are less or not (yet) known to the general public. ‘Speciallekes’ guaranteed!

For example, you can come and taste from:

  • Blauwe Pruim by De Cort. Limited edition! (Only 240 numbered bottles made!) Bleue de Belgique plums from its own orchard, macerated on 2-year-old lambic.
  • Geuze ‘t Pomphuizeke, the first geuze from the Ghent brewery ‘t Pomphuizeke, based on 5 different lambics from the Pajottenland region.
  • Boerenerf Fluweel 2025, in premiere! (Will only be officially presented in September.) A blend of raspberries and (Muscat Bleu) grapes, macerated on lambic.
  • Kriek Gaasbeek, new and exclusive! Lambic brewed by 4 Pajot enriched with Schaarbeek cherries from Dirk Degreef of Halle. Intense fruity flavour.
  • Oude Geuze Pajottinga, a unique blend of different lambics from Den Herberg, commissioned by Rock & Roell Experience, operator of café Paddenbroek in Gooik.
  • Petite Gueuze from Gueuzerie Tilquin in Rebecq, the first canned geuze!
  • And… in absolute first, as it will only be officially presented on 1 September: Mariage Parfait 10 – Golden Anniversary Edition Oude Geuze, a “strong” Mariage Parfait Oude Geuze of 10%, brewed on the occasion of 50 years of Boon Brewery. Rich and intense in flavour, to be enjoyed quietly…

Dicover our complete beer list 2025

All beers will be served in our own 15cl Lambikstoempers tasting glasses and sold at democratic prices. We also provide tasty snacks and of course soft drinks & water for the kids and BOBs. Finally, you can also try your luck again with our grand beer tombola!

Read all about our Beer Weekend 2025

“Not the biggest, but the most enjoyable beer festival”

Made possible by:

ALSO THANKS TO: Rock & Cool Trailers, The Brett House Janssens, De Knapzak, AVA Fietsen, Café-restaurant 3 Fonteinen, Bidon, ‘t Klein Stadhuis, Josephine Eetkaffee, Restaurant-bierherberg De Smidse, Den Dragee, Café ‘t Leeuwke, De Gouden Friet, Atelier Boerinneke, Den Trap in de Boter, Boelekewis, Den Tipzak, Drankenhandel Dekoninck, Maximus Halle, Café De Kring, NSX, Cast4all en De Heeren van Liedekercke!

FREE ENTRANCE! EVERYONE WELCOME!

14-15 June 2025: 19th Day(s) of the Old Gueuze

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Lambikstoempers Dag(en) van de Oude Geuze 2025

The Lambikstoempers asbl and Streekproducten Centrum Halle invite you to their…

19th DAY(S) OF THE OLD GUEUZE

This nineteenth edition will take place on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 June 2025, 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)
  • Brussels Beer Project (Brussel)
  • 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.

→ CHECK OUR FULL BEER LIST HERE

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 ‘Geuze Bourbon Cognac Barrel Aged’ and ‘Geuze Islay Whiskey Barrel Aged’ from Angerik, ‘Boon & Colruyt Special Family Blend’ from Boon, ‘Blauwe Pruim’ from De Cort, ‘Ziggy Sitar Dust Raga Geuze’ from Donder Brews, ‘Kriek Pajottegem’ from Lambiek Fabriek, ‘Bogaerden Black Geuze & Kriek’ from Sako, ‘Oude Geuze Whisky barrel Aged’ from Tilquin and so on.

→ CHECK OUR FULL BEER LIST HERE

For our now traditional ‘tasting board’, this year we chose to highlight Boerenerf from Huizingen: with lambic, ‘Oude Geuze 1871’, ‘Oude Geuze Heritage’, ‘Pineau des Charenets’ and ‘Mus’iek’. This tasting board was specially designed to enable visitors to order 5 glasses at a time and thus embark on a journey through a fascinating landscape of flavours!

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 it was decided not to award a Golden Lambikstoemper Award in 2024. After all, none of the proposed on-trade outlets met all the criteria and, like the previous winners, a Golden Lambikstoemper Award has to be 100% deserved.

But this year there is another winner! On the basis of an impressive list of horeca establishments and a number of criteria (which were drawn up after many hours of discussions) and after an anonymous site visit to the proposed establishments, De Lambikstoempers vzw will hand out the Golden Lambikstoemper Award on Sunday 15 June 2025 at 2.30 p.m. to the horeca establishment that, in their eyes, has paid the most attention to lambic beers in 2025.

By the way, anyone can always suggest horeca outlets via our website. Be sure to do so!

GIFT BOX CUVÉE LAMBIKSTOEMPER

Finally, on the Day(s) of the Oude Geuze, it is possible to purchase an exclusive gift box containing the 3 variants of our Cuvée Lambikstoemper at the price of €45.00.

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 respectively launched on the occasion of the 15th, 20th and 25th anniversary of De Lambikstoempers vzw. For the first time, there is the possibility to buy the three beers together. A unique opportunity for the beer lover!

Let’s meet on 14-15 June 2025 at Streekproducten Centrum (Halle)

28-29/09/2024: 18th Day(s) of the Old Gueuze

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18de Dag(en) van de Oude Geuze 2024

The Lambikstoempers asbl and Streekproducten Centrum Halle invite you to their…

18th DAY(S) OF THE OLD GUEUZE

This eighteenth edition will take place on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 September 2024, in a tent on 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 650 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!

Again this year, we will provide an extensive sampling of beers of spontaneous fermentation! Beers from the following breweries / blenderies will be available for tasting:

  • Ambreus (Buizingen)
  • Belgoo (Sint-Pieters-Leeuw)
  • Boerenerf (Huizingen)
  • Boon (Lembeek)
  • Brussels Beer Project (Brussels)
  • 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)

To the delight of many beer lovers, we only serve real lambic beers. Namely those where 100% lambic is still used to obtain OLD GEUZE & KRIEK and where use is made of the yeast cells found in the air of the Zenne Valley.

→ CHECK HERE OUR FULL BEER LIST

This year, visitors will also again have the chance to taste a real lambic, the basic brew of gueuze. So we will also serve gueuze, kriek and other fruit lambics.

A little hungry? At the Streekproducten Centrum, you can get a plate of cheese, dry sausages, “mattetaart”, crisps… and soft drinks, for those who want them.

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 Old Gueuze. Among others, you can taste the Cuvée Lambikstoemper 2014, 2019 AND 2024, Timmermans Elderflower, Oude Kriek de Schaerbeek Tilquin, De Cort Schaarbeekse Kriek (in avant-première!), 4 Pajot Geuze Gaasbeek, Gueuze Tilquin 60/40 and Gueuze Tilquin 40/60, Devillé kriekenlambik, Kestemont Sterke Oude Geuze, Odilon Mirabel Lambiek, Hanssens Oude Geuze EXTRA etcetera…

→ CHECK HERE OUR FULL BEER LIST

For our now traditional ‘tasting board’, this year we chose to juxtapose a number of ‘new’ Old Geuze: Oude Geuze Ambreus, Van Aert Gueuze Artisanale, Oude Geuze Parrain, Oude Geuze Adelaar and our own Cuvée Lambikstoemper 2024. This tasting board was specially designed to allow visitors to order 5 glasses at a time and thus embark on a journey through a fascinating landscape of flavours.

GOLDEN LAMBIKSTOEMPER AWARD

Between 2010 and 2023, we annually awarded the Golden Lambikstoemper to the on-trade establishment that, in our opinion, paid the most attention to lambic beers that past year.

A number of tips came in this year too, but after anonymous site visits to the proposed cases and after many discussions, De Lambikstoempers vzw has come to the decision NOT to award a Golden Lambikstoemper in 2024.

None of the proposed hospitality businesses met all the criteria and, like the previous winners, a Golden Lambikstoemper Award has to be 100% deserved.

Hopefully, there will be another award ceremony of the Golden Lambikstoemper in 2025. Anyone wishing to do so can propose catering businesses all year round via our website.

Definitely do! And in the meantime, we look forward to seeing you on Saturday 28 September and/or Sunday 29 September, at our Day(s) of the Old Geuze 2024, in the tent on the parking lot of the Streekproducten Centrum (Halle), where the brand new Hotel Hallensis will also be solemnly opened. Be sure to come and have a look, every visitor gets 1 free drink!