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From: citrin@ucbvax.UUCP (Wayne Citrin)
Newsgroups: net.misc,net.wines
Subject: Gueuze
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Date: Wed, 11-Apr-84 05:28:33 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 11 05:28:33 1984
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>	Those travelling through Belgium this summer might be interested in
>	trying a beer served at "De Konning" in Dworp (off of auto route E5
>	south of Brussels).  They call it Geuze, which I believe is also the
>	name given to a (very good) commercially bottled beer. In any case,
>	Geuze is worth the side trip to Dworp.
>	             
>	                                     Stanley Krolikoski
>	                                     U. of Illinois

For those who might be interested, gueuze is a "wild"" (spontaneously
fermenting) beer style indigenous to the region of Belgium around 
Brussels.  Apparently the bacteria in the region's air can substitute
for yeast.  Pure varieties of wild beer are known as lambic and gueuze is a
blend of lambic which is aged between three months aand four years.
I have never tried lambic or gueuze and I have never seen it imported into
this country.  If someone has tried it or knows if it is imported,
please let me know.

Wayne Citrin
(ucbvax!citrin)