Topic Archives: Lambics

Posted in Coming Soon, Funk Factory Geuzeria

July 7th: Funk Factory Geuzeria Meerts, a rare style

A want for any American wild ale lover. Funk Factory Geuzeria Meerts debuts on July 7th.

The Madison, Wisconsin based brewery describes Meerts as a “modern interpretation of the low alcohol by volume style derived from the second running of Lambic”. (Dipping a few toes in the “table beer” category.) Funk Factory uses Cantillon and Boon’s known techniques as a reference for this beer.

Why modern interpretation? In 2016, the brewery attempted to make Meerts using the second runnings for a Lambic wort on a 50 barrel brewhouse. The theory was the second runnings would yield 20-30 barrels. In reality, it only yielded 4 barrels (120 or so gallons).

A dedicated brew day for Meerts was required to produce enough wort to make the beer. Basically, brewed to style as much as possible.

Funk Factory uses a pilsner malt, raw wheat, and Saaz hops in a turbid mash, scaled down to target a 4% finishing alcohol by volume. The beer is boiled long, lightly hoppeed, and hit the foeder for fermentation back in February.

At 4% abv, it is refreshing and clean, lightly tart lemon citrus with some rustic earthiness. I’m very excited to have a beer that I can put out at a lower price point and with more frequency.

Funk Factory Geuzeria Meerts will debut on July 7th in 750 milliliter bottles. This is a ticketed release, with a June 20th on sale date.

Style: Lambic (Foeder Aged)
Hops: Saaz
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Debut: 7/7/17

4% ABV

by Reid Ramsay June 14, 2017

Posted in Coming Soon, Funk Factory Geuzeria

Funk Factory Geuzeria Frampaars release tickets on sale Oct 15th

Funk Factory Geuzeria Frampaars goes on sale this Thursday, through Brown Paper Tickets.

Frampaars is actually the sister beer to the brewery’s Framrood. A blend of American lambic spanning two years, aged on purple raspberries for 3 months, then bottle conditioned for 6 months.

Bottles are $22.50 each, limit of 6. Tickets on sale on October 15th, via this link. Bottle release is November 14th, 2015, at O’so Brewing’s anniversary party.

Style: Lambic (w/ Raspberries)
Availability: 750ml Bottles. Limited Release.
Release: 11/14/15

?? ABV

Image via Funk Factory

by Reid Ramsay October 13, 2015

Posted in Cantillon

Cantillon Saint Lamvinus

by Reid Ramsay June 5, 2015

Posted in Cantillon, Headlines

Demand Forces Cancellation of Cantillon Mamouche 2015

Demand for one of the world’s most popular wild and sour breweries is causing production issues.

This week, Belgium’s Cantillon mention that case sales limits have dropped from five to three to prevent a complete sell out.

Additionally, Cantillon doesn’t have enough stock of Gueuze to start the 2015-2016 season. Because of this shortage, and in order to keep enough old Lambic to make Gueuze, Cantillon has cancelled production of their fruit lambic, Mamouche.

The next potential blend of Cantillon Mamouche will be in 2016.

by Reid Ramsay May 28, 2015

Posted in Upland Beer

Upland Sour Public Lottery: January, 2015

On January 29th, Upland Brewing Company (Bloomington, IN) will open up an online lottery for the purchase of five sour ales. Winners can purchase 2 bottles of each style. Details on the five styles are in the gallery below.

The five releases include: Upland Blueberry Lambic, Dantalion Dark Wild Ale, Blackberry Lambic, Vinosynth White, Vinosynth Red.

The lottery opens up at 12 noon, EDT and ends February 5th, 2015. Bottles are $25 dollars each, and must be picked up at the specified location by March 4th.

Click images below for descriptions.

Dantalion is our demonically named sour ale based on the Oud Bruin beer style. Medium brown in color, Dantalion has hints of chocolate, Munich malts, and rye. We also incorporate a spice blend containing ginger, coriander, star anise, grains of paradise, and black pepper to create a gentle halo of spice character. The beer is fermented on the same selection of yeasts and microbes as our base lambic, and aged for up to 8 months or more in white oak barrels.

Lambics have been made in Belgium for over 500 years, and we are honoring this tradition by brewing our own Indiana version. Upland lambics are fermented by wild yeast and aged in oak casks for over a year, which creates a tart, complex beer. We then add whole blueberries from Huber Orchard in Starlight, Indiana, giving the beer enticing aromas and flavors. The beer is bottle conditioned, which adds a zesty and refreshing carbonation. Upland lambic is the perfect drink to share with friends over a plate of good cheese and fresh fruit.

Our friends at Oliver Winery have had a hand in our Sour Ale program since the beginning. The first oak barrels acquired by Upland were purchased from Oliver. Now, many years later, we are excited to present this collaboration between friends that represents our Sour Program full circle. VinoSynth Red is a blend of 50% Sour Reserve and 50% Malefactor Flanders-style Red Ale aged on Catawba grapes. Catawba is a native North American variety, known for making jams and jellies, and distinctly juice, fruity, exotic wines. Malefactor was blended with Sour Reserve to develop more body, mild bourbon barrel character, and a layered acidity to complement the Catawba’s innate sweet, fruity notes.

Our friends at Oliver Winery have had a hand in our Sour Ale program since the beginning. The first oak barrels acquired by Upland were purchased from Oliver. Now, many years later, we are excited to present this collaboration between friends that represents our Sour Program full circle. VinoSynth White is 100% Sour Reserve aged on locally grown Vidal Blanc grapes. Vidal Blanc is a French varietal with hints of tropical fruit flavor, commonly utilized to develop ice wines. Our Sour Reserve lends itself wonderfully to enveloping the acidity of the grape with notes of lactic acid, and allows the polite pineapple and grapefruit character of Vidal Blanc to shine on the palate.