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cherries in their own garden to bring them afterwards to the Lambic brewery where traditional Kriek was produced. However this tradition has been lost over time.

Oud Beersel has planned a plantation project of Schaarbeek Cherries near the brewery in its pursuit of maximum authenticity, hence securing the future of the beer ‘Schaarbeekse Oude Kriek’. Each year, during the month of July, Oud Beersel is picking the Schaarbeek cherries in the already existing orchard. Afterwards the cherries with their stone and skin are added to mild Lambic beer that matured in wooden barrels. The sugars of the cherries activate the yeast in the Lambic, fermenting the cherries with the Lambic during several months. Gradually the cherry stones provide an almond flavour to the beer. The ruby-red kriekenlambiek obtained in this way undergoes a second fermentation in the bottle and becomes a beer called ‘Schaarbeekse Oude Kriek’, a tribute to tradition. Ver menos