Toer de Geuze 2005

Hanssens Artisanaal bvba

Vroenenbosstraat 15
1653 Dworp België
Tel.: 02/ 380 31 33
Fax: 02/ 380 31 33

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The first thing we noticed at the entrance was this info-sheet.	Pictured somewhat further away gives a better impression of the actual entrance.
This is not a brewery. Blending is the main activity of this "geuzestekerij" Hanssens Artisanaal..	A close-up of one barrel. THV standing for Theo Hanssens-Vastiau. This barrel contains some Kriekenlambic because it carries the letter K.
Those barrels are laying upstairs. The guy on the picture was our guide at that moment.	Another picture from that Kriek barrel.
This barrel (Pijp) of 600 liter mentioned BOM! (Bunge!). This means there's some kind of defect concerning the bunge or bungehole which is situated on top of the barrel. Written on the barrel just to remember there has some repairings to be done to close the barrel in a correct way. If this doesn't happen quickly, the beer will turn into too much lacto-acid and in the end an unpleasant massive acetic-acid will destroy the Lambic.	An overall view of the attick. There were a load of barrels there !
Time for a taste !	The friendly guy offered me some magistral Hanssens Lambic straight from the wooden barrel. Mmmm.....