8 Dec
2003
8 Dec
'03
9:30 a.m.
As predicted earlier this year the Belgian goverment in a effort to comply to EU standards
has taken a rather harsh approach to lambic breweries from a 'food safety'
stance. Aside from wood barrels no wood can be utilized in the brewery. Any of you who
have been to any of the lambic breweries know this is a hard thing to do and retrofitting
may be too much for the smaller ones to comply with.
Earlier this week De Troch had it's license revoked to brew. It has been said that
all lambic breweries will fall within the next few months... Except the Interbrew
facilities if they choose to continue.
Todd Ashman