High council for artisanal lambik style beers

The High council for artisanal lambik style beers or HORAL (acronym in Dutch for Hoge raad voor ambachtelijke lambiekbieren) is a council of lambic breweries and lambic blenders.

Goals

The stated goals of HORAL are:

• To promote the brewing and serving of traditional lambic-style beers such as geuze and other related beers such as kriek
• Point out any irregularities concerning these beers and to protect traditional lambic-style beers with respect to legislation
• Taking measures to protect traditional lambic-style beers and the appellation of "geuze" or "gueuze"

History

The history of HORAL dates back to 10 January 1997, when six producers of Lambic were invited by Armand Debelder at the 3 Fonteinen in Beersel, together with several members of beer societies. The first members were: Frank Boon (Boon), Willem Van Herreweghen (De Cam), Jos Raes (De Troch), Armand Debelder (3 Fonteinen), Dirk Lindemans (Lindemans) and Jacques Van Cutsem (Timmermans).

Member Breweries

• Boon
• De Cam
• Drie Fonteinen
• Girardin
• Hanssens
• Lindemans Brewery
• Mort Subite
• Oud Beersel
• Tilquin
• Timmermans Brewery
• De Troch (Chapeau)

Sources

• Gregg Glaser, In Search of Lambic, The World's Oldest Beer Style, All about Beer magazine, Volume 22 Number 3, July 2001 Feature
• Jef van den Steen, Geuze en kriek, Davidsfonds Uitgeverij

External links

• HORAL