Boon Brewery
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The Boon Brewery is a Belgian
brewery
situated in Lembeek
, near Brussels
, that mainly produces geuze and kriek
beer of a fairly traditional variety, but using distinctly modern brewing techniques and equipment. Other products of the brewery include Faro
beer and Duivelsbier, the traditional beer of Halle
.
The head of the brewery, Frank Boon, is considered by many to be one of the main driving forces behind the fairly recent revival of the traditional geuze and kriek beers.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
brewery
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
situated in Lembeek
Lembeek
Lembeek is a village with a population of 7 256 in the municipality of Halle, Belgium.-Location:It is situated to the south-west of the city of Halle, close to the 'language border' - the boundary between the Flemish Region and Wallonia....
, near Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, that mainly produces geuze and kriek
Kriek
Kriek is a style of Belgian beer, made by fermenting lambic with sour Morello cherries. The name is derived from the Dutch word for this type of cherry . Traditionally "Schaarbeekse krieken" from the area around Brussels are used...
beer of a fairly traditional variety, but using distinctly modern brewing techniques and equipment. Other products of the brewery include Faro
Lambic
Lambic is a very distinctive type of beer brewed only in the Pajottenland region of Belgium and in Brussels itself at the Cantillon Brewery and museum...
beer and Duivelsbier, the traditional beer of Halle
Halle, Belgium
Halle , is a Belgian city and municipality in the district Halle-Vilvoorde of the province Flemish Brabant. The city is located on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal and on the Flemish side of the language border that separates Flanders and Wallonia...
.
The head of the brewery, Frank Boon, is considered by many to be one of the main driving forces behind the fairly recent revival of the traditional geuze and kriek beers.