The High council for artisanal lambik style beers or HORAL (acronym in Dutch for Hoge raad voor ambachtelijke lambikbieren)) is a council of lambic

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...

 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

3 Fonteinen

3 Fonteinen is a Belgian brewery, specialized in geuze and kriek. The brewery is situated in Beersel, near Brussels and produces classic versions of both kriek and geuze.- Geuzestekerij :...

 in Beersel

Beersel

Beersel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Alsemberg, Beersel proper, Dworp, Huizingen and Lot. On January 1, 2006 Beersel had a total population of 23,433. The total area is 30.01 km² which gives a population density of 781...

, 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).

Members

• Boon
• De Keersmaeker – Mort Subite
• De Troch – Chapeau
  Chapeau
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• Drie Fonteinen
• Girardin
  Girardin
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• Lindemans Brewery
  Lindemans Brewery
  Lindemans Brewery is a Belgian family brewery based in Vlezenbeek, a small town in the Flemish Brabant southwest of Brussels. It produces lambics.-History:...
  
  
• Oud Beersel
  Oud Beersel
  -History:Oud Beersel is an artisanal Lambic brewery, based in Beersel and founded in 1882 by Henri Vandervelden. His son Louis, and then his grandson Henri, subsequently took over. The brewery remained in the same family until 2002. In 1991, it was taken over by Henri's nephew Danny Draps. In 2002,...
  
  
• Timmermans
  Timmermans
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• De Cam
• Hanssens

Source

• 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