page_title: Lambic
section_title: Belgian producers
hierarchical_section_title: Lambic / Belgian producers
context_page_description: Lambic is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels and in Brussels itself since the 13th century. Types of lambic beers include gueuze, kriek lambic and framboise. Lambic differs from most other beers in that it is fermented through exposure to wild yeasts and bacteria native to the Zenne valley, as opposed to exposure to carefully cultivated strains of brewer's yeast. This process gives the beer its distinctive flavour: dry, vinous, and cidery, often with a tart aftertaste.
context_section_description: Lambic beers are only produced near Brussels due to that region's natural microflora. The number of producers, which numbered more than 300 in 1900, has shrunk drastically throughout the 20th century. Lambic production is generally sanctioned and promoted by HORAL.
caption: Wooden lambic barrels at Hanssens
exif: {"Image Make": "Hewlett-Packard", "Image Model": "HP PhotoSmart C935 (V03.60)", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image DateTime": "", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered", "Image ExifOffset": "454", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "4348", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "9807", "EXIF ExposureTime": "833/50000", "EXIF FNumber": "13/5", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Program Normal", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "100", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0220", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2005:04:03 10:49:28", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2005:04:03 10:49:28", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "", "EXIF ShutterSpeedValue": "1513/256", "EXIF ApertureValue": "181/64", "EXIF BrightnessValue": "-465/256", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF MeteringMode": "CenterWeightedAverage", "EXIF LightSource": "D55", "EXIF Flash": "Flash fired, auto mode, return light detected", "EXIF FocalLength": "38/5", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0010", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "2608", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "1952", "Interoperability InteroperabilityIndex": "R98", "Interoperability InteroperabilityVersion": "[0, 0, 0, 48]", "EXIF InteroperabilityOffset": "3720", "EXIF FlashEnergy": "352", "EXIF CustomRendered": "Normal", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Auto Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Auto", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard", "EXIF GainControl": "High gain up", "EXIF Contrast": "Normal", "EXIF Saturation": "Normal", "EXIF Sharpness": "Normal"}