Geuze
Geuze or Gueuze is a Belgian beer specialty . It is made by mixing mostly one year old, not yet completely fermented, with mostly two to three year old lambic . The mixture is then bottled, where a second fermentation creates carbonic acid, among other things, which was lost in the lambic through storage in barrels. The Geuzesteeker guides the lambic beer through several lambic kettles until the blend has reached the prescribed quality.
The origin of the name is not entirely clear. The Germans often attribute it to the Goslar and Central German Gose . The Belgians attribute it to the Geusen , the Brabant freedom fighters against the Spaniards. The most likely derivation is that the Belgian specialty beer was first brewed in Brussels in a lambik brewery in Geuzestraat, which is named after the Geusen.
Manufacturing
The beer is fermented without the addition of pure brewer's yeast. In the case of spontaneous fermentation , in addition to the yeast typical of the Brussels area, bacteria also get into the brew, which gives it its lactic and acetic acid note and complex aroma. The beer is stored in bottles with a cork on shelves for about two years - similar to champagne. The only problem can be the excessive carbonation that characterizes it. As with champagne, it can lead to overpressure and the bottles to burst.
particularities
Geuze is said to have a strong diuretic effect, which is a small gag in the Asterix band Asterix among the Belgians .
