Circular economy plays an important role at Oud Beersel. We try to waste as little as possible. That is why we came up with the idea of using the prunings of our Schaarbeek cherry trees in one of our beers.
For the Cherry Wood Infused Lambic, we chose a soft one-year-old lambic and then infused it with the prunings. After a few weeks, we tasted the result and were very pleased with it: the prunings create a wonderful aroma, with fruity notes and also hints of almond and frangipane. On the palate, this continues, followed by a long finish.
One gets the impression that cherries really were incorporated into the beer, while the colour has remained just a beautiful golden yellow. A real mindf*ck!
