Lambic (Faro) beer labels catalogue

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*Lambiek** is a typical Belgian beer that arises from the open air through spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts. "Faro" was originally obtained by mixing lambic beer with sugar candy. More

Lambic is a typical Belgian beer that arises from the open air through spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts. It is brewed with malted barley, unmalted wheat and a lot of old hops in open vats and it ferments in oak barrels, also called foeders.

Faro is a beer based on the lambic beer from the Zenne valley, and in particular from the Pajottenland. Faro was originally obtained by mixing lambic beer with candy sugar. This gives faro a sweet-sour taste. The alcohol percentage of the beer is between 4.5 and 5.5 percent.

The popularity of faro declined when the better quality lambic beers were used for the gueuze beer and the lesser lambic beers were used to brew faro. In the meantime, the beer is becoming more popular again, especially in French-speaking Belgium.

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Wieze Faro Extra (tht 84) (1983)