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== Description ==
== Description ==
Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne is a lambic blended with a variety of plums. The plums are added in high concentration to one year old lambic for a period of four months (with the exception of the first test batch that aged for almost 6 months on fruit). The resulting fruit lambic is blended with additional two year old and three year old lambic to create a final fruit concentration of at least 250g/l. Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne is labeled as 6.4% ABV and is available in 375ml and 750ml bottles as well as on draught on occasion.
Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne (véritable d'Alsace)is a lambic blended with plums from Alsace. The plums are added in high concentration to 1-year-old lambic for a period of four months. The resulting fruit lambic is blended with additional 2-year-old and 3-year-old lambic to create a final fruit concentration of at least 250g/L. Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne (véritable d'Alsace) is labeled as 6.4% ABV and is available in 375 mL and 750 mL bottles.
 
==Plum Varieties==
* 2011-2012 - Small test batch made with fresh prunes de Namur (Belgium), limited to 548 bottles and sold with a one 750ml bottle per person limit at the brewery only. The lambic spent almost 6 months on the fruit (fruit added 8/30/2011 and removed 2/23/2012).
 
* 2012-2013 - Made with fresh Quetsches véritable d'Alsace (France) because there were no prunes de Namur available due to cold weather. Released at Toer de Geuze 2013 after three months in the bottle.
 
* 2013-2014 (early season) - Made with fresh Quetsche véritable d'Alsace (France).
 
* 2013-2014 (late season) - Made with frozen Quetsche véritable d'Alsace (France). This is the first batch made with frozen fruit.
 
* 2014-2015 - This batch was split. Half of the batch was made with Prune de Namur, harvested by Jean Binamé in Bois-de-Villers, near Namur (Belgium). The remainder was made with Quetsche véritable d'Alsace (France).
 
Pierre Tilquin described the differences between the two plum varieties in a post on Facebook: "They are very close, but the Quetsche véritable d'Alsace is a little bit more sweet than the Prune de Namur, which is a little bit more sour. The Prune de Namur is also a little bit smaller than the Quetsche véritable d'Alsace".<ref name=TilquinPlumVarities> Facebook, [[media:TilquinPlumVarities-FB.png|Quetsche Tilquin - batches 2014-2015 in progress]], September 11, 2014</ref>


== History / Other Notes ==
== History / Other Notes ==
Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne was first released in February 2012 and was approved for distribution in the United States on October 20, 2013.<Ref name=TTBQue>TTB Label Approval, [https://www.ttbonline.gov/colasonline/viewColaDetails.do?action=publicFormDisplay&ttbid=13268001000153 Oude Quetsche Tilquin à l'Ancienne], 2013</ref> It comes with a best-by date in dd/mm/yyyy format as well as a neck label with the vintage season. The first round of bottles were released with a 2011-2012 neck label and subsequent batches have followed a similar pattern.  The best-by date on the reverse label is 10 years beyond the bottling date.  For example, the first batch, had a best by date on 23/02/2022 and a neck label of 2011-2012.  This would mean that it was bottled on February 23, 2012.
Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne was first released in February 2012 and was approved for distribution in the United States on October 20, 2013.<Ref name=TTBQue>TTB Label Approval, [https://www.ttbonline.gov/colasonline/viewColaDetails.do?action=publicFormDisplay&ttbid=13268001000153 Oude Quetsche Tilquin à l'Ancienne], 2013</ref> The first batch was made from [[Oude_Quetsche_Tilquin_à_l'Ancienne_(Prunes_de_Namur)|Namur plums]].


== Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne Bottle Log ==
== Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne Bottle Log ==
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! Bottle Size
! Bottle Size
! Label / Notes
! Label / Notes
! Image Link
! Photo
|-
|24/01/2023||2012-2013||750 mL||US Label, 12% Imports, Fresh Quetsches véritables d'Alsace||
|-
|-
| 23/02/2022
|29/01/2023||2012-2013||375 mL||US Label, 12% Imports, Fresh Quetsches véritables d'Alsace ||
| 2011-2012
| 750ml
| European bottling, Fresh Prunes de Namur
| N/A
|-
|-
|06/02/2024||2013-2014||375 mL||US Label, 12% Imports, Fresh Quetsches véritables d'Alsace ||
|-
|-
|24/01/2013
|06/02/2024||2013-2014||375 mL||European bottling, Fresh Quetsches véritables d'Alsace||
|2012-2013
|750ml
|US Label, 12% Imports, Fresh Quetsches véritables d'Alsace
|N/A
|-
|-
|12/02/2024||2013-2014||750 mL||12% Imports, USA, Frozen Quetsches véritables d'Alsace||
|-
|-
| 29/01/2023
|12/02/2024||2013-2014||750 mL||European bottling, Frozen Quetsches véritables d'Alsace||
| 2012-2013
| 375ml
| US Label, 12% Imports, Fresh Quetsches véritables d'Alsace
| N/A
|-
|-
|11/06/2024||2013-2014||750 mL||12% Imports Label||
|-
|-
|06/02/2024
|17/06/2024||2013-2014||375 mL||12% Imports Label ||
|2013-2014
|375ml
|European bottling, Fresh Quetsches véritables d'Alsace
|N/A
|-
|-
|03/02/2025||2014-2015||375 mL||European bottling, Quetsches véritables d'Alsace||
|-
|-
|06/02/2024
|12/02/2025||2014-2015||750 mL||European bottling, Quetsches véritables d'Alsace ||
|2013-2014
|375ml
|European bottling, Fresh Quetsches véritables d'Alsace
|N/A
|-
|-
|19/01/2026||2015-2016||375 mL||European bottling, Quetsches véritables d'Alsace||
|-
|-
|12/02/2024
|32/02/2017||2016-2017||375 mL||12% Imports Label||[[File:Tilquin Quetsche 31 01 2017 s1617.jpg|frameless|35px]]
|2013-2014
|750ml
|12% Imports, USA, Frozen Quetsches véritables d'Alsace
|N/A
|-
|-
|18/01/2028||2017-2018||750 mL||12% Imports Label||[[File:Tilquin Quetsche 18 Jan 2018.jpg|frameless|35px]]
|-
|-
|12/02/2024
|21/01/2029||2018-2019||750 mL||12% Imports Label||[[File:Tilquin Quetsche 31 Jan 2019.jpg|frameless|35px]]
|2013-2014
|750ml
|European bottling, Frozen Quetsches véritables d'Alsace
|N/A
|-
|-
|}
|}
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==Label Log==
==Label Log==
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File:Label Tilquin Quetsche Namur.jpg|Quetsche label with Prunes de Namur, released for [[Toer_de_Geuze|Toer de Geuze]] 2015.
File:QUETSCHE ETIQUETTE 75-2020.jpg|Non-U.S. label, updated 2020
File:Label TIlquin Quetsche US.jpg|U.S. label, 375ml
File:QUETSCHE ETIQUETTE 75US-2020.jpg|U.S. label, updated 2020
File:Label TIlquin Quetsche US.jpg|U.S. label, 375 mL
File:Label Tilquin Quetsche Back.jpg|U.S. label, back
File:Label Tilquin Quetsche Back.jpg|U.S. label, back
File:Label Tilquin Quetsche Keg US.jpg|U.S. label, keg
File:Label Tilquin Quetsche Keg US.jpg|U.S. label, keg

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Description

Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne (véritable d'Alsace)is a lambic blended with plums from Alsace. The plums are added in high concentration to 1-year-old lambic for a period of four months. The resulting fruit lambic is blended with additional 2-year-old and 3-year-old lambic to create a final fruit concentration of at least 250g/L. Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne (véritable d'Alsace) is labeled as 6.4% ABV and is available in 375 mL and 750 mL bottles.

History / Other Notes

Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne was first released in February 2012 and was approved for distribution in the United States on October 20, 2013.[1] The first batch was made from Namur plums.

Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne Bottle Log

Best-by Date

(dd/mm/yyyy)

Neck Label Bottle Size Label / Notes Photo
24/01/2023 2012-2013 750 mL US Label, 12% Imports, Fresh Quetsches véritables d'Alsace
29/01/2023 2012-2013 375 mL US Label, 12% Imports, Fresh Quetsches véritables d'Alsace
06/02/2024 2013-2014 375 mL US Label, 12% Imports, Fresh Quetsches véritables d'Alsace
06/02/2024 2013-2014 375 mL European bottling, Fresh Quetsches véritables d'Alsace
12/02/2024 2013-2014 750 mL 12% Imports, USA, Frozen Quetsches véritables d'Alsace
12/02/2024 2013-2014 750 mL European bottling, Frozen Quetsches véritables d'Alsace
11/06/2024 2013-2014 750 mL 12% Imports Label
17/06/2024 2013-2014 375 mL 12% Imports Label
03/02/2025 2014-2015 375 mL European bottling, Quetsches véritables d'Alsace
12/02/2025 2014-2015 750 mL European bottling, Quetsches véritables d'Alsace
19/01/2026 2015-2016 375 mL European bottling, Quetsches véritables d'Alsace
32/02/2017 2016-2017 375 mL 12% Imports Label
18/01/2028 2017-2018 750 mL 12% Imports Label
21/01/2029 2018-2019 750 mL 12% Imports Label

Label Log

  • Non-U.S. label, updated 2020
    Non-U.S. label, updated 2020
  • U.S. label, updated 2020
    U.S. label, updated 2020
  • U.S. label, 375 mL
    U.S. label, 375 mL
  • U.S. label, back
    U.S. label, back
  • U.S. label, keg
    U.S. label, keg

References

  1. ↑ TTB Label Approval, Oude Quetsche Tilquin à l'Ancienne, 2013

Photos

References


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