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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 1-year old lambic for a period of 4 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 2- and 3-year old lambic to create a final fruit concentration of at least 250g/l. Oude Quetsche Tilquin à L'Ancienne is 6.4% alcohol by volume and is available in 37,5cl and 75cl corked and caged 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 75cl 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 3 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 of 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 is released annually in 375ml and 750ml bottles
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==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Label TIlquin Quetsche US.jpg|U.S. label, 375ml
File:QUETSCHE ETIQUETTE 75-2020.jpg|Non-U.S. label, updated 2020
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
</gallery>
</gallery>
==References==
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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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