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Shortages in fruits traditionally found in Belgian lambics also played a part in the addition of fruit juice and extracts. After 1945, European agriculture was in dire straights, and many producers were left unable to grow or supply fruits. Postwar food rationing and a rise in sugar consumption in general also played an important role in the shift to sweeter beers. In the postwar era, much of the sweetened lambic was primarily the result of blending young lambic or other top fermenting beers that contained significant residual sweetness with more tart, aged lambic.<ref name=LambicLand>Tim Webb, Chris Pollard, Siobhan McGinn, [[Books#LambicLand: A Journey Round the Most Unusual Beers in the World|LambicLand: A Journey Round the Most Unusual Beers in the World]] </ref>

[[Brouwerij_Lindemans|Lindemans]], for example, began sweetening in 1972-~~1973~~ because of a shortage of Schaeerbeekse cherries.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> Some lambics are even sweetened artificially with Aspartame or Saccharin,<ref name="Oxford">Garrett Oliver, [http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Companion-Beer-Garrett-Oliver/dp/0195367138 The Oxford Companion to Beer], 2011</ref> listing 'sugar substitute' as an ingredient on their beer labels. As fruit lambic became more and more popular in the late ~~1980’s~~ and ~~1990’s~~, fruit juices were used to further sweeten lambic.<ref name=LambicLand>Tim Webb, Chris Pollard, Siobhan McGinn, [[Books#LambicLand: A Journey Round the Most Unusual Beers in the World|LambicLand: A Journey Round the Most Unusual Beers in the World]] </ref> [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|De Troch]] uses this process today for their fruit lambics both to satisfy the market for a sweetened product and to introduce more exotic fruit flavors like [[Chapeau_Exotic|pineapple]] and [[Chapeau_Banane|banana]] into the beer that are not readily available in Belgium.

[[Brouwerij_Lindemans|Lindemans]], for example, began sweetening in 1972-73 because of a shortage of Schaeerbeekse cherries.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> Some lambics are even sweetened artificially with Aspartame or Saccharin,<ref name="Oxford">Garrett Oliver, [http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Companion-Beer-Garrett-Oliver/dp/0195367138 The Oxford Companion to Beer], 2011</ref> listing 'sugar substitute' as an ingredient on their beer labels. As fruit lambic became more and more popular in the late 1980s and 1990s, fruit juices were used to further sweeten lambic.<ref name=LambicLand>Tim Webb, Chris Pollard, Siobhan McGinn, [[Books#LambicLand: A Journey Round the Most Unusual Beers in the World|LambicLand: A Journey Round the Most Unusual Beers in the World]] </ref> [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|De Troch]] uses this process today for their fruit lambics both to satisfy the market for a sweetened product and to introduce more exotic fruit flavors like [[Chapeau_Exotic|pineapple]] and [[Chapeau_Banane|banana]] into the beer that are not readily available in Belgium.

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 Shortages in fruits traditionally found in Belgian lambics also played a part in the addition of fruit juice and extracts.  After 1945, European agriculture was in dire straights, and many producers were left unable to grow or supply fruits.  Postwar food rationing and a rise in sugar consumption in general also played an important role in the shift to sweeter beers. In the postwar era, much of the sweetened lambic was primarily the result of blending young lambic or other top fermenting beers that contained significant residual sweetness with more tart, aged lambic.<ref name=LambicLand>Tim Webb, Chris Pollard, Siobhan McGinn, [[Books#LambicLand: A Journey Round the Most Unusual Beers in the World|LambicLand: A Journey Round the Most Unusual Beers in the World]] </ref>
-[[Brouwerij_Lindemans|Lindemans]], for example, began sweetening in 1972-1973 because of a shortage of Schaeerbeekse cherries.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref>  Some lambics are even sweetened artificially with Aspartame or Saccharin,<ref name="Oxford">Garrett Oliver, [http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Companion-Beer-Garrett-Oliver/dp/0195367138 The Oxford Companion to Beer], 2011</ref> listing 'sugar substitute' as an ingredient on their beer labels.  As fruit lambic became more and more popular in the late 1980’s and 1990’s, fruit juices were used to further sweeten lambic.<ref name=LambicLand>Tim Webb, Chris Pollard, Siobhan McGinn, [[Books#LambicLand: A Journey Round the Most Unusual Beers in the World|LambicLand: A Journey Round the Most Unusual Beers in the World]] </ref>  [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|De Troch]] uses this process today for their fruit lambics both to satisfy the market for a sweetened product and to introduce more exotic fruit flavors like [[Chapeau_Exotic|pineapple]] and [[Chapeau_Banane|banana]] into the beer that are not readily available in Belgium.
+[[Brouwerij_Lindemans|Lindemans]], for example, began sweetening in 1972-73 because of a shortage of Schaeerbeekse cherries.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen, [[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref>  Some lambics are even sweetened artificially with Aspartame or Saccharin,<ref name="Oxford">Garrett Oliver, [http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Companion-Beer-Garrett-Oliver/dp/0195367138 The Oxford Companion to Beer], 2011</ref> listing 'sugar substitute' as an ingredient on their beer labels.  As fruit lambic became more and more popular in the late 1980s and 1990s, fruit juices were used to further sweeten lambic.<ref name=LambicLand>Tim Webb, Chris Pollard, Siobhan McGinn, [[Books#LambicLand: A Journey Round the Most Unusual Beers in the World|LambicLand: A Journey Round the Most Unusual Beers in the World]] </ref>  [[Brouwerij_De_Troch|De Troch]] uses this process today for their fruit lambics both to satisfy the market for a sweetened product and to introduce more exotic fruit flavors like [[Chapeau_Exotic|pineapple]] and [[Chapeau_Banane|banana]] into the beer that are not readily available in Belgium.
 ==What's In a Name?==