HORAL

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The stated goals of HORAL are:

• To promote artisanal lambic beers and their derivates, with attention to the complete process from brewing process till serving.
• To report irregularities with regard to artisanal lambic beers and their derivates.
• To take the necessary steps to protect artisanal lambic beers and their derivates.

In January 1997, at the invitation of 3 Fonteinen's Armand Debelder, HORAL's founder members met in Beersel. HORAL was formally established with its original members: 3 Fonteinen, Boon, De Cam, De Troch, Lindemans, and Timmermans.[https://www.lambic.info/HORAL Lambic.info. HORAL.]

The first Toer de Geuze was organised on October 19 1997, when HORAL's member producers decided to open their doors to the public. Since then the open brewery day has become a biennial event. Over the past two decades, the Toer de Geuze has effectively become the largest beer event of Flemish Brabant.[https://www.beerguild.co.uk/news/20-years-toer-de-geuze/ British Guild of Beer Writers. 20 YEARS OF TOER DE GEUZE.][https://www.hln.be/in-de-buurt/beersel/lambiekbrouwers-laten-eerste-fles-megablend-2019-knallen-twaalfde-editie-van-toer-de-geuze-vindt-plaats-op-4-en-5-mei~a3d35a9e/ Het Laatste Nieuws. Lambic brewers launch the first bottle of Megablend 2019: The twelfth edition of Toer de Geuze takes place on 4 and 5 May.] (in Dutch)

HORAL successfully campaigned for the creation of a European Union "traditional specialities guaranteed" (TSG) designation for the names "lambic" and "gueuze".[https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/sightlines/2018/7/5/sour-times-ahead-ab-inbev-revives-belle-vue-selection-lambic Goodbeerhunting.com. Sour Times Ahead? — AB InBev Revives Belle Vue Selection Lambic.][https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/door/list.html;jsessionid=pL0hLqqLXhNmFQyFl1b24mY3t9dJQPflg3xbL2YphGT4k6zdWn34!-370879141?& European Commission. Database of Origin and Registration.] This ensures that only products genuinely originating in the region are allowed to be identified as such in commerce.{{Cite web|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44556.pdf|title=Geographical Indications (GIs) in U.S. Food and Agricultural Trade|last=Johnson|first=Renée|date=|website=Congressional Research Service|access-date=2019-11-06}} In 2016 HORAL met with representatives of Jester King Brewery to discuss a disagreement over the Americans' use of the term Méthode Gueuze. It was agreed that the Texan brewers would in future use the designation Méthode Traditionnelle as a style name.[https://www.foodandwine.com/articles/belgian-brewers-object-methode-gueuze-name-american-beers Food & Wine. Belgian Brewers Object to 'Methode Gueuze' Name on American Beers.][https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/26/dining/drinks/american-lambic-beers.html The New York Times. American Beers With a Pungent Whiff of Place.]

HORAL's Megablend Oude Gueuze was first brought to the market in 2009. It is a blend of old and young lambics from HORAL's members. A gueuze enthusiast from Great Britain paid 300 EUR for the first bottle in 2015.

In 2018 lambic producers Girardin and 3 Fonteinen left HORAL.[https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/sightlines/2018/11/25/two-members-opt-to-leave-lambic-focused-trade-group Goodbeerhunting.com. 3 Fonteinen and Girardin Part Ways With Lambic-Focused Trade Group, HORAL.] Werner Van Obberghen of 3 Fonteinen said: "We decided to leave HORAL because we could no longer agree with its current values.

In 2020 Lambiek Fabriek (Sint-Pieters-Leeuw) joined HORAL and in 2022 brewery Den Herberg (Buizingen).[https://beer.be/actualites/la-brasserie-den-herberg-devient-membre-de-horal/ Beer.be. THE DEN HERBERG BREWERY BECOMES A MEMBER OF HORAL,]

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• Boon
• De Cam
• Den Herberg
• De Troch
• Hanssens
• Lambiek Fabriek
• Lindemans
• Mort Subite
• Oud Beersel
• Tilquin
• Timmermans{{div col end}}

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Itterbeek}}

File:Brouwerij Lindemans 4-05-2006 12-11-37.jpg|{{center|Brouwerij Lindemans
Vlezenbeek}}

File:Oud beersel.jpg|{{center|Brouwerij Oud Beersel
Beersel}}

File:Cloth-in-bunghole.jpg|{{center|Hanssens Artisanaal
Dworp}}

File:Gueuzerie Tilquin Visit 2014.jpg|{{center|Gueuzerie Tilquin
Bierghes}}

File:Asse Lierput 1, Ganzenbos 2 - 19391 - onroerenderfgoed.jpg|{{center|Brouwerij Mort Subite
Asse}}

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• [https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/art-culture/55366/lambic-craft-beer-in-honour-at-the-12th-geuze-toer-4-to-5-may/ The Brussels Times. Lambic craft beer honoured at the 12th "Geuze Toer."]
• [https://methodetraditionnelle.org/ Méthode Traditionelle. On Méthode Gueuze, The Disagreement with HORAL, and A New Way Forward.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203090713/https://methodetraditionnelle.org/ |date=2019-12-03 }}

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