Ale of Origin Gueuze, 2024 Best Beer in Africa

Ale of Origin Gueuze is the latest edition of our spontaneously fermented South African Lambic. This extraordinary beer was spontaneously fermented according to traditional Lambic methods:  it was fermented with only with wild yeast blown in from the wind from the surrounding fruit farms into our “coolship”, a giant ancient wine tank in our historical cellar.  After brewing a laborious, old world turbid mash of local raw wheat and barley, the wort was boiled for three hours with aged hops, then cooled overnight in the coolship.  It was then fermented and aged in French oak wine barrels, followed by a careful blending of selected barrels.  Gueuze is a blended edition of Lambic; this version is a blend of 5, 3 and 1 year old barrels. This beer is part of our journey to make beers with providence, with a sense of place, space and climate. 2024 Best Beer in Africa Winner 2025 Best Beer in Africa Runner Up 8.5% abv 13 ibus (Sold as 375ml bottle)