When you combine the divine drink ambrosia and geuze, you get Ambreus. The cutting plant uses lambic from Den Herberg, De Troch and Lindemans breweries for a unique blend. Stekers Bastiaan, Pieterjan, Erik and Jean-Pierre combine tradition with innovation and work sustainably, with the ambition to produce CO2 neutrally. In 2024 they proudly uncorked the very first Oude Geuze Ambreus.

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Practical

Opening hours Open every second Saturday of the month from 10.00 to 16.00, or by appointment.

Visitability As an individual and in group

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Lambiekland

This brewery is part of Passport Lambic Country.

Walk

The Lambiekstoemper walk passes by the brewery.

Location and accessibility

GPS N 50.73681359°, E 4.26604774°

Parking Parking nearby

Accessibility label The entrance is accessible and vehicles can drive up to it. There are no adapted toilet facilities.

Bicycle parking

Bicycle parking available.

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When is the best time to visit it?

TODAY

20° 2 Bft

TUE

22° 2 Bft

WED

21° 2 Bft

THU

19° 3 Bft

FRI

21° 2 Bft

SAT

23° 2 Bft

SUN

26° 3 Bft

MON

24° 2 Bft

Story

Ambreus is the Geuze distillery of Bastiaan Driesen, Pieterjan and Erik Decoster and their father Jean-Pierre. Back in 2018, they dreamed of making their own Oude Geuze. Not just any geuze: they wanted to make one with lambic from different breweries to create a unique blend. To do so, they knocked on the doors of Den Herberg, De Troch and Lindemans.
The first pitching season started with 24 barrels in Jean-Pierre's garage, but it soon proved too small. They found the solution in café De Kleine Ardennen in Buizingen, which they jointly converted into a fully-fledged Geuze steaming plant.

Ambreus is firmly entrenched in lambic country. Kloris Devillé of Den Herberg and Pauwel Raes of De Troch gave advice and helped where necessary. Fourteen enthusiastic volunteers came to the rescue to bottle 4,000 liters of geuze in a day and a half. After a year of re-fermentation and maturation, the time had finally come in 2024: the first bottles of Oude Geuze Ambreus were uncorked, tasted and approved. In 2025, a variant with fleece blossom was added.

Tradition and innovation go hand in hand here. The brewers experiment with new techniques and are strongly committed to sustainability: green energy, maximum sorting and recycling, electrically powered equipment and biodegradable materials to replace plastic. And the name? Ambreus is a contraction of ambrosia - the drink of the gods - and gueuze.

Experience

Geuzestekers Bastiaan, Pieterjan, Erik and Jean-Pierre converted café De Kleine Ardennen in Buizingen into a professional brewery. You can visit it and buy the beer straight from the cellar.

Visit and guided tour

One day a week you are welcome to visit the barrel room and the workshop of Geuze Stewardship Ambreus. Visits are also possible by appointment.

🧍🏻🧍🏻Een visit lasts 45 minutes. Tours are available in Dutch and English.

🦽 The entrance is accessible and driveable. Please note, however, that the parking consists of gravel and there are no adapted sanitary facilities.

For Sale

Every second Saturday of the month, you can buy tasty Oude Geuze Ambreus, an exclusive Limited Edition or a surprising elderflower gueuze on site. More surprising flavors are in the pipeline in the future.