All About Gueuze, presented by Frank Boon

The Boon Brewery is the life’s work of Frank Boon, who is often referred to as the saviour of Geuze. He took over a geuze blendery that was threatening to disappear in the late 1970s, determined to revive the local Geuze tradition. As the years went by, the Boon Brewery grew with the greatest respect for traditional craftsmanship. All this time, Boon’s unique knowledge also continued to grow, as he gained more and more expertise on brewing Lambics and blending Geuzes and on the maintenance of the foeders, or the oak barrels. That knowledge has been passed on to the next generation in recent years: the succession is now assured and in good hands with Jos Boon and Karel Boon. Both sons grew up in the shadow of the brewery and inherited Frank’s passion for the region’s traditional beer styles. Frank Boon is a Belgian brewer renowned for helping to revive and preserve the tradition of lambic and gueuze beers. In the early 1970s, at a time when lambic brewing was in decline, Boon purchased and restored one of Belgium’s few surviving lambic breweries in Lembeek, a village near Brussels. Founding Brouwerij Boon, he modernised production while staying true to traditional methods of spontaneous fermentation, oak cask ageing, and blending. His dedication not only safeguarded the future of authentic gueuze but also elevated it to international recognition. Widely regarded as a pioneer and guardian of lambic brewing, Boon’s influence has inspired a new generation of Belgian and international brewers.