Lambikstoempers are an “association that wants to make known the beer culture in Belgium and support, specifically the beers of our region: the Senne valley and the Pajottenland.”
For some reason, I imagine Stormtroopers heading into a bar and brewery demanding at laser point, that good local craft beer be served.
They started back in 1999 (10 years before I started blogging) and have been putting on events and getting into the news since then.
I am talking about them because I believe that we need more watchdog groups like theirs to keep different elements of the craft beer world honest and to call people out in a constructive way.
And what is a Lambikstoemper?
It is a pestle to use in mashing in sugar to a lambic or Gueuze.