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    "title": "Lambic brewery to open new visitor centre",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-26 13:16:12",
    "published_at": "2026-05-26 13:16:00",
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    "body": "<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>The Timmermans brewery in Flemish Brabant is opening a new visitor centre on 3 June to teach the public about lambic. The spontaneously fermented beer has been produced at this farm-brewery in Itterbeek since 1702.</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Some 3.5 million euros, including 600,000 euros in public subsidies, has been allocated to restore the farm to its former glory. &ldquo;It has been a painstaking process to recreate the colours of the era and a deep dive into the archives to ensure the site is respected as much as possible,&rdquo; said commercial director Jonathan Martin.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">The brewery&rsquo;s owner, the John Martin Group, is no stranger to heritage restoration. It also owns the Mont-Saint-Jean farm in Waterloo, where a microbrewery, a micro-distillery and a museum commemorating the former British hospital have been established. Today, the site attracts 100,000 visitors a year.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">The Lambicus Experience Centre is expected to welcome half that number initially. Two options are available: a guided tour for groups and an interactive, app-based tour lasting around an hour for individual visitors, available in six languages.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">A few period pieces are on display, such as a 19th-century grain crusher and a cooling tank dating from 1934. &ldquo;This isn&rsquo;t a museum; it&rsquo;s the history of lambic being revealed in a way that respects the past while remaining accessible to new generations,&rdquo; says CEO Anthony Martin.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">&nbsp;</p><p><sup>#FlandersNewsService | The Timmermans brewery in Itterbeek &copy; BELGA PHOTO AXEL CLEENEWERCK</sup></p><hr /><p><strong>Related news</strong></p><div id=\"bookmark-86125b84-dd5d-49cd-b1b4-563cefe1bf39\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"http://prez.ly/wcHd\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2F6bfecb0f-f173-4aee-b7c8-71966e3fa342%2F-%2Fpreview%2F600x600%2F?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=0704b10847aa9e62541afefe1469a74e)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"http://prez.ly/wcHd\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"86125b84-dd5d-49cd-b1b4-563cefe1bf39\"\n           >\n                Initiative launched to preserve historic caf\u00e9s across Flanders            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                Monumentenwacht Vlaanderen and Brouwerij Haacht are joining forces to help preserve historically valuable caf\u00e9s across Flanders. 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