Timmermans and Mort Subite Oude Kriek Add to the Tradition

Also the Timmermans brewery offers a new traditional lambic beer: an kriek named Timmermans Oude Kriek Limited Edition 2009. And Mort Subite released their Oude Kriek Limited Edition Harvest 2009 These beers are ofcourse on our beer menu.


Day of the Lambic 2010

On Saturday, December 11 the House of Geuze will organise the 3rd Day of the Lambic. www.dagvandelambik.be


Toer de Geuze 2011

On Sunday, May 1 the pub will be open the whole day at the occasion of the Toer de Gueuze 2011.


Day of the Kriek 2011
On Saturday 4th June 2011 the House of Gueuze will organise the 3rd Day of the Kriek at the pub. www.dagvandekriek.be

Night of Great Thirst 2011 - U.S. Edition
Together with Chris Lively, owner of Ebenezer's Pub & Restaurant and The Lion's Pride (Maine) we are planning to organise the very first gueuze and kriek festival in the U.S. in August 2011.

Voted "Strafste Café van Vlaanderen"
Tourism Flanders organised a nation-wide to put the best cafes in Flanders and Brussels in the spotlight. In de Verzekering tegen de Grote Dorst was voted "Best Cafe of Flanders" and Kurt and Yves were voted "best pubkeepers of Flanders". Read more >>

The 'Grote Dorst' is a 'straf café'
Recently, Bruno Loockx's book ‘100X straffe cafés in Vlaanderen’ was published. This book describes the 100 unique pubs in Flanders and Brussels. In de Verzekering tegen de Grote Dorst is featured in the list.

Australian TV films at the pub
In August, Outback TV from Australia made a TV programme about gueuze and kriek.

Misleading Inbev Advertisement in London Underground
Inbev says in an advertisement that Stella consists of only 4 ingrediënten. Not true. Only the real traditional lambik and gueuze can claim such thing!

Farewell to John White
On July 2, 2007 world beer traveller and beer tours organiser John White passed away. Continue >>

His Master's Voice Nostalgia
Since January 2007 an original His Master's Voice grammophone produces vintage tunes in the pub. Continue >>