Catalogue no. BBG037

Vieux Temps

Brewery: Vieux Temps
Beer style: Spéciale Belge
Glass style: Goblet
Place: Mont Saint Guibert (Wallonia)

Curator’s Notes

A small, traditionally proportioned goblet carrying little more than the Vieux Temps name and its simple tree emblem. Its restrained appearance rather understates the history of the beer it was made to serve.

Vieux Temps was created at Brasserie Grade in Mont-Saint-Guibert in 1930. A light, amber, top-fermented speciality beer, its name deliberately evoked the character of beers from earlier times. It subsequently enjoyed considerable success, including awards at international brewing competitions in Edinburgh, Luxembourg and London. The brewery later became associated with Artois and ultimately Interbrew, although its Mont-Saint-Guibert brewery closed in 1996.

This example carries no capacity, date or other identifying marks. It was acquired for €1 at a brocante while browsing with a fellow beer-glass collector.

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