Editing Lambic (section)

== Etymology ==
This beverage is first mentioned in 1794 as ''allambique''. The initial 'a' was dropped early on so that in an 1811 advertisement it was called ''lambicq'', though it was sometimes referred to as ''alambic'' as late as 1829. The name may stem from [[alembic]], a type of [[still]] used for producing local spirits such as [[cognac]] and [[jenever]] (but not used in the production of lambic).<ref>Thierry Delplancq, 'Les brasseurs de lambic. Données historiques et géographiques (XVIIIe S. – XXe S.) (1)', in: ''Archives et bibliothèques de Belgique'', part 67 (1996), nr. 1–4, p. 257–320; ''Gazette d'Amsterdam'' 29 August 1811.</ref> Breweries in and around [[Lembeek]], a village near [[Halle, Belgium]], have attempted to associate lambic with that name,<ref name="autogenerated1991"/> including through the legend of local saint [[Veronus of Lembeek]].