The first mention of this farm-brewery dates back to 1604 and the first listed brewer was Joris Van der Hasselt in 1686. Generations later, in 1869, Felix Jan De Keersmaeker (1840-1912) took over the brewery of Jan Baptist Bastaerts (1787- 1869).His son Hubert De Keersmaeker (1896-1945) – Mayor of Kobbegem – released during the interwar ... Read More
The St. Feuillien Brewery is a Belgian brewery in Le Roeulx, Belgium, which was founded in 1873. The brewery, which makes abbey-style beer, has been operated by the Friart family all this time, except for an 11-year hiatus that ended in 1998. Beers brewed by St. Feuillien include a brown ale and a tripel, the ... Read More
Liefmans is a Belgian brewery which produces oud bruin and other Belgian beers. It was founded in 1679. The company went bankrupt in 2008 and was acquired by Duvel Moortgat. Liefmans’ wheat beer, Dentergems Wit, and a Belgian ale, Lucifer, were subsequently taken over by Het Anker Brewery. ... Read More
De Dolle Brouwers (“The Mad Brewers”) is a Belgian brewery, based in Esen in the province of West Flanders. The founder of the brewery was a doctor in medecine, Louis Nevejan. We have recently found papers in the archives stating that the first building dates from 1835 AD. Once it was both brewery and distillery. ... Read More
Brouwerij De Bie came into being in 1992 in the hop gardens of the Belgian brewing village of Watou near Poperinge and the French border. It used to be one of the smallest artisanal breweries in Flanders. Zatte Bie, Hellekapelle and Helleketelbier were the first beers from this craft brewery. They were sold in simple ... Read More
Bosteels Brewery (Brouwerij Bosteels) is a brewery in Buggenhout, Belgium. The brewery was founded in 1791 and was owned and operated by the same family till its seventh generation decided to sell to ABinbev in September 2016. Bosteels brew three beers: Tripel Karmeliet, DeuS, and Pauwel Kwak. Built on respect for the past Bosteels Brewery ... Read More
