Belgium

Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs
37, Chaussée Brunehault
7387 Montignies-sur-Roc
Belgium

The Abbaye des Rocs Brewery has its roots in a little picturesque village where they began brewing in 1979.

 Perhaps best know for Abbaye des Rocs (9% alcohol vol.)which is a pure malt beer, with no added sugar. The entire range of tastes is directly linked to the double fermentation, the precise quantities of malts (7 types) as well as the mixtures of three kinds of hops (Belgian, German and Czech). Its colour is a striking deep and majestic red. Its taste is rich and full of subtlety. It is tasted like a red wine with which it shares the ruby colour without having the tannin.

Other beers include Montagnarde and Blanche des Honnelles

Brasserie d' Achouffee
Rue du Village 32
6666 Achouffe

Established in 1884 by Pierre Gobron and Chris Bauweraerts who had been previously brewing beer as a hobby. In 1988 , exports began to Québec, Canada.

LA CHOUFFE & Mc CHOUFFE are brewed from spring water and crushed malt barley. This liquid, called “wort”, is pumped into boiling vats, where two types of hops (Styrie & Saaz) are added, as well as sugars and, for LA CHOUFFE , coriander.

Alken-Maes brewery
Waarloosveld 10
2550 Waarloos

Established 1881

Alken-Maes has an annual production capacity of nearly 2 000 000 hl beer and a product range of approximately 30 different beers.

At the 1930 world exhibition in Antwerp the Maes brewery successfully launched its Prima Maezen Beer. This beer was perfected by the next generations, who contributed a wealth of expertise. They laid the foundations for the lager beer now being sold as Maes

Bavik
Rijksweg 33
B-8531 Bavikhove
Belgium

Established in 1894  by Adolphe De Brabandere
Bavik Brewery is still a family run business. Its sucess was greatly enhance by the introduction of Petrus Oud Bruin. Followed in 1998 by Wittekerke line of beers.
Wittekerke Rosé beer can is extremly popular.

Bavik Brewery

BIERES DE CHIMAY S.A.
Route Charlemagne, 8
6464 Baileux (Chimay)
BELGIUM

The BIERES DE CHIMAY company is based in Chimay, a small town in the south of Belgium. The Cistercian Trappist monks of Chimay have been developing the production of Trappist beers since 1862. Their beers are brewed within the Abbey of Scourmont.

Chimay Red it is noted for its coppery colour which makes it particularly attractive. Topped with a creamy head, it gives off a light, fruity apricot aroma produced by the fermentation. The taste perceived in the mouth is a balance confirming the fruity nuances noticed in the fragrance.

Cimay Triple has a slightly hazy appearance and its fine head is especially characterised by its aroma which results from an agreeable combination of fresh hops and yeast.

Additional beers are Chimay Blue and Magnum Grande Réserve

Cantillon brewery
56 rue Gheude
1070 Brussels

The Van Roy-Cantillon family has been making beer since 1900. Since the beginning, their aim has been twofold. On the one hand we defend an age-old tradition by brewing spontaneous fermentation beers. On the other hand we try to defend the natural taste of the beer within the gastronomy, and we aim for the highest quality by using only the best raw materials. They use organic foods

Their beers include Lambic, Gueuze, Kriek, Rosé de Gambrinus , and Lou Pepe

Brewery CONTRERAS
Molenstraat 110
9890 Gavere

Contreras was established in 1818 by Valère Latte (at that time Brewery Latte). Valère Latte sold the brewery to René Contreras, who possessed another brewery in Evergem. In the 1920 's his nephew Marcel Contreras gained control over the brewery and transformed it into its present shape.

Tonneke is their best known beer. Contreras is one of the las breweries to produce a March beer (Mars). This type of beer is brewed in spring, using 'flowering' watre, which  gives this beer its distinctive taste

Brouwerij "De Block"
Nieuwbaan 92
B-1785 Merchtem-Peizegem

In the 14th century, when the first brweing guilds became very popular, Henricus De Bloc already had obtained the brewing right, as a vassal of the Duke of Brabant and Bourgundy.

However it is Louis De Block, an agriculturist and married to a brewer's daughter, who would start for the brewery De Block. 1887 is the opening date for todays operation.

Beers include: Satan Gold a Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale , Satan Red-dark strong ale, Triple Abbeybeer Dendermonde is a blond high fermentation abbeybeer and Kastaar is an authentic beer, balancing on a harmony of taste and colour, between pale and dark

Brouwerij De Koninck NV • Mechelsesteenweg 291 • 2018 Antwerpen

The history of the Brouwerij De Koninck began in 1827 when Joseph Henricus De Koninck bought ‘De Plaisante Hof', a coach house which stood on the boundary between Antwerp and Berchem.  However Joseph Henricus De Koninck died very young, and his widow, Elisabeth Cop remarried in 1833. Her second husband was warehouse foreman Johannes Vervliet, who decided to convert the coach house into a brewery under the name “Brouwerij De Hand”,

In 1912 the “Brouwerij De Hand” was renamed the ‘Brasserie Charles De Koninck”,  The brewery today is owned by Bernard and Dominique Van den Bogaert

Duvel Moortgat
Breendonkdorp 58
2870 Puurs
Belgium

In 1871, Jan-Leonard Moortgat, son of a brewer’s family from Steenhuffel, founds the Duvel Moortgat farm brewery together with his wife Maria De Block. At that time, the newly born brewery is only one of the 4,000 breweries in Belgium around the turn of the century. It was not untill 1923 that the beer was marketed under the name Duvel

In 1963, the Benedictine abbey of Maredsous entrusted the production and sales of the famed Maredsous beers to Duvel Moortgat. The monks continue to exercise strict control over its recipes and quality standards right up to today

Additional products include Bel Pils, a low fermentation luxury Pilsner with 5% alcohol content, is one of the most traditional Belgian Pilsners

Vedett, a blond, light, well hopped premium beer with 5.2% alcohol content, is the cult Duvel Moortgat beer today

Brasserie d´Ecaussinnes
rue de Restaumont, 118
7190 Ecaussinnes

Long time ago there were 6 breweries in Ecaussinnes. One of them, the "Brasserie des Carrières" started making beer in 1897. They made the Ultra beer until 1970. In 1972 production of the "Ultra" was stopped. In 1999, Hugues and Isabel Van Poucke decided to install a brewery in a restored farm-castle.
In april 2000 the first beer was served in the beautiful tavern above the brewery.

Beers include Ultra ambree,Ultra Blonde, and Ultra fraîche. They also make a cookie Beer and L'archiduc

 

The brewery is based on export. You can find the beer in Japan, France, Denmark,Sweden, USA, Netherlands, Great-Brittain and Italy.

 

BREWERY ST-FEUILLIEN SA
Rue d'Houdeng 20 - 7070 LE ROEULX

Since 1873, the Friart family has been brewing various beers, among others, the St-Feuillien

Their beers include:

• Blonde, Brune, Triple, Cuvée de Noël, Bière de Pâques
• GRISETTE Blonde, Blanche, Ambrée, Fruits des Bois, Country Cool

 

Prior to 1922 the brewery brewed beers
in an agreement with the Trappist Monastery. The agreement came to an end because the Trappist Monasteries decided that the qualification ‘Trappistenbier' could only be given to beers brewed inside the walls of the Trappist Monastery. The beers brewed at the Trappistenweg 23 in Watou under a new brand name ‘ StBernardus' (referring to the Refuge de Notre Dame de StBernard).

Water, pumped up from a depth of 150 meter is the basis of all St. Bernardus beers. This water is not only the purest but has also a historical background. Scientists have proved that the water that is pumped up now, is originating from rainfall from the time of Jeanne d'Arc

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