Beverage Innovation Coach, Inspiration Partner, Quality step up, Advisor
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Of course there’s no way I can put all breweries and all beers of Belgium on the same timeline so I tried to put the most important! Some breweries directly started with a beer they are famous for, other started way earlier so I had to play around with this a bit. Let me know which one I should really add and any date you believe is not correct! Enjoy!
BBB (Buggenhout Bosteels Brewery) has been brewing beer since 1791, even before Belgium became Belgium. It’s famous for its 3 awarded beers: Kwak (and it’s signature epic glassware), Tripel Karmeliet (and its perfected 3 grains blend) and Deus (brewed following a Champenoise method). Check our short video to learn about some of these beers secrets!
Dinant Belgium. This is where one of the most famous abbey beer was born from the name of a small river, the river Leffe.
An Authentic Abbey Beer must follow some key fundamental rules. Be genuinely connected to a monastery and give back to charities.
Abbey beers have a unique distinct quality. Heritage from time when beer was offered to pilgrims as only safe beverage to sustain.From time when only the monks had the knowledge to read and write.
And as per medieval tradition , we were warmly welcomed to visit the courtyard of the abbey…
On to our 2nd stop of this European Beer Road Trip! We arrive in the Flemish town of Hoegaarden. Pronounce HOO-GAAAAR-DEN. This small town gave birth to the world renowned Witbier style back in the 1500s. A style promoted by the Prince Bishop of Liege who gave them a tax break on wheat, promoting both agriculture and beer! The cross of the bishop honor the town’s flag and also the label of the eponymous beer Hoegaarden Witbier. Let’s have a sneak peak in the brewery and have a taste of countryside in a tiny town that used to host more than 50 breweries!
