Beer in Brussels
Beer history, breweries and beer culture in Brussels (Belgium).
Lambic is brewed in the area around Brussels. The Cantillon brewery (since 1900) still ferments it spontaneously in the old way and is also a living museum. On the Grand-Place stands the brewers’ guild house with a brewing museum.
Breweries in Brussels
Cantillon
Family brewery that still ferments lambic and gueuze spontaneously in the traditional way. It only brews in the cold season, when the wild yeasts and bacteria from the air inoculate the wort well.
Known for: Gueuze 100 % Lambic, Kriek, Rosé de Gambrinus
Beer history of Brussels
- 1900
The Cantillon family founds its brewery in Brussels. Its lambic still ferments spontaneously with wild yeasts from the air.