Beer in Ghent
Beer history, breweries and beer culture in Ghent (Belgium).
At the Dulle Griet beer bar you only get the big “Max” glass against a deposit: one of your shoes, which is hoisted up to the ceiling in a basket. The noose (“strop”) is a symbol of the city: in 1540 Ghent’s leaders had to beg Emperor Charles V for mercy with ropes around their necks, which the beer “Gentse Strop” recalls. Since 2009 the Gruut brewery has again been brewing beers flavoured with gruit instead of hops.
Beer history of Ghent
- 1540
Ghent’s city leaders have to beg Emperor Charles V for mercy with a noose around their necks. The beer “Gentse Strop” recalls this.