Brussels and Wallonia
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The Brasserie Dupont Story
The history of Saison brews and Hainaut province Hainaut, the most western province in French-speaking Wallonia, Belgium’s southern half, has long been recognized as Belgium’s saison beer heartland. The area, about an hour’s drive southwest of Brussels, boasts an impressive 25 or so breweries. About a third of these produce a saison or two. Hainaut…
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Paira Daiza: Zoo, World Gardens, and Brasserie De Cambron
Some things just amaze. The new brewery at Pairi Daiza, one of Belgium’s top tourist attractions, is one of them. Pairi Daiza is a zoo with over 5,000 animals and several large gardens. It is the number one tourist site in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium. Over one million visitors pass it gates every…
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Brasserie De La Lesse: a Co-Op is born in Namur province
If you traveled to Belgium in the late ‘90’s, you might remember the beers of Brasserie La Rochefortoise. The brewery only operated from 1995 to 2000, but made several interesting strong, dark ales. When it closed, the brewery building and equipment remained. When several beer-loving friends in the Eprave-Rochefortoise area in Namur province discovered this…