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Brussels

World capital of spontaneous fermentation

LAMBIC CAPITAL 3/3 2 days

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About this trip

Brussels isn't simply a city where you drink beer — it's the city that invented a brewing method no one else in the world has mastered: spontaneous fermentation.

beBeer's verdict

Brussels is THE world capital of beer. Not because it has the most, but because it has what no one else does: lambic.

Where to go

Brewery 4

  1. 01

    Brasserie Cantillon

    Rue Gheude 56, 1070 Anderlecht, Belgique

  2. 02

    Brasserie de la Senne

    Anna Bochdreef 19, 1000 Brussel

  3. 03

    Brussels Beer Project

    Rue Antoine Dansaert 188, 1000 Bruxelles

  4. 04

    La Source Beer Co

    Rue Dieudonné Lefèvre 4, 1020 Bruxelles

Bars & Taprooms 6

  1. 05

    Moeder Lambic Fontainas

    Place Fontainas 8, 1000 Bruxelles

  2. 06

    Delirium Cafe

    Impasse de la Fidélité 4, 1000 Bruxelles

  3. 07

    A La Mort Subite Craft brewery in Bruxelles

    Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères 7, 1000 Bruxelles

  4. 08

    Le Poechenellekelder

    Rue du Chêne 5, 1000 Bruxelles

  5. 09

    Chez Moeder Lambic

    Place Fontainas 8, 1000 Bruxelles

  6. 10

    La Becasse

    Rue de Tabora 11, 1000 Bruxelles

Your itinerary

  1. Day 1

    The lambic heart and historic centre

    Morning

    1. 10:00
      Brasserie Cantillon Self-guided tour, tasting of 3 lambics
    2. 11:30
      Marolles — marché aux puces Walk to the centre via the Marolles flea market

    Afternoon

    1. 14:30
      A La Mort Subite Gueuze in Art Deco surroundings
  2. Day 2

    Tour & Taxis and the new craft wave

    Morning

    1. 10:30
      Brasserie de la Senne Taproom with tank views

Practical information

Best period
April to October. Belgian Beer Weekend in September.
Calendar
Belgian Beer Weekend (Sep) · Brussels Beer Challenge (Nov) · Cantillon Zwanze Day (Sep)
Budget per day
Budget 40–55 € · Standard 60–90 € · Premium 100–150 €
Getting around
STIB pass 48h = €14 · Villo! bikes · Pedestrian centre
Accommodation
Saint-Gilles: craft quarter · Dansaert: central · Ixelles: bohemian
Beer tip
Try a Cantillon gueuze at the bar — the purest form of lambic.
Food pairings
Carbonade + Rochefort · Stoemp + Saison · Fries + Geuze

What you shouldn't miss

  1. 01

    The Cantillon ritual

    A century of lambic in every sip

    Arrive at 10am when the light hits the century-old vats.

  2. 02

    The Grand-Place by night

    The most beautiful square in the world, beer edition

    Leave Delirium and walk 200m to the illuminated Grand-Place.

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