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Brussels
World capital of spontaneous fermentation
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
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Bars & Taprooms 6
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Your itinerary
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Day 1 The lambic heart and historic centre
Morning
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10:00
Brasserie Cantillon Self-guided tour, tasting of 3 lambics
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11:30
Marolles — marché aux puces Walk to the centre via the Marolles flea market
Afternoon
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14:30
A La Mort Subite Gueuze in Art Deco surroundings
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10:00
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Day 2 Tour & Taxis and the new craft wave
Morning
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10:30
Brasserie de la Senne Taproom with tank views
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10:30
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
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The Cantillon ritual
A century of lambic in every sip
Arrive at 10am when the light hits the century-old vats.
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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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