Beer in Belgium includes pale ales, lambics, Flemish red ales, sour brown ales, strong ales and stouts. In 2018, there were 304 breweries in Belgium,[1][2][3] including international companies, such as AB InBev, and traditional breweries, such as Trappist monasteries.[4] On average, Belgians drink 68 litres of beer each year,[1] down from around 200 each year in 1900.[5] Most beers are bought or served in bottles, rather than cans, and almost every beer has its own branded, sometimes uniquely shaped, glass.[6] In 2016, UNESCO inscribed Belgian beer culture on their list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.[7][8]
^ abEurope, The Brewers of. "Welcome to the Brewers of Europe". The Brewers of Europe.
^"Number of active beer breweries in Belgium from 2009 to 2016". statista.com.
^"World: Global number of craft breweries increases to 17,732". inside.beer. 19 March 2017.
^"B.E.S (Belgian Label Service)". Users.telenet.be. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
^"Brewed force". The Economist. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
^Michael Jackson's Great Beers of Belgium, Michael Jackson, ISBN 0-7624-0403-5
^"Cheers as Belgian beer is added to Unesco cultural heritage list". The Guardian. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^Decision of the Intergovernmental Committee: 11.COM 10.B.5, UNESCO, Intangible Cultural Heritage, accessed 15 June 2017, quote: "Beer culture in Belgium combines know-how concerning nature, social practices and craft skills that constitute an integral part of daily and festive life. Regularly shared between practitioners, knowledge and skills are transmitted from masters to apprentices in breweries but also within families, in public spaces and through formal education. Beer culture in Belgium contributes to the economic and social viability at local level and the constitution of the social identity and continuity of its bearers and practitioners, who promote responsible production and consumption."
BeerinBelgium includes pale ales, lambics, Flemish red ales, sour brown ales, strong ales and stouts. In 2018, there were 304 breweries inBelgium, including...
Trappist beer is brewed by Trappist monks. Thirteen Trappist monasteries—six inBelgium, two in the Netherlands, and one each in Austria, Italy, England...
Weizenbier and Belgian witbier; other types include Lambic (made with wild yeast), Berliner Weisse (a cloudy, sour beer), and Gose (a sour, salty beer). Weißbier...
Belgianbeer culture includes traditions of craftsmanship for brewing beer and is part of the diet and social life of Belgians. Its cultural value was...
craft brewer in the country and the eighth-overall largest brewer in the United States. As of August 2017, New Belgiumbeers were available in all 50 states...
white asparagus, Belgian endive and local beer, in addition to common European staples including meat, cheese and butter. Belgians typically eat four...
type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels and in Brussels itself since the 13th century. Types of lambic beer include...
Sour beer is beer which has an intentionally acidic, tart, or sour taste. Sour beer styles include Belgian lambics and Flanders red ale and German Gose...
[ˈɦuɣaːrdə(n)] ) is a brewery in Hoegaarden, Belgium, and the producer of a witbier, which is different from a wheat beer. Hoegaarden de-emphasizes hops...
Initially manufactured inBelgium, fruit beer is now available worldwide. Lambic beers, originating in the Zenne valley inBelgium, may be refermented with...
[fʁɑ̃bwaz]) is a Belgian lambic beer fermented with raspberry (framboise is the French word for raspberry). In English, framboise is used primarily in reference...
French: [aʁtwɑ]) is a pilsner beer, first brewed in 1926 by Brouwerij Artois in Leuven, Belgium. In its original form, the beer is 5.2 per cent ABV, the country's...
Beer is one of the oldest alcoholic drinks in the world, the most widely consumed, and the third most popular drink after water and tea.(p 1) Beer is...
[ˈʒypilɛr] or [ʒypiˈleː]) is a Belgianbeer introduced in 1966, now brewed by Anheuser–Busch InBev at Piedboeuf Brewery in the Jupille-sur-Meuse neighbourhood...
articles and categories dealing with beer and breweries by region: the breweries and beersin various regions. Beer is the world's most widely consumed...
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the...
brewery founded in 1906 by Leon Huyghe in the city of Melle in East Flanders, Belgium. Its flagship beer is Delirium Tremens, a golden ale. In 1906, Leon Huyghe...
geuze, pronounced [ˈɣøzə]; French: gueuze, [ɡøz]) is a type of lambic, a Belgianbeer. It is made by blending young (1-year-old) and old (2- to 3-year-old)...
movements. Famous elements of the Belgian culture include gastronomy (Belgianbeers, fries, chocolate, waffles, etc.), the comic strip tradition (Tintin...
Victoria Vranckoq Wittamer Zaabär Belgium portal Food portal BeerinBelgiumBelgian cuisine Choco-Story – a museum in Bruges dedicated to chocolate Swiss...
the breweries of Belgium, and in 1987 another Trappist brewery, the Koningshoeven in the Netherlands, expanded their range with a beer called La Trappe...
modern concept of beer styles is largely based on the work of writer Michael Jackson in his 1977 book The World Guide To Beer. In 1989, Fred Eckhardt...
to 75 °F) fermenting temperature used by other Belgian ales. Saisons are a particularly dry style of beer, due to the highly attenuating strain of saccharomyces...
Global Information