THE BAR

Created in 2006 by five enthusiasts from the brewing industry, this excellent Canadian craft brewery is dedicated to helping people discover the world of artisanal beer and regional products by making resolutely original beers that stand out with their unique and quirky branding.

Linked to its 300-year history of family brewing, Célestin is renowned for being one of the first microbreweries in the region to establish itself in an urban centre. It’s as much a part of Old Lille as it belongs to Amaury d’Herbigny, who comes from a long line of artisanal beer brewers.

This little artisanal brewery makes a point of producing old-fashioned, non-filtered beers that specifically use high-quality raw ingredients. Their high standard of quality and refusal to compromise make up the very essence of this brewery’s trademark. The complex flavours and defined personalities of their beers truly denote the character of this Brussels brewery.

This urban microbrewery, located in the heart of Lille’s Moulins neighbourhood, has joined the initiative to pave the way for a more sustainable, innovative brewing process. Brewing in a facility they built themselves, these “wise monkeys” offer original and quirky beers. Going above and beyond simply being a microbrewery, they make a point of working with raw organic materials, favouring short supply chains, and reducing their waste as much as possible.

La Fière is an inherently local project! Created in the image of Gallodrome, brewed with pride by Brasserie du Pays Flamand, and pushed to the limits of sophistication by their star manager in chief Florent Ladeyn, La Fière nobly follows the beer-making tradition of Flanders.

The Project came to life in 2013 under the impulse of two impassioned individuals: Olivier and Sébastien. They preferred Brussels over the Trappist cave-brewing scene, falling for its cosmopolitan, contemporary and vibrant edge. They sought out to revive Belgian beer; blowing off the dust and bringing it out of the constraints of the past.

A true example of a brewery that is a playing field of experimentation, the Brussels Beer Project is an innovative space offering no less than a new beer every week.