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Featured · History · 6 min read

Four hundred breweries: how Belgium became a beer country

From medieval abbeys and herb-flavoured gruit to 3,000 breweries in 1900 — and the revival of the last forty years.

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Old brick brewery buildings with a tall chimney

History · 6 min read

Four hundred breweries: how Belgium became a beer country

From medieval abbeys to 3,000 breweries in 1900 — and the revival of the last forty years.

Glass of Affel ale on a bar counter

Serving · 4 min read

How to serve a Belgian ale

Glass, temperature and the pour — three small rituals that turn a bottle into an evening.

The five Affel beers on a barrel table in a cellar

Pairing · 5 min read

Five beers, five moods: pairing Affel with food

From mussels to dark chocolate — what to put on the table with each Affel.

Gold engraving of a hop cone

Craft · 4 min read

What “bière de haute fermentation” means

Top fermentation, explained — and why it gives Belgian ales their character.

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