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Brussels Beer Festival Agenda 2018 // 9(ish) events to do this year
Brussels Beer Festival Agenda 2018 // 9(ish) events to do this year

2017 was a bit of a watershed year for beer in Brussels. Breweries like En Stoemelings and Nanobrasserie L’Ermitage both moved into new and/or expanded facilities. Brasserie de la Senne broke ground on their new site along the Brussels canal. The city even saw its first beershop open north of said canal in Fermenthings. And the beer events calendar has become increasingly busy – new upstarts joining established calendar entries. 2018 looks set to be no different; so to help guide you through 2018, here’s nine events to look out for.

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Criticism and CommentEoghan Walshbrussels beer project, swafff, malt attacks, barboteur, Dynamo, Jean Hummler, Vini birre ribelli, Zwanze, Cantillon, Quintessence, BXLbeerfest, Belgian Beer Geek, Belgian beer weekend, Brewers of Europe, Brewers of Europe Forum, Nuetnigenough, Moeder Lambic Original, Moeder Lambic, Fontainas, beavertown, Left Hand, De Molen, Cloudwater, festivals, craft beer festival, Wanderlust
When is a Brussels beer not a Brussels beer?
When is a Brussels beer not a Brussels beer?

It is a simple enough assumption: that a beer with the name of a place would be made at that place. In Brussels, as elsewhere, reality is a little muddier. A new beer launched in June that puts Molenbeek at the centre of its branding raises issues of provenance and what it means to be a Brussels beer.

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Criticism and CommentEoghan Walshbrussels beer project, molenbeek, beer firms, provenance, molenbeek sous pression, brasserie de la senne, l'ermitage