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Beer & Chocolate Tasting ( Easter 2025)
Things to do in Brussels! What to do on Easter Monday?!
Hop hop hoppiness!
At Hoppiness Brussels we know what you want for Easter… Tasty craft beer paired with delicious chocolate. Well, look no further! This Easter we’re hosting a mouthwatering beer & chocolate tasting. Four excellent craft beers paired with chocolate, chosen by local beer sommelier Carien.While we indulge in the pairings we talk about the beers, the breweries and the chocolate.
And because it’s Easter Carien will host a fun chocolate & beer hunt as well! Answer the questions right to get a hint to find more chocolate or maybe even an extra beer….
Join the fun and book your tickets now!
Alcohol-free ticket available. If you book this ticket you’ll get alcohol-free beers (max 0.5%) instead.
More info & tickets on Billetweb: https://www.billetweb.fr/hoppiness-brussels-beer-chocolate-tasting
Concours International de Lyon
I had a great time in Lyon last week. Two days of judging beers for Concours International de Lyon and meeting so many beer friends (again) and discussing beer together. It was an interesting and well organised event and it was lovely to discover the beautiful city of Lyon as well.
Definitely an experience to remember!
New event: Dark Beers Only
In the night of March 29 the clocks go forward once again. It hails the start of long summer nights with refreshing summer beers.
To celebrate the end of winter Hoppiness Brussels hosts a dark beer tasting full of tasty, dark ales and cozy winter vibes. If possible, we’ll try to do it by candle light!
We’ll taste four totally different dark beers, as local as possible, and enjoy some tasty finger food with them. We hear more about the beers and their breweries and end the tasting with a strong, delicious dessert beer.
The tasting ends around 10 pm, but it will feel like 11 pm…
More info and tickets on Billetweb.
Women’s Day Beer Tasting 2025
We had a full house on Saturday for our beer tasting for International Women’s Day. We tasted four beers made by amazing women in the beer industry and enjoyed an exciting pub quiz about women & beer.
Thank you all for coming to this special event!
International Women’s Day – Beer Tasting
International Women’s Day – Beer Tasting – March 8th 2025
International Women’s Day 2025
Let’s celebrate the achievements of women working in beer with this special beer tasting, hosted by local beer sommelier Carien.
You’ll get tasters of four different beers, all made by women. With these beer tastings you’ll get some tasty paired fingerfood (like cheese/chocolate etc.)
During the beer tasting Carien will tell you all about the beers and their brewsters, dished up together with loads of interesting facts about women in beer throughout history.
Join and raise a glass with us to all the amazing women around the world!
More info and tickets click here.
Visit Brussels Awards nomination
Visit Brussels Awards nomination
We are extremely proud to be nominated for the Brussels Treasure Award at the Visit Brussels Awards 2025.
Brussels’ roots are the essence of this award. The winning project tells an authentic Brussels story.
Our introduction on Visit Brussels: Hoppiness Brussels, led by sommelier Carien Touwen, offers immersive experiences that explore the richness of Belgian and Brussels beer culture. In the cozy ambiance of a traditional Belgian café, every tasting session combines storytelling about the history of beer, discovery of local brews and gourmet pairings tailored to participants’ expectations. Since 2024, these tastings have also been offered in corporate settings, transforming offices into convivial spaces for initiations into beer culture. It’s an original and enriching way to share Belgian beer heritage, ideal for employees and (inter)national visitors alike.
Hoppiness can really use your help, so please vote for us by clicking here!
And when you vote, don’t forget to vote for CoHop in the category Co-Creation. We are big fans of this Brewery! CoHop is an innovative cooperative brewery that brings together four Brussels microbreweries at the heart of the Etterbeek Arsenal.
New in 2025!
*** Hoppiness Brussels Beer Club ***
New! Monthly Sunday afternoon get-together at our cozy tasting room!
We love hosting and bringing people together around a good beer.
The ticket will get you entrance and 3 beer tasters.
Tasty nibbles will be available for free all afternoon.
Opening hours between 2 pm and 6 pm (last beers served at 5:30).
Catch up on the latest beers and/ or enjoy the classics. Every month we will have a different beer selection. No formal, guided tasting, but every beer will be introduced and beer questions are always welcome!
Bring the family, meet with your friends, let’s mix and mingle! We have table football, games and toys available.
Alcohol-free ticket and junior tickets available.
Tickets and dates can be found on Billetweb
First dates of the year:
Sunday 19th of January
Sunday 2th of Feb
Sunday 2nd of March
Best wishes for 2025!
Wishing you all a Happy, Hoppy & Healthy New Year! 🤩
Let’s start 2025 with a bit of silly, followed by a nap and a good book! 🤗
May this year bring more peace and less worrying.🙏
Reflecting on 2024
The last day of 2024 is here and while I was making the traditional Dutch oliebollen I did some reflection. As always the year went by too fast and when I scroll through my Instagram posts I am surprised by how many amazing things happened this year.
Working in beer has brought me so much joy and I am really grateful for everyone that has supported me and for all the lovely people that have joined my tours and tastings this year.
A few highlights: my beer tasting for International Women’s Day, beer judging at the International Women’s Trophy in Mainz, the Brewers Forum in Lille, Tour de Gueze, the opening of the Belgian Beer Weekend at Grand Place and becoming part of the team of guides at Cantillon.
A big cheers to you all!♥️
