Category: beer ideas

Posted on August 6, 2025

Our new T-shirt!

Price: 25 euro

Email us to order one in your size ( mens/ladies) and we will include free delivery in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Or join us end of August for our XL beer tasting!

Posted on December 21, 2024January 9, 2025

Gift vouchers

Do you need a great last-minute gift?

Contact me by e-mail to order a voucher for a beer tasting at Hoppiness Brussels.

I can still send it to you before Christmas.

info@ hoppiness.brussels (remove space)

Posted on December 10, 2024January 9, 2025

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Posted on November 29, 2024January 9, 2025

Hoppiness Brussels recently hosted beer stations at a big management conferent in Hotel Dolce La Hulpe. Three of my lovely colleagues helped out and together we provided a tasty local beer experience for the quests.

Posted on August 10, 2024August 10, 2024

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Posted on December 6, 2023December 6, 2023

Gift cards are available

Looking for an original gift?

What about a gift card for a beer tasting. We have many options available.

You can book a gift card for:

a specific beer event (per person) or tour that we offer
for a private tasting (from 4 persons)
for a specified amount

Just message us on insta/ facebook or email to info @hoppiness.brussels

Posted on June 14, 2022August 30, 2023

Where to go in Brussels? Part 2 – Breweries and brewpubs

You love beer ! A beer tasting at Hoppiness is fantastic. But… of course you want more! Here are some ideas to explore.

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• Brasserie La Source in the fantastic location Be-Here. Drink at the brewery and try all their innovative brews. Open from Wednesday till Sunday.
• Brasserie de la Senne at Tour and Taxis is worth a visit for sure. Enjoy the view, the breeze, the smell of the brewing and explore their lovely beers. Open from Tuesday till Sunday.

Continue reading “Where to go in Brussels? Part 2 – Breweries and brewpubs”

About Hoppiness Brussels

Hoppiness is all about good craft beer and having a good time. Brussels and Belgium have amazing breweries and we’d like to share our best beer discoveries with you so you can experience Belgian beer culture in the best way possible.

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Kombine unfiltered helles (6%) brewed by Brouwerij St. Bernardus (Belgium( in collaboration with Weihenstephan (Germany).
This is the first time St. Bernardus has brewed a bottom-fermented beer and also the first time for them for a beer that is not re-fermented in the bottle. This collab beer was made with yeast from Weihenstephan and a hop blend from both breweries.
The result is a good and refreshing beer, malty but also with a yeasty and herbal hoppy taste.

#beeroftheday #kombine #collab #stbernardus #weihenstephan #instabeer #beerbeerbeer #helles #beersofinstagram

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Kombine unfiltered helles (6%) brewed by Brouwerij St. Bernardus (Belgium( in collaboration with Weihenstephan (Germany).
This is the first time St. Bernardus has brewed a bottom-fermented beer and also the first time for them for a beer that is not re-fermented in the bottle. This collab beer was made with yeast from Weihenstephan and a hop blend from both breweries.
The result is a good and refreshing beer, malty but also with a yeasty and herbal hoppy taste.

#beeroftheday #kombine #collab #stbernardus #weihenstephan #instabeer #beerbeerbeer #helles #beersofinstagram

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Schwarzbier black lager (5%) brewed by Brasserie de la Mule in Schaarbeek, Brussels.
A tasty beer from this local brewery with a beautiful dark color and a creamy head. The taste is full of roasted malts with hints of coffee, chocolate and caramel. Low abv but rich in flavour, with a soft and smooth mouthfeel and a nice bitter finish.

#beerfrombrussels #blacklager #drinklocalbeer #beertime #beerbeerbeer #beerstagram #brasseriedelamule #brussels #belgianbeer #schwarzbier

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Schwarzbier black lager (5%) brewed by Brasserie de la Mule in Schaarbeek, Brussels.
A tasty beer from this local brewery with a beautiful dark color and a creamy head. The taste is full of roasted malts with hints of coffee, chocolate and caramel. Low abv but rich in flavour, with a soft and smooth mouthfeel and a nice bitter finish.

#beerfrombrussels #blacklager #drinklocalbeer #beertime #beerbeerbeer #beerstagram #brasseriedelamule #brussels #belgianbeer #schwarzbier

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Flemish Red Ale (5.2%) brewed by SOSAB (science of sour ale brewing) in Heule (Belgium). This beer was #barrelaged for 12 months on oak foederals and has a nice wooden touch due to that. It has a nice balance of sour (apple, vinegar, berries) and sweet. At Belgian Beer Weekend I also tasted this beer from the tap at the stand of The Brew Society but that was a very different beer, the sweetness was much more present.

#beeroftheday #sosab #flemishredale #foederbeer #foeder #sourbeer #instabeer #belgianbeer #beerbeerbeer #beersofinstagram

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Flemish Red Ale (5.2%) brewed by SOSAB (science of sour ale brewing) in Heule (Belgium). This beer was #barrelaged for 12 months on oak foederals and has a nice wooden touch due to that. It has a nice balance of sour (apple, vinegar, berries) and sweet. At Belgian Beer Weekend I also tasted this beer from the tap at the stand of The Brew Society but that was a very different beer, the sweetness was much more present.

#beeroftheday #sosab #flemishredale #foederbeer #foeder #sourbeer #instabeer #belgianbeer #beerbeerbeer #beersofinstagram

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Cheers to 25 years of Belgian Beer Weekend!

#belgianbeerweekend #bebeer #belgianbeer #hoppiness #beerlover #beerlady #brussels #bruxellesmabelle #beertime #cheers #grandplace

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Cheers to 25 years of Belgian Beer Weekend!

#belgianbeerweekend #bebeer #belgianbeer #hoppiness #beerlover #beerlady #brussels #bruxellesmabelle #beertime #cheers #grandplace

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Oude Geuze Vandervelden 140 (6.5%) by Brouwerij Oud Beersel in Beersel (Belgium)
These Oude Geuze series are a tribute to the founder of Oud Beersel, Henri Vandervelden, who started the brewery in 1882. The 140 was made especially for the 140th anniversary of Oud Beersel. It's a blend of #lambics with an average of 30 months.
The taste is smooth and mildly acidic, with a hint of apple sour.

#beeroftheday #oudegeuze
#oudbeersel #beerbeerbeer #oudegeuzevandervelden
#belgianbeer #lambiclovers #instabeer #beersofinsta

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Oude Geuze Vandervelden 140 (6.5%) by Brouwerij Oud Beersel in Beersel (Belgium)
These Oude Geuze series are a tribute to the founder of Oud Beersel, Henri Vandervelden, who started the brewery in 1882. The 140 was made especially for the 140th anniversary of Oud Beersel. It's a blend of #lambics with an average of 30 months.
The taste is smooth and mildly acidic, with a hint of apple sour.

#beeroftheday #oudegeuze
#oudbeersel #beerbeerbeer #oudegeuzevandervelden
#belgianbeer #lambiclovers #instabeer #beersofinsta

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Heritage days /Journées du Patrimoine/ Open Monumentendagen #Brussel
20 & 21 SEPT. 2025

Exciting news! Hoppiness Brussels & @hoppyz.zythologie will participate in the Heritage Days this year.

Under the theme ART DECO – Roaring Twenties, Crash Years, the event will highlight a wide spectrum of heritage: from buildings, façades, and interiors to furniture, collections, intangible heritage, and public spaces.

Hoppiness Brussels and Hoppyz have together worked out a workshop and presentation that will be hosted in both our tasting rooms. Hoppiness in Jette (NL / ENG) and Hoppyz in Forest (FR/ENG).

The subject will be: 'How the Interwar Period Shaped Belgian Beer Culture'

The events of the period between the two world wars had a big influence on daily life and on the Belgian Beer culture. From the roaring twenties to the popular World Exhibitions, from the American prohibition to the Great Depression: breweries were impacted immensely and had to adjust.
Local beer experts Helene and Carien will be your hosts during these special workshops at their tasting rooms and take the participants through the changes of this time and the impact on Belgian beer culture. You will learn about a few beer styles that were popular then and see what happened to those styles and to the Belgian breweries of those times.

You can sign up at the beginning of September on the website of Heritage days. Limited spots so mark your calendars!

#bruxellesmabelle #beer #monumentendag #bruxelles #urbanbrussels #heritagedays #beerhistory #brussels

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Epic #bottleshare yesterday together with the crew from @belgiumbeerweek at our tasting room. Great beers and even better company, what else does one need for a great afternoon?! So much beer talk and beer discoveries, I did not even photograph all the beers...
Thank you all for coming! We'll definitely do this again!

#beerfun #beershare #beerlovers #Hoppiness #brussels #belgiumbeerweek #belgianbeer

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Epic #bottleshare yesterday together with the crew from @belgiumbeerweek at our tasting room. Great beers and even better company, what else does one need for a great afternoon?! So much beer talk and beer discoveries, I did not even photograph all the beers…
Thank you all for coming! We'll definitely do this again!

#beerfun #beershare #beerlovers #Hoppiness #brussels #belgiumbeerweek #belgianbeer

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Cuvee Soeur'Ise triple kriek (8%) brewed by Brouwerij De Leite in Oostkamp (Belgium)
This triple beer was aged for 6 months with 250 grams of sour cherries (krieken) per liter. Part of the beer is also aged in oak wine barrels. The result is a beautiful red beer, sweet and sour at the same time with hints of oak and spices.
Apparently the new name for this beer is Cuvee Jeun'Homme triple kriek sour, but I still have some of the original that can be kept for 5 years.

#beeroftheweek #weekendvibes
#tgif #beerbeerbeer #kriek #cuveesoeurise #deleite #triple #instabeer #belgianbeer #brouwerijdeleite #beerstagram

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Cuvee Soeur'Ise triple kriek (8%) brewed by Brouwerij De Leite in Oostkamp (Belgium)
This triple beer was aged for 6 months with 250 grams of sour cherries (krieken) per liter. Part of the beer is also aged in oak wine barrels. The result is a beautiful red beer, sweet and sour at the same time with hints of oak and spices.
Apparently the new name for this beer is Cuvee Jeun'Homme triple kriek sour, but I still have some of the original that can be kept for 5 years.

#beeroftheweek #weekendvibes
#tgif #beerbeerbeer #kriek #cuveesoeurise #deleite #triple #instabeer #belgianbeer #brouwerijdeleite #beerstagram

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Gooisch Zwart #schwarzbier (5%) brewed by de Gooische Bierbrouwerij in Hilversum (the Netherlands)
This bottom fermented beer has won quite a few prestigious beer prizes and that is well deserved. Brewed with barley malts and buckwheat. It's light in alcohol but full in body and flavour. It gives a smooth mouthfeel and a good balance of sweet maltiness and bitter roasted malts bringing hints of coffee, caramel and chocolate. Yum!

#beerlover #beeroftheday
#darkale #dutchbeer #gooischebierbrouwerij #instabeer #beersofinstagram
#beertime #beerbeerbeer

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Gooisch Zwart #schwarzbier (5%) brewed by de Gooische Bierbrouwerij in Hilversum (the Netherlands)
This bottom fermented beer has won quite a few prestigious beer prizes and that is well deserved. Brewed with barley malts and buckwheat. It's light in alcohol but full in body and flavour. It gives a smooth mouthfeel and a good balance of sweet maltiness and bitter roasted malts bringing hints of coffee, caramel and chocolate. Yum!

#beerlover #beeroftheday
#darkale #dutchbeer #gooischebierbrouwerij #instabeer #beersofinstagram
#beertime #beerbeerbeer

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Address

Avenue de Jette 154
1090 Jette Brussels
Belgium

Walking distance from metro stations: Simonis/ Elisabeth (same station)

tram 9/19 stop: Broustin

Email: info @hoppiness.brussels (remove the space)

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#beeroftheday #kombine #collab #stbernardus #weihenstephan #instabeer #beerbeerbeer #helles #beersofinstagram

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#beerfrombrussels #blacklager #drinklocalbeer #beertime #beerbeerbeer #beerstagram #brasseriedelamule #brussels #belgianbeer #schwarzbier

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#beeroftheday #sosab #flemishredale #foederbeer #foeder #sourbeer #instabeer #belgianbeer #beerbeerbeer #beersofinstagram

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Cheers to 25 years of Belgian Beer Weekend!

#belgianbeerweekend #bebeer #belgianbeer #hoppiness #beerlover #beerlady #brussels #bruxellesmabelle #beertime #cheers #grandplace

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#beeroftheday #oudegeuze
#oudbeersel #beerbeerbeer #oudegeuzevandervelden
#belgianbeer #lambiclovers #instabeer #beersofinsta

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Heritage days /Journées du Patrimoine/ Open Monumentendagen #Brussel
20 & 21 SEPT. 2025

Exciting news! Hoppiness Brussels & @hoppyz.zythologie will participate in the Heritage Days this year.

Hoppiness Brussels and Hoppyz have together worked out a workshop and presentation that will be hosted in both our tasting rooms. Hoppiness in Jette (NL / ENG) and Hoppyz in Forest (FR/ENG).

The subject will be: 'How the Interwar Period Shaped Belgian Beer Culture'

You can sign up at the beginning of September on the website of Heritage days. Limited spots so mark your calendars!

#bruxellesmabelle #beer #monumentendag #bruxelles #urbanbrussels #heritagedays #beerhistory #brussels

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#beerfun #beershare #beerlovers #Hoppiness #brussels #belgiumbeerweek #belgianbeer

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#beeroftheweek #weekendvibes
#tgif #beerbeerbeer #kriek #cuveesoeurise #deleite #triple #instabeer #belgianbeer #brouwerijdeleite #beerstagram

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#beerlover #beeroftheday
#darkale #dutchbeer #gooischebierbrouwerij #instabeer #beersofinstagram
#beertime #beerbeerbeer

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Saison du Meyboom (5.2%) brewed by Brasserie de la Senne in #Brussels.
A fresh edition of this #saison that the brewery makes once a year to celebrate the planting of the #Meyboom tree on the Grand Place, which always takes place in August.
It's a thirst quencher brewed from three different malts: barley, spelt and wheat. It has a fruity aroma and a fruity flavour in the first taste, followed by a grainy body, a typical delaSenne bitterness and dry finish.

#beeroftheday #beertime #saisondumeyboom #drihklocal #beerbeerbeer #instabeer #beerfrombrussels #belgianbeer #brasseriedelasenne

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Saison du Meyboom (5.2%) brewed by Brasserie de la Senne in #Brussels.
A fresh edition of this #saison that the brewery makes once a year to celebrate the planting of the #Meyboom tree on the Grand Place, which always takes place in August.
It's a thirst quencher brewed from three different malts: barley, spelt and wheat. It has a fruity aroma and a fruity flavour in the first taste, followed by a grainy body, a typical delaSenne bitterness and dry finish.

#beeroftheday #beertime #saisondumeyboom #drihklocal #beerbeerbeer #instabeer #beerfrombrussels #belgianbeer #brasseriedelasenne

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Lavender menace wheat beer (4,8%) brewed by La Bagarre at Co-Hop in Brussels (Belgium).
A tasty beer, full bodied thanks to the wheat with a nice hint of lavender in the grainy, malty flavour. Enjoyed from the tap at Co-Hop🍻
This brewery was formerly known as Brasserie Drinkthatbeer and has been around since 2017.

#beeroftheday #lavendermenace #drinklocalbeer #cohop #labagarre
#wheatbeer #beerfrombrussels
#instabeer #belgianbeer #beertime

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Lavender menace wheat beer (4,8%) brewed by La Bagarre at Co-Hop in Brussels (Belgium).
A tasty beer, full bodied thanks to the wheat with a nice hint of lavender in the grainy, malty flavour. Enjoyed from the tap at Co-Hop🍻
This brewery was formerly known as Brasserie Drinkthatbeer and has been around since 2017.

#beeroftheday #lavendermenace #drinklocalbeer #cohop #labagarre
#wheatbeer #beerfrombrussels
#instabeer #belgianbeer #beertime

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This weekend I visited Ferme de Mont-Saint-Jean in #Waterloo (Belgium).
I enjoyed a flight of six Waterloo beers on their lovely terrace overlooking the orchard. Tasted the Saison, Blanche, Grand Cru, Tripel, red cherry and dubbel. My favorite was the Saison bio for sure!🍻
This historic farm now has a brewery, distillery, museum, restaurant, bar, bakery and several meeting rooms, but is known for being a hospital during the famous battle of Waterloo in 1815.
This place is near the famous statue of the lion just outside #Brussels.

#fermedemontsaintjean #belgianbeer
#terrasjesweer #terrasje #beertime
#brasseriedewaterloo #saisonbio #beerflight #instabeer #breweryvisit
#hoppiness #bierplankje

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This weekend I visited Ferme de Mont-Saint-Jean in #Waterloo (Belgium).
I enjoyed a flight of six Waterloo beers on their lovely terrace overlooking the orchard. Tasted the Saison, Blanche, Grand Cru, Tripel, red cherry and dubbel. My favorite was the Saison bio for sure!🍻
This historic farm now has a brewery, distillery, museum, restaurant, bar, bakery and several meeting rooms, but is known for being a hospital during the famous battle of Waterloo in 1815.
This place is near the famous statue of the lion just outside #Brussels.

#fermedemontsaintjean #belgianbeer
#terrasjesweer #terrasje #beertime
#brasseriedewaterloo #saisonbio #beerflight #instabeer #breweryvisit
#hoppiness #bierplankje

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