Category: beertasting

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Beer History Workshop

This Sunday is the premiere of our brand new workshop around the history of Belgian beer. With examples of beers from the past and present, we will show you how beer changed throughout the 20th and 21st century. 

Belgium is the only country in the world with a UNESCO Intangible Heritage Certification for Beer Culture, awarded in 2016. To celebrate 10 years of this special recognition Hoppiness will host a special beer tasting workshop around beer history. We will take you through the history of Belgian beer, illustrated, of course, with delicious beer tasters taking you through the changing beer flavours of the 20th and 21st century and even before that!

You will learn things like:

What beers did people drink around 1900?

Which beers from 100 years ago are still around?

What is an Abbey beer and what is a Trappist beer?

Why do the Belgians have so many different beer glasses?

Which beers can age well and why?

We will also do a comparative tasting between a young and an aged Orval, so you can discover what happens during the aging of this beer.

Carien will spoil you with tasty beer samples and delicious snacks.

Book your tickets now on Billetweb! https://www.billetweb.fr/beer-history-workshop

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Cupid is Stupid!

Saturday 14 Feb 2026

Cupid is Stupid!
Who needs an invented holiday anyway? Good times can be had any day of the year and especially in cold and grey February
Join our Anti-Valentine’s Beer Tasting!
We taste 4 different beers together with some nice food pairings (like cheese and chocolate) During the tasting we enjoy a fun pub quiz with of course a great prize for the winner!
https://www.billetweb.fr/cupid-is-stupid 

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BLACK FRIDAY DEAL

BLACK FRIDAY DEAL – book a beer tastings on Friday November 28!

Book this beer tasting experience for only 15 euro per person!

Instead of shopping that day, you can just relax and enjoy some tasty beers!

Want to learn more about Belgian beers, Belgian breweries and Belgian beer culture? Join our classic beer tasting for a tasty introduction! 

You will taste four different beers in four different beer styles. With each beer you’ll get a delicious food pairing (think cheese/ chocolate etc.)

During the tasting experienced local beer sommelier Carien will tell you more about the Belgian beer scene. 

Book here: https://www.billetweb.fr/beer-tasting-brussels

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The Hoppiness Winter Beer Tastings are back!

The Hoppiness Winter Beer Tastings are back!

Bring your family, friends, neighbours and colleagues and join Carien for a cozy *Winter Beer* tasting. When the cold, dark weather starts, specialty winter beers will lift your spirit.

Enjoy a special afternoon or evening in a the cozy Hoppiness tasting room. You’ll get four winter beers with a delicious food pairing each. 

As always, local beer sommelier Carien will tell you stories about the beers, the brewers and many other beer related fun facts.

Our dates are quite flexible, so please contact us if you want to join this tasting on a different date.  It’s also available for private groups, just email me with your preferred date and time. And… we can also come to your Brussels office and host this tasting in your meeting room!

https://www.billetweb.fr/winter-beer-tasting

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Monthly beer tasting

Hoppiness will start with beer tastings for individuals!

Want to learn more about Belgian beers, Belgian breweries and Belgian beer culture? Join our classic beer tasting for a tasty introduction! 

You will taste four different beer in four different beer styles. With each beer you’ll get a delicious food pairing (think cheese/ chocolate etc.)During the tasting experienced local beer sommelier Carien will tell you more about the Belgian beer scene. 

Alcoholfree tickets available for the same experience without alcohol!

Click here for more information and bookings.

First upcoming date: Friday September 12

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XL Beer Tasting for Belgium Beer Week

Only during Belgium Beer Week ( last week of August): our Hoppiness Brussels XL beer tasting! 

Join us for a fun beer tasting workshop of 2,5 hours with 6 different Belgian beers, each with a delicious fingerfood pairing.

Included in each ticket is our exclusive Hoppiness Brussels – Don’t worry, be hoppy! T-shirt! (of 25,00E)

Don’t miss out on this special deal! Tickets: https://www.billetweb.fr/xl-beer-tasting

Tickets booked up to one week in advance – email us with your desired size ( S/ M/L/XL/ XXL mens/ladies shirt) and we will make sure to have the right size for you. info@hoppiness.brussels 

For those who book with shorter notice, we will have a big selection of T-shirt sizes available, but it may be possible we wont have all sizes.

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Private Beer Tasting Summer 2025

Private Beer Tastings Summer 2025 (August & September)

Are you visiting Brussels this summer?

Make your time in Brussels even more memorable with an exclusive beer tasting by local beer sommelier Carien in her cozy private tasting room!

You can easily book a day and timeslot, right here: https://www.billetweb.fr/private-beer-tasting

Included in your ticket is a beer tasting of 4 Belgian craft beers, each with a small foodpairing like cheese or chocolate.

You can book a group ticket for 4, 6 or 8 persons or a VIP ticket for 2 persons. Your host is fluent in English and Dutch (Nederlands).

Dates and times are flexible. Please contact us if your day/ timeslot is not online (yet). Carien is looking forward to host you!

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Brussels Spring Beer Tasting

Brussels Spring Beer Tasting

Brussels in the sun, there is nothing like it! Good vibes and good local craft beers in abundancy.

During this Spring Beer Tasting you’ll taste four thirst quenching beers. Each one of them perfect to enjoy on a sunny terrace. Discover your new favourite local beers, chosen carefully and introduced by beer sommelier Carien. As always at Hoppiness Brussels, you will get a tasty fingerfood pairing with the beers and hear more about beer, breweries and local beer events and culture.

Let’s get some sun and fun in our beer glass! 

And for those that can’t or won’t have alcohol, we’ll have a nice selection of alcoholfree beers! Just make sure to take the right ticket 😉

Tickets on sale now on Billetweb

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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