Discover craft beer in Brussels
This weekend we did a beer tasting workshop. With a lovely small group we tasted beers blindly, judged them and were completely surprised by the winners. We played with macerated flavours and discovered how easily a cassis flavour masks a not-so-great-beer. And we paired several cheeses and chocolates with different beers to see what we liked best. A great way of playing with beer and flavours. I will definitely organise this again.
Special “Beer Tasting & Flavour workshop” at Hoppiness Brussels
Beer sommelier Carien will be hosting an exciting beer tasting and flavour workshop in which we will experience beer tasting in a different way.What does this mean?
– We will do two blind beer tastings of two different beer styles to discover flavours without prejudice
– We will add different spices and macerated flavours to our beers to experiment and discover our sensitivity to several flavours
– We will discover what a slight temperature difference does with beer
– We will taste different cheeses and chocolates and pair them with several beers to decide what works best and why
Tickets: 40 euro per person
Max. 10 persons for this event so tickets are limitedBeer, cheese and chocolate included as well as tasting sheets.
Book here on google forms
Jette has a brewery again! Brasserie Taymans had a grand opening day on Saturday the 11th of March. The original brewery, named the Brasserie-Malterie Taymans, was started over 100 years ago. A warehouse was built for maturing Lambic in 1906 and the Brewhouse was ready in 1911 on the other side of the street (Rue Van Huyneghem), just next to what is known today as the Park Garcet.
The main market was in Brussels, and the brewery survived despite going through very challenging times such as both world wars. Pierre Taymans took over the brewery in 1936 and continued the operations despite the limited development options authorized to him on the site.
The brewery ceased operations in 1970 at the retirement of our grandfather, Pierre Taymans and the main buildings took a new life. The family house and adjacent brewhouse were transformed into a youth center welcoming local youth for many years before making way later for an extension of the Park and adjoining school. Now six grandchildren, all brothers, have restarted the brewery and I was happy to be part of the opening day and show people around the brewery.
More information on their website.
Tipsy Tribe Brewery & Distillery barreled the first whiskey made in Brussels,
Belgium. This American-style Belgian whiskey is a historic milestone for the capital of Europe and the first in a series of other whiskies to be produced by Tipsy Tribe.
Tipsy Tribe Brewery & Distillery (brewstillery) is excited to announce the barreling of the first whiskey made in Brussels! Produced in small-batch and with a unique blend of corn, wheat and barley, Tipsy Tribe has created an American style Belgian whiskey that will be ready for tasting in three years. The barreling took place on the 9th of March, in the presence of distinguished guests and members of the tribe.
Made in Brussels
The team has taken great care in making this whiskey entirely in-house, including milling of the grains, brewing, fermenting, distilling, and barreling. No pre-distilled products were used in the making of this whiskey. “We believe it is important to be able to make our own alcohol from scratch to truly call ourselves a distillery. As a Brewstillery, we’re able to capitalize on our expertise in brewing as a basis to
produce fine spirits,” noted Daniel Fastenau, Brewer-Distiller and Co-founder at Tipsy Tribe.
The whiskey was made small batch – approximately 75 bottles. It will be aging in virgin American oak barrels for the next three years at the Brewstillery situated in Koekelberg (Brussels).
More information about Tipsy Tribe on their website.
Join us for our next combo-tour with Brewstillery Tipsy Tribe on
Thursday the 16th of March at 6pm
Book your tickets here: https://forms.gle/SvTUv5q7GY11oJ5U7
We still have some spots for the combo-tour with brewstillery Tipsy Tribe this coming Friday. Book your tickets here: https://forms.gle/MVRinrd9T44zXkfW7
Valentines Battle – Pub Quiz 14 Feb at 8 pm at Hoppiness Brussels
Book your spots here: https://forms.gle/KRHx8T82qe3nq3xF8
Let’s start 2023 with a Festive Beer Tasting!
This ‘Festive Beer Tasting’ will feature specific craft beers that are perfect to share and to serve at festive events, like a champagne beer (brut beer).Our beer tastings take approximately 2 hours and consist of 4 different craft beer tastings paired with delicious fingerfood (think cheese/ chocolate.) It wil be hosted by beer sommelier Carien of Hoppiness Brussels in her private beer tasting room.
Dates:
Friday 13 Jan at 8 pm
Saturday 21 Jan at 8 pm
Dress code: festive
Best outfit wins a beer prize!
25 euro per person
link to book: https://forms.gle/FEjFENsEu6tM2UGA9
(google form)
New dates for 2023 for our GOING LOCAL in BRUSSELS tour!
Going local in Brussels with Tipsy Tribe Brewstillery & Hoppiness Brussels
Join us for this fantastic local craft beer combo!
First you will have an exclusive tour of Tipsy Tribe – the hottest new nano brewery/distillery in town! You’ll get get too see where and how they make beer and also get to taste two of their beers and a shot of their craft vodka.
Next, we’ll take a short walk to the Hoppiness Brussels tasting room where you will be hosted by beer sommelier Carien and talk some more about the many Brussels breweries and taste three different local beers paired with delicious finger food (think cheese or chocolate)…
New dates:
Friday the 20th of January 2023 at 6 pm
Friday the 17th of February 2023 at 6 pm
Minimum age: 16 years. (This will be checked on arrival.)
Start Location: Brewstillery Tipsy Tribe , Chausse de Jette 374 Koekelberg
Price 35 euro per person
To get the best price for this event, book with us by filling in this google form.
Hoppiness Christmas & Winter Beer Tasting
Last one of 2022!
Don’t miss it
Hoppiness Brussels will do a special beertasting event with only autumn/winter & Christmas beers!
Beer sommelier Carien will host a tasting of four of these special seasonal beers and each of them will be paired with some delicious fingerfood (like cheese, chocolate etc.) While we enjoy the tasting we will talk more about the beers, the breweries and beer styles. Fun guaranteed!
BONUS: –> Dress in your most original/funniest/ugliest Xmas sweater and get a tasty beer to take home!
Price: 25 euro per person
Our Booking Form on google: https://forms.gle/Trhc7TLmVihqWqMc6