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!
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.
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 – 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
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.
*** 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
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.🙏
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!♥️
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)
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Sophia Lambic (6.5%) by Brasserie Cantillon in Brussels in a collab with Cantina Giardino winery.
Got to taste this special blend at the brewery. It's made of 2 year old lambic beer with white grape (Greco di tufo) pomace that fermented in amphora jugs for several months. After those months the grapes are pressed to extract the liquid and the dry residue is sent to Cantillon to be added to the lambic barrels.They use the equivalent of 300 grams of grapes per liter. The result is very tasty, still distinctively lambic but with lovely notes of white wine and late harvested grapes.
#brasseriecantillon #lambiclovers
#lambicbeer #lambiek #cantillon
Coney hazy session IPA (4.5%) brewed by Brew York in York (England).
This beer is full of fruity hops, quite a lot of mango flavour followed by citrus fruits. The body is creamy and also juicy, what a delicious thirst quencher!
Coney means rabbit, but this beer is also a nod to Coney street in York.
#coney #sessionipa #hazyipa
#brewyork #ipalover
Breakwater taproom & pizzeria in Dover (UK). Lovely place with great locally brewed craft beers and delicious wood fire pizza (that I ate immediately and forgot to photograph). What a perfect place to start an English holiday! 😅
#breweryvisit #breakwater #taproomvisit #englishale #beerstagram
Sion Lentebok (6%) brewed by Brouwerij Sion within the walls of the New Sion monastery in Diepenveen (the Netherlands)
This beer is almost amber in colour and has a nice malty aroma. The taste is full of malts with some hints of caramel and fruit and a well balanced and refreshing hop bitterness. Brewed according to the trappist tradition with local ingredients.
#kloosterbier #dutchbeer
#abbeybeer #lentebok #sion
Last month we visited Brasserie Atlas in Bon Secours and it was definitely worth the drive from Brussels!
Atlas is a welcoming, historic tavern right on the border with France. They serve delicious food, all beautifully presented.
All beers are from the nearby brewery @brasseriecaulier which makes it a nice occasion to try different beers from their range. I had the blonde and triple of the renewed Bon Secours range, but of course they have Paix Dieu as well and their tasty alcohol free beer Zero Pression.
In my photos you can see the dishes we had. They looked amazing and tasted absolutely delicious. Each dish was a perfect ensemble of flavours.
Starters: Trompe L'oeil (tomato mozarella) and Tartare de Saumon
Mains: Rigatoni with burrata and Poisson de la criee with saffron and vegetables.
Thank you so much to Brasserie Caulier for the invitation! We will definitely come back. 😊
#brasserieatlas #bonsecours #brasseriecaulier #beerandfood #foodandbeer
G de Goudale Millesime 2026 Haka (7.9%) brewed by Elaborado for Brasserie Goudale in Arques (France).
This years grand cru is made with three different hops from New Zealand: motueka, nectaron and nelson sauvin.
The strong blonde, golden beer is full of sweet maltiness, some alcohol warmth and sweetness and tasty fruity hop notes, like pineapple and peach. A good way to get in the holiday mood😅
#goudale #grandcru #beerstagram #instabeer #frenchbeer
Pinard de Bruxelles (7.5%) brewed and aged by BBP Dansaert (Brussels), bottled in March 2021. Beer made with Mourvedre grape must from the Languedoc and then aged in oak barrels from Bordeaux, Moscatel and Chardonnay.
Five years in a bottle and wow, what a nice beer blend! Wild yeast of course in both aroma and taste, also a mild and well rounded acidity with notes of grapes, a hint of fortified wine even, notes of prunes, spices and wood as well. YUM!😊
#dansaert #BBP #brusselsbeerproject
#beerfrombrussels #pinarddebruxelles
🍻 Happy International Beer Day!🍻
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Today we celebrate beer, breweries & pubs. Cheers to all the people around the world making and serving beer and keeping our lovely beer culture alive!
A special cheers to everyone who follows me and to everyone who has ever shared a beer with me. Because the best beer is a shared beer!
The amazing T-shirt design is from @clockworkbrewhouse 🤩
#internationalbeerday
#beerlovers
#beergeeks
#beerladies
#Hoppiness
Moose Hammer hazy pale ale (5.5%) brewed by Woodstock Brewery in Cape Town (South Africa)
Lots of hoppy fruitiness in this thirst quenching ale; mango, peach and tangerine coming nicely together. Very easy drinking and comes with a warning on the can: you might get as hammered as a moose🫎…
#woodstockbrewery #southafricanbeers #hazypale
#moosehammer #beersofinstagram
Sophia Lambic (6.5%) by Brasserie Cantillon in Brussels in a collab with Cantina Giardino winery.
Got to taste this special blend at the brewery. It's made of 2 year old lambic beer with white grape (Greco di tufo) pomace that fermented in amphora jugs for several months. After those months the grapes are pressed to extract the liquid and the dry residue is sent to Cantillon to be added to the lambic barrels.They use the equivalent of 300 grams of grapes per liter. The result is very tasty, still distinctively lambic but with lovely notes of white wine and late harvested grapes.
#brasseriecantillon #lambiclovers
#lambicbeer #lambiek #cantillon
Coney hazy session IPA (4.5%) brewed by Brew York in York (England).
This beer is full of fruity hops, quite a lot of mango flavour followed by citrus fruits. The body is creamy and also juicy, what a delicious thirst quencher!
Coney means rabbit, but this beer is also a nod to Coney street in York.
#coney #sessionipa #hazyipa
#brewyork #ipalover
Breakwater taproom & pizzeria in Dover (UK). Lovely place with great locally brewed craft beers and delicious wood fire pizza (that I ate immediately and forgot to photograph). What a perfect place to start an English holiday! 😅
#breweryvisit #breakwater #taproomvisit #englishale #beerstagram
Sion Lentebok (6%) brewed by Brouwerij Sion within the walls of the New Sion monastery in Diepenveen (the Netherlands)
This beer is almost amber in colour and has a nice malty aroma. The taste is full of malts with some hints of caramel and fruit and a well balanced and refreshing hop bitterness. Brewed according to the trappist tradition with local ingredients.
#kloosterbier #dutchbeer
#abbeybeer #lentebok #sion
Last month we visited Brasserie Atlas in Bon Secours and it was definitely worth the drive from Brussels!
Atlas is a welcoming, historic tavern right on the border with France. They serve delicious food, all beautifully presented.
All beers are from the nearby brewery @brasseriecaulier which makes it a nice occasion to try different beers from their range. I had the blonde and triple of the renewed Bon Secours range, but of course they have Paix Dieu as well and their tasty alcohol free beer Zero Pression.
In my photos you can see the dishes we had. They looked amazing and tasted absolutely delicious. Each dish was a perfect ensemble of flavours.
Starters: Trompe L'oeil (tomato mozarella) and Tartare de Saumon
Mains: Rigatoni with burrata and Poisson de la criee with saffron and vegetables.
Thank you so much to Brasserie Caulier for the invitation! We will definitely come back. 😊
#brasserieatlas #bonsecours #brasseriecaulier #beerandfood #foodandbeer
G de Goudale Millesime 2026 Haka (7.9%) brewed by Elaborado for Brasserie Goudale in Arques (France).
This years grand cru is made with three different hops from New Zealand: motueka, nectaron and nelson sauvin.
The strong blonde, golden beer is full of sweet maltiness, some alcohol warmth and sweetness and tasty fruity hop notes, like pineapple and peach. A good way to get in the holiday mood😅
#goudale #grandcru #beerstagram #instabeer #frenchbeer
Pinard de Bruxelles (7.5%) brewed and aged by BBP Dansaert (Brussels), bottled in March 2021. Beer made with Mourvedre grape must from the Languedoc and then aged in oak barrels from Bordeaux, Moscatel and Chardonnay.
Five years in a bottle and wow, what a nice beer blend! Wild yeast of course in both aroma and taste, also a mild and well rounded acidity with notes of grapes, a hint of fortified wine even, notes of prunes, spices and wood as well. YUM!😊
#dansaert #BBP #brusselsbeerproject
#beerfrombrussels #pinarddebruxelles
🍻 Happy International Beer Day!🍻
*******
Today we celebrate beer, breweries & pubs. Cheers to all the people around the world making and serving beer and keeping our lovely beer culture alive!
A special cheers to everyone who follows me and to everyone who has ever shared a beer with me. Because the best beer is a shared beer!
The amazing T-shirt design is from @clockworkbrewhouse 🤩
#internationalbeerday
#beerlovers
#beergeeks
#beerladies
#Hoppiness
Moose Hammer hazy pale ale (5.5%) brewed by Woodstock Brewery in Cape Town (South Africa)
Lots of hoppy fruitiness in this thirst quenching ale; mango, peach and tangerine coming nicely together. Very easy drinking and comes with a warning on the can: you might get as hammered as a moose🫎…
#woodstockbrewery #southafricanbeers #hazypale
#moosehammer #beersofinstagram
Zero Pression (0.4%) alcohol-free beer brewed by Brasserie Caulier in Peruwelz (Belgium).
This alcohol free ale is tasty and refreshing, it has a fruity aroma and a good bitter body with notes of grapefruit and orange and a nice lasting aftertaste. 👍
#Alcoholfreebeer #brasseriecaulier #belgianbeer #zeropression #beerofinstagram
Wimbledon you were amazing! 🤩
A big thank you to @hoptimalt.be for the opportunity. Last month I worked at this majestic tennis tournament for the first time and I really enjoyed it. Such a friendly atmosphere!
Working as a draught master for Stella Artois was great and it was lovely to be part of the launch of the Stella Strawberries & Cream lager.
A big thank you to the whole team, my amazing colleagues:
@hoppyz.zythologie
@julie.andremodera
@hoptimalt.be
@dams.bar
@mattlezytho
@babelbeer.be
#stellaartois #Wimbledon #beeradventure #draughtmaster #beertime
Always good! A vegetarian spaghetti with Orval cheese on top together with a freshly tapped Bloemekei IPA at Billie (or as I keep saying … De Monk)😅
Cheers!
#beerlover #beerandfood
#beerstagram #bloemekei #beerlovers
