Antwerpse Brouw Compagnie

Antwerpse Brouw Compagnie is a modern independent brewery built around an old Antwerp identity. Founded in 2012 by beer enthusiasts Johan Van Dyck and Karen Follens, it brought the city’s historic Seefbier back into production and later established a permanent brewing home in the former Noorderpershuis harbour building. Its character lies in joining archival beer heritage with contemporary local brewing. A brewery born from a revival The brewery’s first chapter was the recovery of Seefbier, an Antwerp beer whose recipe was believed lost. After a three-year search through city archives, historical records and brewing-family contacts, the recipe was recreated with assistance from KU Leuven and Biercentrum Delvaux. Seefbier was officially relaunched at Antwerp City Hall on March 9, 2012, and recognised as Antwerp’s Official City Beer. A permanent home in the harbour The success of the revived beer led to the creation of a permanent independent brewery in Antwerp. Supported by roughly one thousand crowdfunders, the brewing hall was built in the historic Noorderpershuis, a former harbour site, and entered service in 2017. The brewery now makes a broader range of beers while continuing to connect its work with Antwerp’s brewing history and local identity. An independent Antwerp brewery where recovered beer heritage became a living brewing tradition. Antwerp, Belgium 2012 2008: Johan Van Dyck began a three-year search for the lost Seefbier recipe. 2012: Antwerpse Brouw Compagnie was founded, and Seefbier was officially relaunched on March 9 at Antwerp City Hall. 2017: The brewery’s new brewing hall in the historic Noorderpershuis entered service. 2022: The brewery expanded with larger fermentation capacity and additional brewing infrastructure.