Authentique Brasserie

In Blaton, near Bernissart in Hainaut, Authentique Brasserie built its identity around a compact range of locally rooted Belgian ales. The brewery emerged from amateur brewing in the spring of 2004 and grew from tiny 20-litre batches toward 500-litre production. Its best-known house beers included Authentique Blonde, Ambrée, Triple, the dark Authentique 621 and a seasonal Blonde de Noël. From home brewing to Blaton Frédérick Baert made the leap from three years of amateur brewing to professional production in spring 2004. The brewery was established at 5 Rue de Condé in Blaton, within the Bernissart area of Hainaut. Its early 20-litre brews were later replaced by 500-litre batches, giving the small operation room to develop a recognizable local range. A house range with Belgian breadth The brewery’s catalog covered several familiar Belgian profiles: a 6.5% blonde, a 5% ambrée, a 9.5% triple, the 7% brown Authentique 621 and an 8% Blonde de Noël. The 621 was especially distinctive in the range, presented as a dark beer made with six malts. The brewery also produced Pils des Trois Canaux and other beers made for outside clients. A local brewery remembered Authentique Brasserie was listed among Wallonia’s traditional breweries, with its Blaton address and core beers recorded by the Confrérie des Maîtres Brasseurs et Distillateurs de Wallonie. Regional reporting later described the brewery as having gone bankrupt in 2022, while a new Blaton operation, Brasserie Gaston, was presented in 2023 as its successor or renewal. A small Hainaut brewery whose identity rested on a broad, locally anchored range rather than a single flagship beer. Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Belgium 2004 2004: Frédérick Baert moved from amateur brewing into professional production and launched Authentique Brasserie in Blaton. 2022: Regional reporting records the brewery’s bankruptcy after years of operation. 2023: Brasserie Gaston opened in Blaton and was described as the renewal of the former Authentique Brasserie.