BBP

Brussels Beer Project belongs to a new chapter of Belgian brewing: young, urban, collaborative and deliberately unafraid of experimentation. Founded in 2013 by Olivier de Brauwere and Sébastien Morvan, the brewery made its first defining decision with drinkers rather than for them. Four prototype beers went before the public, and Delta emerged as the community’s choice—an early sign of the participatory spirit that still shapes BBP. A brewery chosen by its drinkers BBP began in Brussels in 2013 with four prototype beers—Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta. Tastings across the city culminated in a public vote in June 2013, where 855 people selected Delta. The brewery’s official account still presents that community decision as the project’s starting point, while historical research records the prototypes as beers developed with Brouwerij Anders before BBP had its own full-scale brewing operation. From Dansaert to the canal The brewery’s first city-centre brewery and taproom opened on Rue Antoine Dansaert in October 2015, placing BBP within Brussels’ contemporary brewing revival. In early 2022, production moved further into the brewery’s own infrastructure with the Port Sud site beside the canal in Anderlecht. That expansion allowed BBP to bring all its brewing in-house for the first time, while retaining its Brussels identity and experimental outlook. Modernity with a Brussels address BBP is not a revived abbey brewery or an inherited family concern. Its distinctive heritage is contemporary: co-creation, collaborations, changing recipes and a willingness to test what Belgian beer can become. The brewery has also increasingly explored local traditions such as lambic and gueuze, creating a bridge between Brussels’ historic beer culture and its newer craft scene. A Brussels brewery where experimentation is not a side project but the founding tradition. Brussels, Belgium 2013 2013: Olivier de Brauwere and Sébastien Morvan founded Brussels Beer Project and presented four community-voted prototype beers. 2013: Delta won the public vote and became BBP’s first defining beer. 2015: BBP opened its city-centre brewery and taproom on Rue Antoine Dansaert. 2022: The Port Sud brewery in Anderlecht began operating, bringing BBP’s brewing fully in-house.