Brasserie Artisanale de Rulles

In the village of Rulles, in Wallonia’s Gaume region, Brasserie Artisanale de Rulles has built its identity around small-scale brewing and open fermentation. Founded by Grégory Verhelst in 2000, the brewery developed a range that includes Blonde, Brune, Triple, Estivale and Pils, while keeping its beers closely tied to their local name and place. A Gaume brewery with an open-vat signature The brewery describes its beers as rooted in Rulles and Gaume, with fermentation in open tanks forming a central part of its method. Except for the Pils, the beers are top-fermented, followed by a second fermentation in bottle or keg. The brewery also makes these open fermenters part of its visitor experience, turning a working technique into a visible part of its identity. A range built over time Rulles Blonde was the brewery’s first beer in 2000, followed by Rulles Brune in 2001 and Rulles Triple in 2003. Later additions broadened the range without abandoning the regional name: Estivale arrived in 2004, Grande 10 in 2010, Pils in 2015 and Epeautre in 2021. The brewery states that its beers use water from the Rulles Forest, malts, hops, yeast and sugar, with no added spices. A local name with a recognisable glass identity The Belgian Beer Glass Museum records a 25 cl La Rulles house or tasting glass made in 2023, marked with the words Bière de Gaume and the brewery’s fisherman mascot, Marcel le Rullot. The glass is catalogued in connection with the brewery in Habay, reinforcing how strongly Rulles presents its beers through place, regional language and visual identity. Rulles is defined by Gaume identity, open fermentation and a range that has grown steadily from its original Blonde. Rulles, municipality of Habay, Wallonia, Belgium; associated with the Gaume region. 2000 2000: Brasserie Artisanale de Rulles was founded and Rulles Blonde was created. 2001: Rulles Brune was created. 2003: Rulles Triple was created. 2004: Rulles Estivale was created. 2015: Rulles Pils and Rulles Houblon Sauvage were created.