Brasserie de Bellevaux

In Bellevaux, near Malmedy in Belgium’s Eastern Cantons, Brasserie de Bellevaux turns a former family-farm setting into a distinctly local microbrewery. Its beers are made with Ardennes water and presented as living, high-fermentation beers: neither filtered nor pasteurized, and sometimes carrying a visible yeast deposit. The brewery combines a rural heritage with a modern, family-run brewing operation. From farm outbuilding to brewhouse The brewery’s own history places its roots in the old farm of Youp and Frida, a familiar childhood stop for the founders’ family. When the farm came up for sale, its buildings became the setting for the brewery. The brewhouse therefore occupies a place with an agricultural past, while the installation itself was designed to meet contemporary brewing standards. A living Ardennes range Brasserie de Bellevaux produces a changing family of beers including Blonde, Brune, Blanche, Black, Lager, Malmedy Triple and Malmedy Quadruple, alongside limited editions. The brewery emphasizes high fermentation, natural light cloudiness and bottle yeast. Its Blonde is described as golden, gently fruity and finished with bitterness from Czech and French hops; the Blanche is a refreshing, lightly tart seasonal beer. A farm-rooted Ardennes microbrewery whose unfiltered, unpasteurized beers keep their living character close to the source. Bellevaux, Malmedy, Belgium 2006: The first beer was brewed. 2007: The brewery began commercializing its first beers toward the end of the year.