Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille

In the rolling countryside of Jandrain-Jandrenouille, an old farm became the home of a distinctly modern Belgian craft brewery. Founded in 2007, Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille builds on Belgian brewing tradition while foregrounding hop bitterness and aroma, producing naturally conditioned beers that remain unfiltered, unpasteurized and bottle-refermented. From farm to brewery The brewery occupies the former Ferme de la Féculerie in Jandrain-Jandrenouille, in Walloon Brabant. Its transformation began in the summer of 2007, born from the enthusiasm of two university friends. Alexandre Dumont de Chassart later continued the project alone, developing new beers from the same rural setting. A numbered house range The first beer was IV Saison, followed soon afterward by V Cense and VI Wheat. The numbering reflects the brewery’s own identity: IV Saison evokes the four elements of brewing—water, malt, hops and yeast—and the saison tradition once associated with farm breweries serving seasonal workers. The range includes blonde, amber and wheat beers. Tradition with a sharper hop profile The brewery combines Belgian brewing know-how and Belgian barley malt with American hop varieties chosen for bitterness and aromatic character. Its beers are described as made without additives, coloring or preservatives, and as unfiltered, unpasteurized and refermented in the bottle. The brewery also makes Archiduc, reviving a Nivelles beer according to a recovered traditional recipe. A farm-rooted Belgian brewery where bottle conditioning and traditional methods meet a pronounced American-hop sensibility. Ferme de la Féculerie, Jandrain-Jandrenouille, Orp-Jauche, Walloon Brabant, Belgium 2007 2007: The Ferme de la Féculerie was transformed into a brewery, and IV Saison became its first beer. 2007: V Cense and VI Wheat followed soon after IV Saison.