Brasserie des Carrières

In Basècles, Brasserie des Carrières grew from the friendship of Julien Slabbinck and François Amorison and their shared fascination with Wallonia’s brewing culture. Their brewery occupies a restored former sawmill, while its identity is rooted in the surrounding Hainaut landscape: nearby barley, locally grown hops, and a name recalling the village’s marble-working past. A brewery born from curiosity The project began with two friends who explored Walloon breweries together after leaving secondary school in 2000. A decade later, they set out to build their own brewery in Basècles, choosing the former Amorison sawmill on rue de Condé. After two years spent restoring the premises and assembling second-hand equipment from Belgian breweries, the first brewing activity began in November 2012. A distinctly local beer Brasserie des Carrières was conceived around an artisanal beer made with natural regional ingredients. The brewery describes barley grown about one kilometre away, malt produced at the Château maltery roughly seven kilometres from Basècles, and hops cultivated around 300 metres from the brewery. Even the wooden brewing vessels use locally meaningful poplar, associated with Hainaut. Why the name Diôle matters The brewery’s flagship beer, Diôle, takes its name from local marble-working vocabulary. In Basècles tradition, a diôle was a tool used to polish marble, while the opening syllable also evokes the two founders. The beer became officially available on 21 December 2012, linking a new brewery to the industrial memory of its village. Brasserie des Carrières turns Basècles’ agricultural resources and marble heritage into a modern local brewing identity. Basècles, Beloeil, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium 2012 2000: Julien Slabbinck and François Amorison began exploring Walloon breweries together. 2010: The two friends decided to establish their own brewery in Basècles. 2012: Brewing began at the restored former Amorison sawmill. 2012: Diôle became officially available on 21 December.