Brasserie Ellezelloise

Brasserie Ellezelloise is a distinctly local Belgian brewing story: founded in the village of Ellezelles in western Hainaut, it became known for beers tied to the region’s folklore, especially the Quintine range. Its original brewhouse later became one half of Brasserie des Légendes, preserving Ellezelles as a living production site rather than merely a name on a label. A brewery born in Ellezelles Philippe Gérard founded Brasserie Ellezelloise in 1993 after restoring an old farmstead in Ellezelles. The brewery’s identity was closely linked to the Pays des Collines and to local stories, with Quintine named for the village’s legendary witch figure. The official brewery history identifies Quintine and Hercule as the brewery’s product range. From independent brewery to Brasserie des Légendes In 2006, Brasserie Ellezelloise merged with Brasserie des Géants, founded at Castel d’Irchonwelz near Ath. The resulting Brasserie des Légendes retained both production locations, and the Ellezelles site continued to represent the Quintine side of the partnership. Today, the brewery’s official history describes the Ellezelles brewhouse as capable of two to three 1,500-litre brews per day. A beer identity carried into the glass The Belgian Beer Glass Museum records a Quintine goblet among the glassware associated with Brasserie des Légendes. Its brewery page connects the merged brewery’s visual identity with the giants of Ath and the witches’ folklore of Ellezelles, while listing Quintine as one of the brewery’s associated glasses. That makes the serving vessel part of the documented regional identity surrounding the beer. A village brewery whose beers turned Ellezelles folklore and place into a durable Belgian brewing identity. Ellezelles, Hainaut, Belgium 1993 1993: Philippe Gérard founded Brasserie Ellezelloise in Ellezelles. 2006: Brasserie Ellezelloise merged with Brasserie des Géants to form Brasserie des Légendes.