Brouwerij Bier & Karakter bij Brouwerij Deca

Brouwerij Bier & Karakter grew from an afternoon experiment by three friends into a West-Flemish beer company rooted in Moorslede. Its identity is closely tied to Klets, the brewery’s first beer: an 8% amber, top-fermented ale shaped by four hop varieties from Poperinge and recognized as a 100% West-Flemish farm and regional product. From shared curiosity to a brewery Chris Bruynooghe, Chris Callewaert and Brecht Dumoulin met while studying in Ghent and shared an interest in good beer. They brewed together for the first time in 2010, then spent the following months refining a recipe and preparing equipment and labels. In October 2012, they formally established the company under the name Bier & Karakter, dividing technical, administrative, financial and recipe-development responsibilities among themselves. Klets and the Poperinge connection Klets was the brewery’s first beer. It is described as an amber-coloured, complex, high-fermentation beer at 8% alcohol, with four types of Poperinge hop contributing to its bitter, spicy and lightly peppered character. On December 26, 2013, Klets was recognized as a 100% West-Flemish farm and regional product. A small Moorslede brewery whose character is most clearly expressed through Klets and its distinctly Poperinge-rooted hop profile. Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium October 2012 2010: The three founders brewed together for the first time and began developing their own recipe. 2012: Chris Bruynooghe, Chris Callewaert and Brecht Dumoulin established Bier & Karakter as a company in October. 2013: Klets received recognition as a 100% West-Flemish farm and regional product on December 26.