Brouwerij Den Herberg

In Buizingen, Brouwerij Den Herberg grew from a family’s brewing curiosity into a brewery-and-pub where the distance between brewhouse and taproom is barely a few steps. Its identity is rooted in hands-on craftsmanship, local hospitality and a broad Belgian range: top-fermented house beers alongside lambiek and geuze matured in oak. The brewery’s story is intimate in scale, but distinctly tied to the Pajottenland’s brewing culture. From wine dreams to brewing Bart Devillé originally imagined a future in winemaking, but brewing won him over after he and Ann Heremans took brewing courses and began experimenting at home. In 2000 they bought a former café and event venue in Buizingen, initially intending to use it as storage for their construction business. The building gradually became the home of their brewery and the family’s brewing project. A brewery with its own inn Café Den Herberg opened on 1 February 2007, ahead of the brewery itself. The brewery was completed about a year later, creating a deliberately close relationship between production and hospitality. The house range includes Herberg Blond, Tarwe, Tripel, Bruin and Cuvée Devillé, while the café also presents lambiek and geuze connected with the surrounding Lambic country. The lambic chapter Den Herberg began brewing lambiek in 2018, extending its repertoire beyond the earlier top-fermented beers. The lambiek matures in oak barrels at the Buizingen brewery and at a farm in nearby Lembeek. In August 2020, the family released its first Oude Geuze, Oude Geuze Devillé, giving the brewery a documented place in the modern continuation of Pajottenland lambic tradition. A family brewery where fresh house ales and patiently matured lambiek share the same welcoming address. Buizingen, Halle, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 2008 2000: Bart Devillé and Ann Heremans bought the former café and event venue in Buizingen. 2007: Café Den Herberg opened on 1 February. 2008: The brewery was completed and began operating alongside the café. 2018: Den Herberg began brewing lambiek. 2020: The family released its first Oude Geuze, Oude Geuze Devillé, in August.