Brouwerij Dilewyns

In Dendermonde, Brouwerij Dilewyns grew from a family’s return to brewing into the home of the Vicaris range. Its identity is unusually clear: a family brewery rooted in Vincent Dilewyns’s passion, guided today by Claire Dilewyns and Kristof Bastiaens, and committed to high-fermentation beers made without filtration or pasteurisation. A family return to brewing The brewery’s roots reach back to Vincent Dilewyns and his four daughters. The first Vicaris beers appeared in 2005, after which the family moved from successful home brewing to establishing its own brewery in Dendermonde in 2010. The brewery presents that transition as both a family enterprise and a continuation of brewing knowledge within the Dilewyns family. Vicaris, naturally handled Brouwerij Dilewyns describes its beers as high-fermentation craft beers made with water, malt, hops and yeast. Its Vicaris beers are not filtered or pasteurised, allowing them to remain living products that can develop in the bottle. The range includes Tripel, Generaal, Tripel/Gueuze, Quinto, Winter and Lino, each with its own profile within the family portfolio. From home brew to Dendermonde brewery A historical account records the first experimental blond tripel brew on 11 December 1999. Continued demand from family and acquaintances led to licensed brewing at Proefbrouwerij, helping turn the home-brewing project into plans for a permanent facility. The Dendermonde brewery was subsequently planned and brought into operation in 2010. A Dendermonde family brewery where unfiltered, unpasteurised Vicaris beers carry a home-brewing origin into a modern Belgian craft setting. Dendermonde, East Flanders, Belgium 2010 1999: The first experimental blond tripel brew was made on 11 December. 2005: The first Vicaris beers were born. 2010: The Dilewyns family established its own brewery in Dendermonde.