Brouwerij Malheur

In Buggenhout, Brouwerij Malheur represents a modern revival of an old brewing family. Manu De Landtsheer restarted the family brewery in 1997, giving it a new name while reconnecting with a brewing lineage that reaches back to Balthazar De Landtsheer and the eighteenth-century De Halve Maan brewery. Today, Malheur is distinctive for bottle- and cask-conditioned beers, alongside its pioneering sparkling Brut range. A family tradition restored The De Landtsheer brewing story reaches back to 1773, when Balthazar De Landtsheer was born in Baasrode and established the De Halve Maan brewery. Later generations moved the family’s brewing activity to Buggenhout, where the business became Brouwerij De Zon. Brewing eventually gave way to bottling and beer trading, but Manu De Landtsheer revived production in August 1997 and adopted the name Brouwerij Malheur. Living beers and the Brut method Malheur’s official range describes its traditional beers as bottle- and cask-conditioned, allowing further flavour development and aging after brewing. The brewery also makes sparkling Brut beers using what it calls a distinctive method, including Malheur Bière Brut “World Classic” and Malheur Dark Brut. The latter is a dark beer matured with young American oak, combining the brewery’s traditional fermentation approach with a Champagne-inspired presentation. A family brewery reborn in Buggenhout, balancing traditional conditioning with an unusually ambitious Belgian Brut style. Buggenhout, East Flanders, Belgium 1997 1773: Balthazar De Landtsheer, ancestor of the brewery’s owners, was born in Baasrode and established the De Halve Maan brewing tradition. 1839: The De Landtsheer family established itself in Buggenhout, where the brewery later became known as Brouwerij De Zon. 1997: Manu De Landtsheer restarted the family brewery in Buggenhout under the name Brouwerij Malheur.