Brouwerij Piedbœuf (InBev)

In Jupille-sur-Meuse, brewing grew out of the Piedbœuf family’s industrial world and became one of Wallonia’s defining beer stories. The brewery is inseparable from Jupiler: a local name transformed into a national pilsner identity. Its documented legacy spans low-fermentation brewing, the launch of Jupiler Urtyp, the arrival of Jupiler 5, and the brewery’s eventual place within the modern AB InBev group. From Jupille to the brewing trade The brewery’s documented story begins in Jupille-sur-Meuse, where the Piedbœuf family was already associated with steam boilers and brewing equipment. Official Jupiler history places the family’s first brewing activity in 1853 and describes Jean-Théodore Piedbœuf and his family developing low-fermentation beers while reinvesting in their installation. AB InBev’s historical account gives 1887 as the family’s first step into brewing, so the earlier origins are best treated as a layered history rather than reduced to one uncontested founding date. A name made from place In 1959, Piedboeuf launched Jupiler Urtyp, naming the beer after Jupille-sur-Meuse and positioning it against the popular German beers of the period. The brewery followed with Jupiler 5 in September 1966. Its name referred both to the beer’s five-percent strength and its five ingredients, helping turn a local place-name into a nationally recognised Belgian lager brand. A brewery absorbed, a brewing home retained The brewery joined forces with Brouwerij Artois in 1988 to create Interbrew, a corporate predecessor of today’s AB InBev. The historic brewing site at Jupille-sur-Meuse nevertheless remains central to the Piedboeuf-Jupiler story, preserving the connection between the brewery’s Walloon origins and the beer identity it created. Piedbœuf’s defining achievement was turning the name of Jupille into one of Belgium’s most recognisable pilsner identities. Jupille-sur-Meuse, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium 1953: The Piedbœuf family’s documented brewing tradition is placed in Jupille-sur-Meuse by official Jupiler history and the Belgian Beer Glass Museum. 1959: Brouwerij Piedboeuf launches Jupiler Urtyp, named after Jupille-sur-Meuse. 1966: Jupiler 5 is launched in September; its name refers to five percent alcohol and five ingredients. 1988: Piedboeuf and Brouwerij Artois combine to create Interbrew.