Brouwerij Smisje

Smisje Brewery is a small Flemish brewery whose identity was shaped in two places: it began in Assebroek near Bruges and later found its home in Mater, part of Oudenaarde. Its beers are associated with hands-on production, Belgian hops, house-cultivated yeast and bottle conditioning—an individualistic craft profile rather than a standardized industrial one. From De Regenboog to Smisje The brewery was founded in 1995 by Johan Brandt in Assebroek, Bruges, originally operating under the name De Regenboog. In 2008 it moved to Mater, where the brewery occupied a former lemonade factory. The move marked the brewery’s transition from its Bruges beginnings to the Oudenaarde region it is now most closely associated with. A deliberately small-scale brewing identity Smisje is described as an independent brewery using water from a recognized natural spring, mainly Belgian hops and its own cultivated yeast. Its beers are presented as top-fermented, bottle-conditioned products, with no filtration, pasteurization or chemical additions. The range has included Smiske, Smiske Extra, Smiske Bruin and Smiske Winter. Smisje’s defining character is its small-scale Flemish independence, expressed through local water, Belgian hops and bottle-conditioned ales. Assebroek, Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium; relocated to Mater, Oudenaarde, East Flanders, in 2008. 1995 1995: Johan Brandt founded the brewery in Assebroek, Bruges, under the name De Regenboog. 2008: The brewery moved from Assebroek to Mater in Oudenaarde, taking over a former lemonade factory.