De Struise Brouwers bij Brouwerij Deca

De Struise brewers grew from an unlikely West Flemish starting point: an ostrich farm near Lo-Reninge. What began there in 2001 as a small brewing project became one of Belgium’s more adventurous independent breweries, first working as a guest brewer and later establishing its own home in a former school building in Oostvleteren. From De Noordhoek to the bottle The brewery’s first beer, Struise Witte, was developed in 2001 at De Noordhoek, an ostrich farm in the fields of Lo-Reninge. The name Struise comes from Flemish dialect associated with the ostrich, an emblem that remains part of the brewery’s identity. A guest-brewing beginning In 2003, De Struise moved into commercial production with Pannepot, described by the brewery as a Belgian Dark Strong Ale. Without its own brewing installation, the young operation initially brewed at Brouwerij Caulier and later at Brouwerij Deca in nearby Woesten. The former schoolhouse The brewery moved into a former school building in Oostvleteren in 2009 and has brewed independently there since 2012. Its present site combines brewing with a tasting room, where the brewery says more than 25 beers are regularly available on tap. An ostrich-farm beginning, a guest-brewing apprenticeship and an independent schoolhouse brewery define De Struise’s distinctive Belgian path. De Noordhoek ostrich farm, Lo-Reninge, West Flanders, Belgium 2001 2001: The first Struise beer, Struise Witte, was developed at De Noordhoek ostrich farm near Lo-Reninge. 2003: De Struise entered commercial production with Pannepot and began as a guest brewer at Brouwerij Caulier. 2009: The brewery moved into a former school building in Oostvleteren. 2012: De Struise began brewing independently at the Oostvleteren site.