Girardin Brewery

Girardin Brewery is a family farm-brewery rooted in Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle, where brewing grew alongside rural life rather than replacing it. Its identity remains closely tied to lambic: the present range includes unfiltered and filtered gueuze, kriek, framboise, and lambic sold in bulk. The brewery’s old brewing hall, transported from Wallonia by horse and cart, is still in use—a rare physical link between its agricultural beginnings and its modern operation. From farm to brewery Franciscus-Alexius Girardin rented the farm in Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle from 1882 before buying it, and the brewery developed there as a traditional farm-brewery. His son Jean-Baptiste took over in 1930 and gradually expanded the brewery’s importance. The business remained within the family through successive generations, with Louis Girardin continuing it after 1962. A living brewing heritage Girardin’s official product range centers on lambic traditions: unfiltered gueuze in black-label bottles, filtered gueuze in white-label bottles, kriek, framboise, and lambic offerings including old lambic and kriek-lambic. The original brewery hall remains in service, while a second brewing hall built in 1990 brought additional capacity without severing the connection to the historic farm. A working family farm-brewery where lambic tradition is preserved in both the beers and the buildings. Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 1882: Franciscus-Alexius Girardin began renting the farm in Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle, the documented starting point of the family’s local brewery history. 1930: Jean-Baptiste Girardin succeeded his father and expanded the brewery’s importance. 1962: After Jean-Baptiste’s death, his son Louis Girardin took over management. 1990: A new brewing hall, originating from Bernkastel-Kues on the Mosel, was built alongside the older hall. 2012: Following Jan Girardin’s death, Paul Girardin and his wife Heidi continued to run the farm-brewery.