Microbrouwerij Achilles in De Proefbrouwerij in opdracht van Paters en Prinsen

Microbrouwerij Achilles began in Itegem as the personal brewing project of Achilles Van de Moer, then grew beyond the limits of its own small installation. Its beers appeared under the Serafijn name, while later production moved to De Proefbrouwerij in Lochristi—a distinctly Belgian example of a local beer identity continuing through contract brewing rather than disappearing when the original brewhouse was dismantled. From experiment to microbrewery Achilles Van de Moer spent seven years experimenting with different beers before starting Microbrouwerij Achilles in 1999. The brewery was based in Itegem, in Antwerp province. Its beers were gathered under the Serafijn brand and were described as high-fermentation beers with bottle re-fermentation. During its first three years, the brewery produced roughly 10 hectolitres per month before expanding its capacity. A local brewery with a wider brewing home The Itegem installation eventually became too limited for the demand around Serafijn and was dismantled. By 2015, the beers had already been brewed in Lochristi for some time, with De Proefbrouwerij providing the production setting. De Proefbrouwerij identifies itself as an independent family brewery specialised in developing and producing beers for third parties, making it a documented brewing partner rather than the origin of the Achilles brewery itself. The Serafijn chapter In September 2015, Microbrouwerij Achilles became part of Caupona, the company behind Prik & Tik shops in Heist-op-den-Berg and Herselt, and was renamed Brouwerij Serafijn. The change preserved the Serafijn range and kept Achilles involved as brewer while giving the beers a new commercial structure. Achilles is defined by the passage from a small Itegem brewhouse to a Serafijn beer identity sustained through De Proefbrouwerij’s contract-brewing expertise. Itegem, Antwerp province, Belgium 1999 1999: Achilles Van de Moer starts Microbrouwerij Achilles in Itegem after years of brewing experiments. 2015: The brewery joins Caupona and is renamed Brouwerij Serafijn; production is already taking place in Lochristi.