Stadsbrouwerij Aarschot

Stadsbrouwerij Aarschot is a civic brewery rooted in the revival of Aarschot’s own beer culture. Established at the Gasthuis site, it brought the locally remembered ‘den Bruine’ back into production while also presenting Forto and Duc as part of the city’s renewed brewing identity. Its distinctive character lies in connecting a working brewery with Aarschot’s museum, tourism, and brewing heritage. A city brewery with a local address The brewery occupies part of the historic Gasthuis barn, converted into a house brewery. Visitors can follow the brewing process there and taste the finished beers at ’t Bruine Café. The setting makes the brewery more than a production site: it is part of a public heritage experience devoted to Aarschot’s brewing past and present. The return of ‘den Bruine’ Aarschot’s characteristic brown beer had disappeared from the market for decades. Toerisme Aarschot worked with residents and local brewers to recover its original character, leading to the revival of Aarschotse Bruine. The beer is described as a high-fermentation specialty with bottle refermentation; the regional product listing gives it an alcohol content of 6%. More than one house beer The brewery’s range also includes Forto, described by the brewery as blond, and Duc, described as dark. Together with Aarschotse Bruine, these beers form the core selection associated with the city brewery and its home café. A civic brewery where Aarschot’s remembered local beer tradition is made tangible again in its own historic setting. Aarschot, Flemish Brabant, Belgium; the brewery is located at the Gasthuis site. 2012 2012: The Gasthuis site gained a brewery, described by the city as one of the few city breweries in Flanders. 2012: The former Gasthuis space was converted into a city brewery, according to the site’s history of the building.