Get up-close with Belgium brew

Visitflanders launches a dedicated website for the beer lovers

Keeping up with the rich Flemish beer tradition and commemorating ‘The Year of the Beer’ that Flanders has been celebrating in 2015, VISITFLANDERS in association with the Embassy of Belgium, Delhi organised a beer evening on November 16.

The event coincided with the King’s Day celebrations and VISITFLANDERS chose this day to unveil its unique beer website http://www.beerinflanders.com which encapsulates the rich and unique beer culture of Belgium.

This custom-made website captures all the information related to the beers in Flanders including its history, beer-making processes, beer-related events, breweries and brewpubs in the region and ways to plan an exciting beer trip to Flanders. The art of brewing beer is as old as civilisation itself and originated in Mesopotamia in 9000 BC. Belgium is known for its world class beers and breweries. Beer making is a serious business in the country as the total turnover of beer business is around 2.2 Billion Euros. Out of the 160 breweries in Belgium, approximately 100 are present in Flanders alone.

Connoisseurs favour Belgian beers for their variety, real flavour and character. The choices are endless when you consider Belgian ales, raspberry or cherry beer, white beer, Flanders 'Old' red and brown, Abbey and Trappist beer and of course the beer that Belgium is most famous for - the lambic and geuze.