The bleeding seems to have stopped in 2024, even if Vancaillie (Enghien) also admitted bankruptcy and that we no longer have any news from Max Craft Beer“. Announced “to resume” in August, the Brasserie Béquin was therefore relaunched by François Vanfleteren and Julie Huyse. Their notable presence at the last Cap Vin show clearly shows that the Hurlus care about their local beers.
22 brass “on site”
During this period, we also saw the birth of new projects. Like the Brasserie Hurl (Pommeroeul) – born in 2023, she brews her Hurlante at Caulier in Péruwelz – which is on the rise. Of the Mederie (Pottes) markets several unique beers produced at Alvine, in Moen, near us.
And at Maffle, after an interruption due to the shutdown of AuthenticCaladrius beer Industrious relaunched elsewhere. As soon as they arrived on the market, about a year ago, the Cordoise and the Saison de la Brasserie des Ambrumes (Tournai-Cordes), born from the association of two friendly couples, enjoyed success. In January 2024, Cédric and Sylvain launched Hoption in Mouscron: they work with a brewery in Gullegem. At Ligne, the Brasserie des Indecis continues the development of its own facilities, but still collaborates, in the meantime, with Kluizfor Anything and Like You, like Pom d’Happy (Ellezelles) moreover, with his Gus and his season. In Vezon, Mosquito will brew its hundredth different beer and in Warcoing, the Brasserie des Tilleuls by Théo De Smet has put on the market a badou brewed in Menen. In 2024, still, the Brewery of Cazeau celebrated its 20th anniversary and De Ranke his thirty years, Caulier released a Peace Dieu at 6%, the Nova and the Brunehau Breweryt the first non-alcoholic beer in Picardy Wallonia. Finally, the Brasserie des Légendes created its own pilsner, the Légendaire.
We can consider that today there remain 36 breweries in Picardy Wallonia, including 22 brewing “on site”, two figures which are nevertheless slightly decreasing.
