Antwerp’s historic brewery – one of the few true city breweries left in Belgium – has recently been refurbished and is both a wonderful temple to the city’s favourite drop and an evocative example of early-20th-century industrial architecture. Self-guided tours begin with interactive exhibitions on brewing, Belgian beer and Antwerp’s beer specialities, then there’s a 4m-high walkway that takes you over the working brewery hall.
Tastings are, naturally, part of the proceedings, and there’s an attached shop selling beer, take-home signature bolleke (bowl) glasses and other beer souvenirs.
