Brussels
Brussels Airport (BRU) at Zaventem has the best public-side beer programme of any European airport, by a wide margin. The Belgian Beer Café in the airside concourse stocks roughly 40 Belgian beers including Trappist (Westmalle, Chimay, Orval, Rochefort), lambic (Cantillon if you're lucky, more usually Mort Subite), and the regional craft rotation. The room treats beer as the discipline Belgians take it for. The Brussels Airlines lounge in the A concourse is the Star Alliance Gold play and runs a respectable wine programme alongside the beer.
City centre · $$
A La Mort Subite has been pouring on Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères since 1928 and is the most famous Lambic beer house in Brussels. The room is preserved Be
City centre · $$
Au Bon Vieux Temps is hidden in a narrow alley off Rue du Marché aux Herbes in Brussels Centre. The bar dates to 1695 and is one of the oldest continuously oper
Saint-Gilles · $$
Au Laboureur draws a steady local crowd in Saint-Gilles. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Forest · $$
Bar du Matin draws a steady local crowd in Forest. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
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