From the owner: Le restaurant met à l'honneur les produits du terroir de la Commune de Durbuy et de ses voisines…read more Le produit incontournable est la bière brassée sur place : la Marckloff, elle est l'unique bière réellement brassée à Durbuy. Une ambrée, légère mais de caractère. En janvier et février, la maison est ouverte uniquement les vendredis, samedis et dimanches. Sauf pour les groupes vous pouvez demander une ouverture en semaine.

"Beer, cheese or the backdoor?" At the Chimay Monastery in Baileux, Belgium, a hulking monk in a…read morepetroleum black robe, neck and fingers heavy with ocher rings and medallions presented me with a red pill/blue pill dilemma. There were only two doors in view and the most unlikely trio to ever be seen in any religious structure. My brother, the organizer of Grovetoberfest Miami and the most religious of the crew...me. I dashed toward the door on the left and pointed my brother to the right and didn't wait to see what became of Tony A. Charging in headfirst a one-two combo immediately struck me; uppercut to the nose, jabs to both eyes. It smelled like someone filled a train car with athletes unfresh from a triathlon and shoes were optional. Once adjusted, I could read labels announcing the only six words I ever bothered to learn in the stuttering language of the French -- Allégé, à la Bière, Mont du Secours, Poteaupré, Vieux, Grand Cru and Classique Seriously if the RZA had been born in France instead of Staten Island, no one would have ever noticed he had a speech impediment. Anyway I was in the monk's fromagerie and shaking like a junkie. I could build a Lego monument with gold bricks at Fort Knox or make cocaine anthills in my underwear for a Cartel, but I CAN'T be trusted to give a cheese wheel a beery bubble bath without a little taste. Everything I could get my mouth on was mauled and I quickly started to feel the ill effects of a butterdose. I tried to make my escape, but without warning was struck by a golden surge of wind and light at the door. Though my eyes were attacked, my ears were pulled toward some angelic Gregorian chanting -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhI_SDEvJ-4 I dusted the disappointment of not experiencing holy ecstasy off and gazed upon Bo M. standing at the top of the brewery stairs. My brother's hands were over his head, admiring a full chalice in the sunlight. The rays were refracting and it was shining like a giant opal, I grabbed at it and drank deeply. I needed to purify the inside of my mouth with this holy sacrament. "Dood!!! Mooch much? BTW what happened to Tony, something terrible I'm sure. I saw XXX written on all the barrels in there." Just then a booming, haughty voice proclaimed, "The number of exes, defines the strength of its contents. Those are Trippels, also known as STRONG pale ales in the Belgian style." Before we could ask Tony continued, "The abbot took me through the backdoor...on a tour. Did you know these monks reduce the ABV of their personal brew, reuse the bottles, and recycle the left over mash by feeding it to their dairy cows?" With that our ecclesiastical adventure had drawn to a close. The Chimay Compound (hotel, monastery, organic farm, specialty store) manages 1 of the 8 Trappist breweries in the world, but you don't have to be a know-it-all or speak worthless romance languages. If you see the magic word, Chimay, anywhere in the world, whether it's beer, cheese or toilet paper, put your faith in it and the results will be miraculous.

I literally cannot wait to go back to this place! Its like Christmas for me, if you are a Chimay…read morebeer lover and cheese enjoyer then this place will be your home away from home. We got flights of beer and a cheese plate and it was soooo good! A beautiful view with cows in a field in the distance. Ahhh I can't wait to go back!

Finally made it to the holyland. Got off the Eurostar, walked over to Cantillon, got yelled at as…read moreI walked in to try to meet friends at the upstairs bar, and eventually was allowed to go up. Spent about 4.5 hours here, did a tour as well, drank about 15 bottles between us. Look, it's Cantillon, if you're here, you likely came here for a reason. It's awesome, go drink.

Because of the utter dysfunctionality of Brussels, I arrived late at Brasserie Cantillon, whose bar…read morecloses at 4 P.M. -- because beer drinking ends at 4 P.M., right? Drinking alcohol is an early daytime activity for most folks, isn't it? I got there at 4:12 P.M., when they wouldn't pour me a beer but were more than willing to sell me merchandise for another hour: CANTILLON GUY: "What do you want to buy?" ME: "The bar's closed? CANTILLON GUY: "We can't keep serving all day." ME: "So there's no way to get a beer?" CANTILLON GUY: "Get here earlier." ME: " ... " CANTILLON GUY: "So, what do you want?" ME: "I don't want anything." (Exit ME.) I get it -- there are lots of tourists, and there are times to close. Did I expect him to open the bar for just super-special me? No. Did I expect him to be maybe just a little bit less of a jerk, especially when he was simultaneously trying to pry my wallet open? It sure would've been nice.

After sitting at home from all the lockdowns, it was refreshing to go abroad again and start bar…read morehopping. It's been a while since I have done it but it's a lot of fun when you start again. The bar is a brewery as well and they do brewery tours all the time. You get to sit and drink in the part of the building where the beer gets brewed. Try to seasonal selections, they were some of my favorites.

Stumbled upon this place randomly and stopped on by…read more Ended up reading a lot about it, and the more I read, the more I liked what I saw. It's kind of a workshare space for breweries. It was originally a Kickstarter type project, hence the name. And most, if not all, if their beers are collabs with other brewers. The space is cool. Tons of seating in the back, and some in the front. The beers I had were good, but not amazing. I had the Eternity (cucumber and juniper sour), the Dark Sister (black IPA), and the #EXP 0027 (tropical session). They also do growlers, beers to go, and sell a ton of merch. Stop on by if you're in the neighborhood!

You must call in advance or schedule inside for a brewery tour. They do have tours in English…read more This was my first brewery tour. I was expecting taste tests of many beers, a more in depth explanation or the brewing process and seeing it be made. Instead, you're shown video after video of "how its made", but applying to really any beer. They welcome you with a non-alcoholic beer and you don't get more until the very end. The tour itself was cheap, and the guide was kind, but it really didn't feel worth the time or money. It was very quiet and uncomfortable the whole tour. Felt like a cold, modern library tour. The best part was the bar at the end, which was beautiful. But not much to take from this besides a bottle of beer and overpriced souvenirs.

Make sure you find out when the English tour is :) we were just stopping by, and the very nice lady…read morein front let us into the tasting room (the best part) we had free beer and chit chatted with the very friendly bartender. Learned (in our own way) about the beer by asking questions. Poor bartender probably never has 2 words spoken to him :( he enjoyed our company as we did his! Try the green juice. Non alcoholic but made specifically from a plant in germany. Very unique. The locals were drinking it too. Very sweet. Gift shop is nice too of course!!

From the owner: Musée vivant de la bière artisanale par excellence, nous brassons encore à l'ancienne, dans des…read moreanciennes cuves en cuivre, chauffées au feu de bois. En plus de nos "classiques" (la Caracole, la Saxo, la Nostradamus et la Troublette), nous proposons une gamme bio, fruitée, originale (Forestinne).