Brouwerij Belle Vue - Ab Inbev
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Belle-Vue still stands for authentic gueuze, lambic and kriek. Make your choice above and order your favourite beer at Belgian Beer Heaven. Belle-Vue Gueuze is also part of our Heavenly Gueuze Selection.
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The origins of the Belle-Vue brewery
In 1913, pub owner Philémon Vanden Stock from Itterbeek began blending gueuze. He purchased lambic wort from local brewers and opened his gueuze blending workshop in the centre of Brussels. In 1927, he took over the Belle-Vue café in Anderlecht, which still exists today. The café later gave its name to the gueuze blendery.
During the Second World War, Philémon acquired the Frans Vos-Kina brewery in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean and began brewing. As a member of the resistance, he was deported to Germany. In May 1945, he died in the Sandbostel prisoner-of-war and concentration camp, just days after its liberation.
The successful marriage between Belle-Vue and Anderlecht
His son, Constant Vanden Stock, and his son-in-law, Octave Collin, took over management after his death. They transformed Belle-Vue into a leading lambic brewery by sweetening gueuze and making it more accessible to a broader audience.
The “capsule gueuze”, bottled in small bottles, soon replaced traditional gueuze. Vanden Stock invested the brewery’s profits into his football club, RSC Anderlecht, with which he won five European trophies. During these successful years, Belle-Vue appeared proudly as the main sponsor on the purple-and-white shirts.
Acquisitions of the Belle-Vue brewery
Belle-Vue continued to grow thanks to a series of takeovers, such as the lambic brewery De Coster in Groot-Bijgaarden (1952), the former Timmermans brewery in Zuun (Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, 1955), the United Breweries De Boeck-Goossens in Brussels (1969), Brabux — a fusion of several local companies (1970) — and the De Neve brewery in Schepdaal (1975). In 1972, Belle-Vue built a modern production facility in Zuun, where the lambics have fermented and matured since 1975.
While Constant Vanden Stock dedicated much of his time to Anderlecht, his son Roger and his nephew Philippe Collin, son of his business partner Octave, took over the daily management of the brewery. Throughout these years, Artois Brewery from Leuven, producer of Stella Artois, handled distribution. In 1991, the Vanden Stock family sold the brewery to Interbrew, formed by the merger of Artois and Piedboeuf. Today, Belle-Vue forms part of the brand portfolio of AB InBev.
Wide selection of Belle-Vue beers at Belgian Beer Heaven
AB InBev provided the expansion and modernisation needed to keep Belle-Vue commercially viable, while preserving Belgian beer heritage. Belle-Vue’s gueuze, lambics and krieks are still brewed in the Brussels Senne Valley. The unique wild yeasts of the region cause spontaneous fermentation in wooden barrels, producing the characteristic tartness of these beers.
- Belle-Vue Gueuze: a gueuze (a blend of young and old lambic) with an alcohol content of 5.5%.
- Belle-Vue Kriek Extra: this young lambic infused with cherries is a sweeter version of the classic kriek, with 4.3% ABV. Introduced in 2004 as the successor to Kriek Primeur and as a response to the growing competition from breweries such as Lindemans Brewery.
These well-known Belle-Vue beers are no longer available:
- Belle-Vue Kriek: a deep red fruit beer based on lambic, with 5.2% ABV.
- Belle-Vue Framboise: a fruit beer flavoured with raspberries, with 5.7% ABV.
- Belle-Vue Framboise Extra: a lighter and sweeter version of Belle-Vue Framboise, with 2.9% ABV.
At Belgian Beer Heaven, you can also purchase the matching beer glass, allowing you to enjoy your Belle-Vue beer just as its brewers intended.
