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Huisbrouwerij De Halve Maan

Bruges, Belgium

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST BREWERIES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 79 2026
Huisbrouwerij De Halve Maan

Family-run brewery in central Bruges, operating since 1856, with a brewhouse, tours and a brasserie. The beer pipeline runs under the cobblestones to the bottling plant, and there is a rooftop view.

Highlights

  • Brugse Zot draft beer
  • Rooftop views over Bruges
  • Flemish stoofvlees in brasserie

Good to know

  • Tours need booking in advance
  • Many stairs, not wheelchair accessible
  • Shop sells beer to take home

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