Gourmet products local specialties and wines Zutendaal

Goud, Tripel Kanunnik A brand new microbrewery dating from July 2011 and working out of old industrial buildings in Sint-Truiden. It produces Wilderen Goud and Tripel Kanunnik as well as an Eau de Bière (a punning eau de vie distilled from Tripel Kanunnik) and Wilderen Graanjenever (a genever/Dutch gin).The café at the brewery is open every day from April to October and at weekends during the rest of the year.

Ter Dolen (Blond, Donker, Tripel, Kriek); Armand The brewery opened in 1994 in the 16th century Ter Dolen castle in Helchteren in the Flemish province of Limburg (eastern Belgium). The castle was once lived in by the abbots of Sint Truiden. Today Ter Dolen is a "Certified Belgian Abbey Beer". There are four versions: golden, brown, triple and kriek. The brewery also makes Armand, a hoppy golden beer (7.5% abv).There is a pub in the castle where you can taste the beer.

Pax Pils, Ops-Ale, Bosbier, Kriekenbier, Limburgse Witte, Bokkereyer, Sint-Gummarus (Dubbel, Tripel), Bruin Tafelbier, Herkenrode (Bruin, Tripel), Plezir (Blond, Brown, D-Lux Blond, D-Lux Rosé) Brouwerij Sint-Josef in the Limburg village of Opitter has been a family brewery for decades. It began to develop and expand rapidly in 1980 when Jef Cornelissen replaced his father as manager. Under his management, some €10 million was invested in new equipment, technology and buildings over a 25-year period and the brewery now has an annual production capacity of 50,000 hectolitres.When production began to grow in the 1980s, the brewery was known mainly for its Pax Pils, which was first produced in 1937, and Ops-Ale, described as a de luxe pils. These beers have now been joined by Limburgse Witte (a white beer developed with Martens Brewery from Bocholt), Bokkereyer, the fruity Bosbier, Sint-Gummarus Dubbel and Sint-Gummarus Tripel. A few years ago, Herkenrode Abbey in Hasselt commissioned Brouwerij Sint-Josef to develop a beer on its half. The resulting Herkenrode Bruin and Herkenrode Tripel were launched in 2009.

Achel Blonde and Brune 8°, Achel Extra brune 9.5°.The origins of the abbey go back to 1687, but the current buildings straddling the Belgian/Dutch border were built in 1946. It seems that beer production started in the abbey in 1852 but the German occupier dismantled the brewery during the first world war. It wasn't until 1998 that the monks started producing what became the sixth genuine Trappist beer. They sold part of their land to invest in new brewing equipment and began to brew beer under the guidance of a monk from Westmalle and then another from Rochefort.The current range of Achel beers consists of Achel Blond (8% abv) and Achel Bruin(8%) in 33cl bottles, an Achel Extra bruin(9.5%) in 75cl bottles and an Achel Extra blondwhich is available only at the abbey.The abbey tavern, situated in the old stables, serves a golden and brown beer (both 5%) on draught.

As this bakery is well named: Bakkersdochter, that's the baker's daughter in Dutch. Jacques Vanderstraeten, the father, is in the bakery and Heleen, the daughter, in the store. A winning team that has taken over a small store but full of good things: breads, cakes, pastries, cookies but above all, THE sweet speciality of Hasselt: speculaas (not speculoos). They are indeed cousins, but instead of being a flat, dry cookie, the speculaas is curved, slightly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. A must-try.