Wines and spirits Zwalm

Present in the Oudenaarde region since 1679, the Liefmans brewery produces typical dark beers such as Liefmans Oud Bruin. Alongside these classics, there's also a "kriek", the cuvée brut, which differs from lambic krieks. Here, fresh cherries are macerated in Oud Bruin. After a year's maturation, the resulting beer is blended with others of different ages. In recent summers, a light, refreshing Liefmans Fruitesse has been joined by its alcohol-free version and glükriek, a spiced version of kriek brut.

Huge range of beers. Also sells home-brew kits and equipment as Hopduvel is distributor of Brouwland products.

This brewery is the oldest in Belgium. It is known for its beautiful collection of beers, brewed in an artisanal way, thanks to a know-how transmitted from generation to generation for five centuries. Today you can find the historical Roman range (lager, white and pils), the five Ename abbey beers, two Ghent beers and the latest one: Ramon, a refreshing alcohol-free beer. The two-hour tour takes you through the entire brewing process, with a tasting and gift box at the end!

Reinaert (Amber, Tripel, Grand Cru) The Proef brewery dates from 1996 but as most of its business consists of brewing to order for third parties (individuals, breweries which need extra production capacity or new start-up breweries), neither it nor its brewer, Dirk Naudts, are household names in Belgium. In fact, the one range of beers that it sells under its own name, Reinaert, accounts for only 0.2% of its total production, which, in 2010, was 36,000hl. The company is better known abroad. In the United States, they work together with other breweries, spreading the word about hoppy beers. In Denmark, they supply the restaurant recently voted the best in the world: Noma, in Copenhagen. Noma has been selling Noma Novel since spring 2011.

Den Tseut, Den Bras, Den Drupneuze, Den Bi3r, Belle Cies This brewery in north-western Flanders made its first beers in June 2008. It now produces a range of five, including the winter beer, Den Drupneuze.

Wieze (Tripel Blond, Tripel Zoet Bruin, Christmas) Brouwerij Wieze is a new craft brewery run by Ronny De Wolf at Wieze, in the valley of the river Dender north-west of Brussels. It started in 2009 and currently produces three beers: the golden Wieze Tripel Blond, the brown Wieze Tripel Zoet Bruin and an amber (and hoppy) Christmas beer, Wieze Christmas Tripel Hop. The Wieze brand used to belong to Brasserie Haacht, who acquired it when the Van Roy brewery folded in 1997. De Wolf acquired the rights to the brand and its logo after successful negotiations with Haacht.