Belgium

D'Ici forges links between small-scale producers and their customers. The aim is to promote short circuits. This well-intentioned concept covers 360 m². It offers a wide range of fresh, packaged and prepared foods, not forgetting Belgian wine and beer. Of course, we won't find any big names here, but rather the best in local food and drink. For each product, the number of kilometers separating the place of production from the point of sale is indicated.

Over 1,300 beers can be found on the shelves of this "beer village". The company has the largest beer platform in Belgium. And thanks to its geographical location, it also has a keen eye on the French market! You'll also find wines and spirits, as well as chocolates, pralines, waffles... Every weekend, the store organizes a tasting session. The company has its beers brewed by various Belgian breweries.

In this shop, located in the historical centre of the city, you will find several hundred references of artisanal beers only, but not necessarily Belgian beers. The national references are the most numerous with a particular affection for small structures. It is also the only real beer shop in the centre of the Walloon capital. Ideal for shopping for gourmet gifts. Organisation of tastings, gift baskets and gift packages such as the amusing Crafty XMas Box, the brewery version of the Advent calendar.

More than 400 different beers, impeccably arranged, gift baskets, glasses, await the barge in this shop a stone's throw from the cathedral. The owner buys her beers directly from local brewers, which gives an idea of her passion for hopped beverages. Anyone with a little nonnette will be in a hurry to make her blush with envy! Passing through the City of the Five Bell Towers, pay a little visit to Marianne, which offers a very friendly welcome to visitors. And it's been going on for thirty years!

On the road through the hop fields to Sint-Sixtus, we make a thoughtful stop at Noël Cuvelier's. With over 70 years and 30 years of service, he's still behind his counter selling over 300 beers and local cheeses that he's rigorously selected himself, out of a passion for hops and cheeses. The beautiful Flemish house conceals treasures to match, rare pearls to unearth for sipping good beers with friends when returning from a trip, or to give as gifts. What's more, you can opt for assorted beer baskets.

This venerable institution has been around for over a century! Originally, it was more of a grocery store. Its proximity to the university enabled it to become a pioneer in the speciality beer trade, now open as a "night-shop". There are around four hundred different beers on offer, many in 75 cl format. Prices are attractive, even if the owner, Pierre, no longer claims to be the cheapest in Brussels. Except for foreign beers, which remain below the prices charged elsewhere...

This craft beer cellar opened in spring 2022. After an internship at the Brewery du Clocher in Malonne, Diego decided to open a specialized store. He offers Belgian beers and a small selection of foreign beverages. In any case, he has banished the beers available in supermarkets from his shelves, in favor of craft beers. Small tables are set up inside for tasting one or other of the beverages. And tasting workshops are provided by a guest zythologist.

Malt Attacks offers about 600 beers from Belgium and "the world" (USA, UK, Norway, Italy, Germany, France...). Antoine gives excellent advice and focuses on craft beers (no industrial beers here). Brewing equipment for amateurs and basic equipment to order "free" of charge. Malt Attacks also offers whiskies, gins, natural wines, chocolates, ciders and a few other artisanal products. Their particularity? The sale of growlers, large reusable bottles that are filled with draft beer.

A few years ago, the "Vaudrée" concept from Liège was exported to the university town. This adventure now has a name: the BeerLovers' Shop, while the BeerLovers' Café remains in the Principality. The BeerLovers' hops are also available on the Net, enabling them to reach new heights. Available in this store, virtual or otherwise, are more than 750 beers (not all Belgian), as well as a wide range of pékets, liqueurs, absinthes, rums and other beverages in the same vein... And even beers on tap.

The Drink Center offers over one hundred and fifty different beers, waters and lemonades, liqueurs and spirits, as well as the Cuvée Li Crochon, brewed by the Brasserie du Bocq. Available in blond (6% vol.) and brown (8.7%) versions, it is brewed for the Confrérie Li Crochon at Château de Falaën. Other local beers in the spotlight include Houppe, Brogne, Philomène, Bertinchamps... Other beverage categories include a number of local liqueurs and eaux-de-vie, such as Maredsous Gin.

The Drink des Primevères is one of the most representative of the region. You'll find no fewer than 300 references! In addition to the inevitable beers, the drink also offers almost 150 wines and 160 aperitifs and spirits. Of course, you'll also find softs and a vast selection of delicatessen products and snacks. If the choice is too difficult, or if you want something unique, it's also possible to put together a packed basket, ready to take away. Ideal for a gift or to take a little of Wallonia's terroir home with you!

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

De Bierschuur sells a wide range of Belgian beers, alongside a few imported brands (such as Corona and Carlsberg) and a selection of port, wine and spirits.

If lace doesn't tempt you as a souvenir gift, succumb to Belgian craft beers! This temple of hops features over eight hundred different beers. The beers are categorized for easy reference, with collections of local beers, craft beers, discovery beers, Trappist beers, fruity beers, gluten-free beers and, of course, gift baskets to complete the range! There's also a selection of other souvenirs... A classic address on the Venice of the North tourist circuit.

This address is sure to attract the attention of beer lovers. 900 different beers are on offer, with the emphasis on craft brews. It's the ideal place to make a few gifts, or to treat yourself. The place also welcomes groups of up to 40 people for birthday parties, beer and cheese tastings... In fact, a cheese bar has officially opened above the brewery. It's also possible to visit the small brewing facility on site. The hardest part will be choosing.

Le Barboteur, a little shop that is much talked about in Schaerbeek, specialises in Belgian and international beers with a space designed for tastings. It's not a beer bar, nor is it just a shop. Their beer library has no less than 400 beers, including 250 Belgian beers. Sébastien and Jean-Thomas have put the hop product at the centre of their policy, with a certain passion and dynamism. You can enjoy them, without fuss, with organic cheese and charcuterie from small producers, or vegetarian "spreads".

This small store on the edge of the main road in Marcinelle transpires the belgian spirit. Numerous photos of stars from the Flat Country adorn the walls and there is something for every generation (Remco Evenepoel, Jacky Ickx...). The business opened in 2015 and offers nearly 300 brewery references. Note that the boss has his own beer produced in the Fou du Roi facilities in Thuin. Belgian spirits are also to be discovered as well as cured meats, cheeses, without forgetting the chocolates! Don't miss the tasting days!

This is a real reference in the whole of Brabant-Wallon! This vast space of 150^m2 includes a large counter with 12 beers available on tap (10 of which are fixed) and a long list of 200 Belgian beers (and seasonal beers, ephemeral by essence). The team, very professional, gives advice to the undecided. The place regularly hosts small spontaneous concerts: everything is good for the pop-rock atmosphere of this bistro which attracts both passing beer lovers and local students.

Beer, Wine & Spirit was inaugurated in 2013 by Delsart a few hundred meters from the current address. In 2019, the brand moved, refocused its activities and took the opportunity to change its name. Forget all your references, categories, grandpa's abbey beers and other banalities. This address is teeming with originality, each more hype than the last, with over 800 beers in all. There's also a good selection of spirits, with whisky and rum topping the list. Enough to keep you going (even if the non-alcoholic selection is also well-stocked).